{"id":3282,"date":"2018-12-12T08:53:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T10:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.formentera.es\/the-island\/flora-and-fauna\/reserva-marina-de-es-freus\/"},"modified":"2022-02-07T13:45:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T12:45:09","slug":"es-freus-marine-reserve","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.formentera.es\/en\/the-island\/flora-and-fauna\/es-freus-marine-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Es Freus Marine Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The second largest protected marine area in the Spanish Mediterranean.<\/h2>\n

The Freus Marine Reserve of Ibiza and Formentera was created in 1999 with the aim of protecting ecosystems, preventing habitat degradation and recovering and repopulating endangered species and areas.<\/h3>\n

It is located between the islands of Ibiza and Formentera and covers the southern tip of Ibiza, the northwest of Formentera and the space that separates them. This marine strip is characterised by small islets (Porcs, Penjats, Espalmador, Castav\u00ed, etc.), remnants of a geological past when the two islands were joined together. In 2015, the boundaries of the Reserve were extended. You can see an updated map here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Freus Marine Reserve, with an area of 13,617 marine hectares<\/b>, is the second largest protected marine area in the Spanish Mediterranean, after the Migjorn de Majorca reserve. It ranges from shallow areas to depths of more than 60 metres and is home to a wide variety of underwater landscapes, most notably the Posidonia<\/b> meadows (a UNESCO World Heritage Site).<\/p>\n

Underwater fishing is strictly forbidden throughout the reserve.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

The special protection zone or integral reserve is located on the eastern slope of the islet of S’Espardell. It has an area of about 4 km\u00b2 and is delimited by a series of buoys in the following positions:<\/p>\n