Buoy - Chioggia"

Geographical reference: MR08

Length of route:

North Part approx .120 mt.

South Part approx. 120 mt.

Identification mark: C

This diving site is inside the most external area of the No-Take Zone, about 8 miles off Chioggia. The diving routes have been set up and are managed by "Marina del Sole - Brondolo (Ve).
This extensive range of rocky outcrops is spread over a quadrangular area of around 100 metres per side. Average depth is 25 metres with scattered rock formations; two diving routes have been located on the sea bottom.
From a biological viewpoint, there are many types of encrusting Coralline algae, which are the main bioconstructors of the Tegnùe and are easy to see thanks to their purplish colour. There are also many ascidians, especially the Polycitor adriaticus species forming whitish globular colonies. The Aplidium tabarquensis ascidian is also typical of this area and is found only here. Large lobsters, scorpion-fish and conger eels may be easily encountered. Damselfish and often shoals of sea ravens crowd above the rocks. Sea breams can be sighted along the mooring line as well as thick shoals of yellow tails during autumn. Given its geographical position, quite far from the coast, it is not particularly affected by fresh water, so visibility is often good.
Bathymetric survey: Piero Mescalchin