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Marine fauna
Noble pen shell
Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758
The largest bivalve mollusc in the Mediterranean, it can exceed 120 cm in height. It lives embedded in the seabed among the…
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Marine fauna
Ferruginous limpet
Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791
A gastropod mollusc endemic to the western Mediterranean, it is considered the most endangered marine invertebrate in the basin. It lives firmly…
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Bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)
The most common dolphin in Mediterranean coastal waters. Resident groups are regularly sighted within the MPA, with documented permanent presences of mother–calf…
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UPDATE TO THE 2026 SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
From 2 July 2026 short-stay mooring is allowed at the buoy fields of Tharros, La Caletta – Torre Vecchia, Seu,…
Read moreRANKING LIST FOR THE ALLOCATION OF MOORING PLACES AT MARE MORTO 2026
The ranking list for the allocation of mooring places at the Mare Morto buoy field has been published, following the…
Read moreMare Morto buoy field. Mooring authorisations 2026
From 26 May applications can be submitted for mooring authorisations at the Mare Morto buoy field: 92 places available, assigned…
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