Portofino
Italy · Mediterranean
Portofino Marine Protected Area on the Ligurian Riviera shelters crystal-clear cold Mediterranean waters rich with posidonia meadows, conger eels, and the iconic Cristo degli Abissi bronze statue resting at 17 metres.
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 busy.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
16 species across the dive sites here
Common Wall Lizard
Seen 25 days ago
at Secca del Cristo
Least concern
Common Octopus
Seen 27 days ago
at Scoglio del Raviolo
Least concern
Octopus
Seen 27 days ago
at Secca del Cristo
Least concern
Ornate Wrasse
Seen 27 days ago
at Cristo degli Abissi
Least concern
Posidonia Seagrass
Seen 27 days ago
at Secca del Cristo
Least concern
Dusky Grouper
Seen 27 days ago
at Secca del Cristo
Eurasian Blackbird
Seen 29 days ago
at Secca del Cristo
Least concern
Common Cuttlefish
Seen 1 month ago
at Scoglio del Raviolo
Least concern
Scorpionfish
Seen 1 month ago
at Cristo degli Abissi
Least concern
Mallard
Seen 1 month ago
at Secca del Cristo
Least concern
Mediterranean Moray
Seen 1 month ago
at Cristo degli Abissi
Least concern
Conger Eel
Seen 7 months ago
at Secca del Cristo
Least concern
Yellow Cup Coral
Seen 9 months ago
at Punta del Faro
Dentex
Seen year round
at Punta del Faro
Vulnerable
Red Gurnard
Seen year round
at Scoglio del Raviolo
Least concern
Greater Amberjack
Seasonal visitor
at Punta del Faro
Least concern
Dive sites
Secca del Cristo
conger eel · posidonia seagrass · octopus · common wall lizard
Cristo degli Abissi
mediterranean moray · ornate wrasse · scorpionfish · common wall lizard
Scoglio del Raviolo
common octopus · common cuttlefish · red gurnard · common wall lizard
Punta del Faro
greater amberjack · dentex · yellow cup coral · common wall lizard