Punta de la Sal – The Gorgonia (El Cabrón Marine Reserve)
Punta de la Sal (The Gorgonia) is the deepest dive of the El Cabrón marine reserve, down to about 31 m, usually planned as a decompression dive. El Cabrón (Arinaga) is Gran Canaria's only marine reserve, between Playa de las Cruces and Risco Verde in the Agüimes municipality; it was listed as an EU Site of Special Scientific Interest in December 2001. Garden eels and morays sit around 20 m and a gorgonian field at about 30 m includes a specimen over 2 m wide. Position estimated off the Punta de la Sal headland.
Facts
- Region: Canary Islands – East (Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura)
- Area: Gran Canaria
- Depth: 12–31 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: moderate
- Type: shore, drift, reef
- Coordinates: 27.877, -15.3775 (approximate)
- Highlights: deepest part of the reserve, gorgonian field at 30 m, garden eels, morays
- Tips: Advanced divers with current experience and good air consumption only.