Mérou Valley
Corsica · France
A submerged granite canyon off southern Corsica's Bonifacio coast, Mérou Valley (Vallée des Mérous) is named for the extraordinary aggregations of dusky grouper that haunt its boulder-strewn floor. Enormous individuals over a metre long rest in plain sight among kelp-draped boulders, utterly unperturbed by divers. This is arguably the finest grouper dive in the entire Mediterranean, with up to a dozen large adults visible in a single pass.
Conditions
Depth
10 to 35 m
Advanced depths
Current
Variable
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 35 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
13 to 28°C
3mm wetsuit
Your chances of seeing each animal
Dusky Grouper
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
ScorpionfishLeast concern
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Dentex
Rare
Now and then
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