Île de Forana
The first island of the Cerbicale group, less than a mile from the coast, whose rocky plateau slopes gently to 20 m. Between 11 and 20 m there are nudibranchs, morays and some groupers, a barracuda school circles the island and amberjack or tuna occasionally pass.
Facts
- Region: France – Corsica
- Area: Porto-Vecchio & east coast
- Depth: 0–20 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: reef
- Coordinates: 41.5612, 9.37557 (approximate)
- Highlights: nudibranchs, moray eel, dusky grouper, barracuda, amberjack, tuna
- 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 Cerbicale 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: Suited to introductory dives; Forana is also a bird reserve – do not land.