Local dive-club site with beginner rating, depth range, and seasonal operating window.
France · Southern Corsica (Bonifacio and Porto-Vecchio)
Shallow reserve plateau dive with schooling fish.
Shallow reserve plateau dive with schooling fish.
Ile de Forana - Nord is a boat dive on an uninhabited island inside the Cerbical Islands reserve, set on shallow rocky plateaus with several itineraries to choose from. It suits relaxed scuba and training-style dives, with schools of Mediterranean fish, morays, barracuda, octopus, groupers and nudibranchs making the main draw.
Site Conditions
Safety Notes
Stay on the plateau line, respect reserve and bird-sanctuary rules, and follow the itinerary your guide chooses.
Access Restrictions
Uninhabited reserve island and bird sanctuary; access is by dive boat with local operator control.
Legal Notes
Cerbical reserve and bird sanctuary rules apply.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
A shallow plateau-based boat dive with several route options and a strong schooling-fish and macro component.
Freediving
Only the very shallow edge makes sense for freediving; the site is mainly a scuba plateau dive.
Snorkeling
Snorkelling is not the main use here. The interesting life is better reached by scuba on the plateau.
Species commonly reported at this site, with direct links into their wildlife guides.
Conservative baseline from public research. No community dives logged yet.
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Research Sources
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