El Arco (Cabo Tiñoso)
El Arco is one of the emblematic dives of the Cabo Tiñoso area, showing the whole range of Mediterranean underwater scenery down to 37 m. Position estimated from map data, for orientation only.
Facts
- Region: Spain – Region of Murcia (Cabo de Palos, Cabo Tiñoso, Águilas)
- Area: Cabo Tiñoso & La Azohía
- Depth: 37 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: moderate
- Type: wall, reef
- Coordinates: 37.53765, -1.1334 (approximate)
- Highlights: emblematic dive with varied Mediterranean scenery
- Permit: Inside the Cabo Tiñoso marine reserve of fishing interest (declared 2016). Diving within the reserve needs a prior authorisation from the regional fisheries directorate (inner waters) and, for the outer waters, follows Order APM/844/2017 (per the ministry's reserve sheet, scuba diving in the outer waters is allowed only in the Cabo Falco and Baza zones with prior authorisation). Local dive centres apply for the authorisation and the trip carries a supplement. Check the current rules with a local centre.
- Issuer / contact: Dirección General competente en materia de pesca, Región de Murcia (inner waters; sede.carm.es procedure 1153) / Secretaría General de Pesca, MAPA (outer waters)
- Phone and e-mail not verified; see the official page.
- Tips: Needs the Cabo Tiñoso reserve authorisation.