{"id":5661,"date":"2021-10-13T09:50:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T09:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neptuneproject.eu\/uncategorized\/secca-marassi\/"},"modified":"2021-11-10T11:29:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T11:29:54","slug":"marassi-shoal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo2.mastersite.it\/en\/rl-en\/marassi-shoal\/","title":{"rendered":"Marassi shoal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marassi shoal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Italy, Liguria, Savona, Municipality of Finale Ligure
\n<\/b>The shoal does not fall within protected areas but is close to the SAC marina IT1324172 Fondali Finale Ligure
\n<\/b>The area has no degree of protection, however the local diving centers, the Lega Navale Sec. Finale Ligure promote initiatives for the reclamation and enhancement of the seabed
\n<\/b>Marassi Shoal<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>

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LAT
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44\u00b010’28”N<\/strong>
\n8\u00b022’49”E<\/strong>
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Maximum depth
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from -25m to -37m<\/b>, square dive with descent and ascent into the blue
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Several diving centers operate on the dry land and it is possible to estimate about 800-1000 dives every year. Also nearby the Naval League Sec. Finale Ligure starting from 2011 has created a coastal guided path (blue path) for naturalistic snorkeling on seabed characterized by beach-rock. In addition to underwater activities, the fish fauna of the shoal attracts both professional and amateur fishermen.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Attention<\/strong>
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SPAMI<\/strong>
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Snorkeling<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Diving<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Cultural<\/strong>
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Highly
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Description of the site of natural interest<\/h2>\n

The Secca di Marassi, located about 900m from the coast, has an elongated shape arranged parallel to the coast, with a perimeter of about 210m, at a depth between 25 and 37m. The main Ligurian coastal current, which moves large masses of water in an East-West direction, impacts the shoal longitudinally, characterizing the presence of different benthic communities and submerged environments: (1) the cap of the shoal with a dominance of infralittoral sciaphilous algae; (2) the south side with vertical wall, caves and ravines, with gorgonians (Leptogorgia sarmentosa<\/i>); (3) the east and west side with more modest inclination, characterized by scattered boulders colonized among others by porifers. Halimeda tuna<\/i>, Flabelia petiolata<\/i>, Codium bursa<\/i>, Padinia pavonica<\/i>, and Acrosymphyton purpuriferum <\/i>are widespread on the top of the shoal. Often these algal formations are arranged on rocks covered with coralline algae, such as Lithophyllum strictaeformae <\/i>and Peyssonnelia<\/i> spp. The presence of sedentary polychaetes, Sabella spallanzanii<\/i> type, is also common on the summit. On the sides of the hat we mainly distinguish two areas: the south wall full of ravines, which in some cases turn into real caves, and one with a more uniform and regular course, without obvious cavities and with fewer dens (east and west side) . The first area has vaults covered with sponges, including the protected species Sarcotragus foetida, Axinella cannabina<\/i> and Axinella polypoides <\/i>and the typical sunset cup coral Leptopsammia pruvoti<\/i>. There is no shortage of fish species typical of caves such as Apogon imberbis <\/i>and Phycis phycis <\/i>and crustaceans (Stenopus spinosus <\/i>and Galathea strigosa<\/i>). At the edge of the Marassi shoal, towards the west, there is a war remnant, characterized by a large spherical mine dating back to the Second World War lying on the sandy bottom at a depth of 35 m.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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