Grande balise de Perduto
The easternmost dive of the Lavezzi group, on the Perduto reef marked by a large concrete beacon and feared by sailors since antiquity. Exposed to wind and current, it is intense but full of fish: wild groupers, amberjacks and sometimes tuna, with salema schools under attack from dentex and barracudas. Remains of ancient wrecks lie nearby.
Facts
- Region: France – Corsica
- Area: Bonifacio & Lavezzi
- Level: intermediate
- Current: moderate
- Type: reef, drift
- Coordinates: 41.3695, 9.308 (approximate)
- Highlights: damselfish, dusky grouper, amberjack, tuna, salema schools, dentex, barracuda
- Permit: Inside the Bouches de Bonifacio Nature Reserve. Under the 1999 creation decree, spearfishing and any taking are banned in the protected perimeters, and diving in the reserve's no-take zones (which include the Lavezzi plateau) is subject to individual authorisation under a procedure set by the maritime prefect (Art. 31). Dive with a local centre that operates in the reserve and check the current zone rules with the manager (OEC). (Source: decree of 23 Sept 1999 via AIDA/INERIS)
- Issuer / contact: Office de l'Environnement de la Corse (reserve manager)
- Phone: +33 4 95 45 04 00
- Email: contact@oec.fr
- Website: https://www.oec.corsica/
- Tips: For experienced divers in good conditions; leave any antique fragments in place.