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El Biotop
Torredembarra, Catalonia, Spain
Max depth34 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyBalearic Sea
Water temp13–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
El Biotop is a pinnacle dive site near Torredembarra, Tarragona, Spain, in the Balearic Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 34 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, jacks, sea turtles, nudibranchs, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Barrel JellyfishRhizostoma pulmo
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Mediterranean JellyCotylorhiza tuberculata
Grass PrawmPalaemon elegans
Ringneck BlennyParablennius pilicornis
Dusky GrouperEpinephelus marginatus
Sand SteenbrasLithognathus mormyrus
Nearby sites
- 1Wreck Vapor del Miracle14 km
- 2Mardehielo15 km
- 3Pecio La Dragonera17 km
- 4Societat D Exploracions Submarines de Tarragona18 km
- 5La Pineda21 km
- 6Cuevas del cabo de salou23 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org