Scuba Season

Red Gorgonian

Paramuricea clavata

Sighting evidence at Ottoman Wreck at Tersane Island, Fethiye / Göcek

Red Gorgonian

Photo: Frédéric ANDRE · CC BY-NC

Fan colonies up to a metre across drape the wreck's upper superstructure and surrounding rocky seabed, providing habitat for tiny gobies and brittle stars. These slow-growing colonies indicate the site has been undisturbed for many decades. Their vivid crimson fans photograph spectacularly against the cobalt water column above.

Evidence at this site

0 records within 25 km

Confidence: low

No date on file
How is this calculated?

Sighting evidence is compiled from iNaturalist observation records within a set proximity radius, filtered for quality-grade observations. “Last confirmed” is the date of the most recent research-grade record. Record count covers a rolling 24-month window. Confidence reflects record count, recency, and consistency of seasonal signal.

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