La Ferrera – Columbretes
La Ferrera is one of the three special-use zones of the Columbretes marine reserve, a 0.5 nautical-mile area around the islet where recreational scuba diving is allowed with authorisation and anchoring and any fishing are prohibited. One official mooring buoy lies west of the islet; the position here is that buoy. We found no published dive description or depths for this site.
Facts
- Region: Spain – Valencia coast (Columbretes, Costa Blanca, Tabarca)
- Area: Columbretes Islands
- Level: advanced
- Current: moderate
- Type: reef, wall
- Coordinates: 39.89192, 0.66623
- Highlights: volcanic islet with its own official mooring
- Permit: Columbretes is a marine reserve (Spanish state waters, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food). Recreational scuba diving is allowed only with prior authorisation, granted by the Government Sub-delegation in Castellón (Agriculture and Fisheries unit), and dives must be made from the existing mooring buoys. Authorisation is normally arranged through a licensed dive centre in Castellón or the Peñíscola/Alcossebre area; ask the operator for current quotas and season. (Source: official reserve leaflet, Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs)
- Issuer / contact: Subdelegación del Gobierno en Castellón – Dependencia de Agricultura y Pesca (marine reserve authorisation)
- Phone: +34 964 759 318
- Address: Escultor Viciano 2, Castelló
- Contact data taken from the official leaflet (2009 edition); confirm before calling.
- Tips: Overnighting at the La Ferrera buoy is prohibited. Ask the operator for the site briefing; no public dive notes were found.