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L'Embarcador del Francès
l'Estartit, Catalonia, Spain
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Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Lion
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
L'Embarcador del Francès is a reef and wall dive site near l'Estartit, Girona, Spain, in the Gulf of Lion. It has a maximum depth of about 20 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea fans, lobsters, octopus, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
European Spiny LobsterPalinurus elephas
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Mediterranean MorayMuraena helena
Nearby sites
- 1El Salpatxot0.1 km
- 2Guix0.2 km
- 3La Pedra de Déu0.3 km
- 4El Medallot0.3 km
- 5La Pota del Llop0.4 km
- 6La Vaca0.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org