Isla de las Palomas (Cartagena)
Isla de las Palomas offers three dive options, the tour of the island being the highlight (5–25 m). A band of 500 m around the island is cell A of the Cabo Tiñoso marine reserve. Next to the island lies the Bajo de las Palomas, an underwater ridge at 10–30 m. Position estimated from map data, for orientation only.
Facts
- Region: Spain – Region of Murcia (Cabo de Palos, Cabo Tiñoso, Águilas)
- Area: Cartagena
- Depth: 5–25 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: moderate
- Type: reef
- Coordinates: 37.57031, -1.03964 (approximate)
- Highlights: three dive options, island tour
- 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; a local centre arranges it.