Corsica
France · Mediterranean
France's most spectacular Mediterranean diving destination, Corsica blends UNESCO-listed Scandola Marine Reserve with wild rocky coastlines where dusky grouper, barracuda, and red coral thrive in crystalline waters.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is fairly quiet.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
17 species across the dive sites here
Italian Wall Lizard
Seen 20 days ago
at Mérou Valley
Least concern
Tyrrhenian Wall Lizard
Seen 22 days ago
at Mérou Valley
Least concern
Dusky Grouper
Seen 24 days ago
at Mérou Valley
Dentex
Seen 1 month ago
at Mérou Valley
Vulnerable
Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse
Seen 1 month ago
at Lavezzi Islands
Least concern
Posidonia Seagrass
Seen 1 month ago
at Lavezzi Islands
Least concern
Scorpionfish
Seen 1 month ago
at Mérou Valley
Least concern
Saddled Seabream
Seen 1 month ago
at Lavezzi Islands
Osprey
Seen 1 month ago
at Scandola Marine Reserve
Least concern
European Pond Turtle
Seen 1 month ago
at Scandola Marine Reserve
Bedriaga'S Rock Lizard
Seen 2 months ago
at Mérou Valley
Near threatened
East Atlantic Peacock Wrasse
Seen 3 months ago
at Lavezzi Islands
Least concern
Whinchat
Seen 3 months ago
at Cap Corse
Least concern
Red Coral
Seen 10 months ago
at Scandola Marine Reserve
Common Octopus
Seen 10 months ago
at Lavezzi Islands
Least concern
Mediterranean Moray
Seen Jul 2025
at Scandola Marine Reserve
Least concern
European Barracuda
Seasonal visitor
at Scandola Marine Reserve
Least concern
Dive sites
Scandola Marine Reserve
dusky grouper · mediterranean moray · european barracuda · red coral
Mérou Valley
dusky grouper · dentex · scorpionfish · tyrrhenian wall lizard
Cap Corse
european barracuda · dentex · red coral · tyrrhenian wall lizard
Lavezzi Islands
posidonia seagrass · dusky grouper · common octopus · tyrrhenian wall lizard