Source: ynetnews
Israel has officially opened the largest marine reserve in the country, the Rosh Hanikra-Achziv Marine Reserve, which covers just over 38 square miles on Israel’s Mediterranean coast. Stretching about 4 miles of coastline from the Israel-Lebanon border in the north to the city of Nahariya in the south, the reserve extends about 9 miles into the sea.
The reserve protects flora and fauna above and below the waterline, and an underwater canyon half a mile deep. It is inhabited by dark, spotted and yellow groupers; a large population of rare Mediterranean slipper lobsters; as well as a variety of sea anemones, sea slugs, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and other fishes.
Eyal Miller, North Sea Regional Director at Israel Nature and Parks Authority. “These natural values are part of the subterranean richness found within the reserve — and visitors, whether scuba diving, snorkeling or kayaking, can enjoy the marine landscape. living underground and rich biodiversity that is hard to find in unprotected areas.”
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