In Ibiza, the sea, the marine beds, the rocks and cliffs and the systems of beaches and dunes make up a very valuable natural heritage that must be conserved.  What’s more this heritage represents a source  of richness and income vital for tourist islands such as ours.

The first time we dive into the waters of Ibiza and Formentera, our attention is immediately drawn to its clarity.  It feels like flying, without gravity, weightless, over the prairies of posidonia, which appears to be an algae, but which isn’t such, but rather a superior marine plant, with roots and flowers, native to the Mediterranean and of exceptional ecological value.

Its shoots provide shelter to a great number of beings: here we find many different and much appreciated species of Mediterranean fish of every conceivable colour, some of which feed on the posidonia in groups several hundred strong, real underwater herds: sea urchins, cuttlefish and with a little luck we’ll find the nacre, an enormous mollusc which hides out here.

The rocky sea beds are the underwater habitats which offer the greatest splendour and diversity, providing both shelter and food for the marine fauna.  This is the home of the grouper, a large, good natured fish; the scorpion fish with their poisonous spikes, masters of camouflage; the octopus, curious and intelligent creatures; the many varieties of crab, etc., all of which live in small underwater caves or cracks between the rocks.  We’ll also find all sorts of invertebrates here: winkles, sponges, sea slugs, starfish, etc.

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