MERKANTI REEF
Malta
4 Log Reports
Easy dive site
The Merkanti Reef is a very popular dive site 100 meters offshore from Sliema with a lot to offer. It's a relatively shallow dive spot (max. 18 m.) with clear, calm waters and a colorfull stone reef, covered in Neptunes grass. The Merkanti Reef is home to a wide variety of marine life and a great spot for underwater photography. Make sure to bring your camera.
Particulars
The Mercanti Reef can be reached by boat or from the shore. Reaching it from the shore takes a long swim, a boat dive may be the best option.
Warnings
Long swim from the shore. Boats at surface between shore and reef so bring a SMB.
MERKANTI REEF Features
- Nicknames
- Paceville, Dragonara
- Address
- Triq Dragunara, St Julians, Malta
- Parking
- sufficient parking
- Distance
- 50 m.
- Suitable for
- all levels, day out with the family, underwater photography
- Permit
- N.v.t.
- Access
- free access
- Facilities
- restaurant
- Water
- salt
- Tide
- N.v.t.
- Kind of dive
- boat dive, shore dive, reef dive , explorer dive, snorkeling
- Current
- limited, none
- Visibility
- 10 - 40 m.
- Average visibility
- 25 m.
- Depth
- 18 m.
- Bottom
- rocks and stones, sand and seagrass
- Life
- anemone, cuttlefish, sea squirt, common octopus, parrotfish, mediterranean damselfish, black faced blenny, saddled bream, sand steenbras or striped seabream
- Other recreation
- swimming and snorkeling
- Emergency
- 112
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