Cerbère Banyuls
France · Mediterranean
France's first marine reserve, a Mediterranean site of seagrass meadows, rocky reefs and caves known for endangered dusky groupers, moray eels and spiny lobsters.
Réserve Naturelle Marine de Cerbère-Banyuls
Silver tier · Awarded 2018. France's first marine reserve. Silver Blue Park retained at its 2024 five year review; only the small integral zone is fully no take.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Fishing is held back here, which gives the reef room to recover.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Quiet water, and the protection is actively patrolled.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
10 species across the dive sites here
Common Dentex
Seen year round
at Cap l'Abeille
Vulnerable
Common sar
Seen year round
at Peyrefite Snorkel Trail
Least concern
Common wrasse
Seen year round
at Peyrefite Snorkel Trail
Least concern
Dusky Grouper
Seen year round
at Cap l'Abeille
Mediterranean Damselfish
Seen year round
at Cap l'Abeille
Least concern
Mediterranean Moray
Seen year round
at Cap l'Abeille
Least concern
Spiny Lobster
Seen year round
at Cap l'Abeille
Vulnerable
Zebra seabream
Seen year round
at Peyrefite Snorkel Trail
Least concern
Black faced blenny
Seasonal visitor
at Peyrefite Snorkel Trail
Least concern
Common octopus
Seasonal visitor
at Peyrefite Snorkel Trail
Least concern