Punta Prima

Moored on the cape, where the submerged rock tongue runs far out to sea, the dive follows a wall with huge boulders lying on sand at about 27 m. Brown meagre and groupers use the boulder terraces, and the stones are covered in false coral, sponges and bryozoans; some form windows and arches that should not be swum through to protect the growth. Octopus and moray eels are easy to find on the way back along the shallower wall, and slipper lobsters depending on the season. Barracuda shoals hang over the Posidonia. The position is the Consell de Formentera catalogue GPS.

Facts

• Region: Spain – Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera
• Area: Formentera
• Depth: 12–28 m
• Level: intermediate
• Current: moderate
• Type: reef, wall
• Coordinates: 38.72827, 1.47283
• Highlights: cyclopean boulders at 27 m, barracuda over Posidonia, octopus and moray eels, slipper lobsters
• Permit: Inside the Freus d'Eivissa i Formentera marine reserve (13,617 ha). Recreational diving in the Balearic marine reserves needs an authorisation from the Govern de les Illes Balears; dive centres on the Balearic register hold it and arrange it for guided dives, individual divers need a valid certification. Sources conflict: the Formentera tourism page says scuba diving is strictly forbidden throughout the reserve, while the Govern's authorisation page and the Consell's dive catalogue list Es Freus sites as authorisable – dive with a local centre and confirm current rules.
• Issuer / contact: Govern de les Illes Balears – Direcció General de Pesca i Medi Marí, Servei de Recursos Marins (marine reserves)
  • Phone: +34 971 17 61 14
  • Website: https://www.caib.es/sites/reservesmarines/es/
• Tips: Max about 28 m; use the shallower wall on the way back. Authorisation via the centre.

Sources

• https://www.formentera.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cataleg_busseig_ITA.pdf
• https://illesbalears.travel/en/formentera/the-best-places-to-dive-in-formentera