Hvar Island - Split & Central Dalmatia
Bechers Cove offers a decent shore dive on Santa Rosa Island. Expect thick kelp beds, typical of the Channel Islands, with calico bass, sheepshead, and occasional kelp bass weaving through the stalks. It’s a good spot for divers looking for a straightforward entry and a chance to explore a classic California kelp forest. The conditions can be surgey, so pick a calm day.
- Location
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 43.150000, 16.650000
- Maximum Depth
- 10-40m
Marine Protected Area: Hvar - otok Zečevo
Nearby Dive Sites in Split & Central Dalmatia
- AURORA - 5m (wreck)
- Bijelac reef (reef)
- Bratin
- Crnac - 10-30m (reef)
- Drasan plic
- JELSA I - 60m (wreck)
- Kaleb plic
- KENMAR - 13m (wreck)
- LOASSO (POSSIBLY) - 17m (wreck)
- Lukovac
- Lukovci - 10-30m (reef)
- Male Stine
- MARIJA (PROBABLY) - 2m (wreck)
- Medjedina
- MTB 372 - 60m (wreck)
Nearest Dive Centres to Hvar Island
- Bully Diving - Cala del Principe - ["PADI"]
- Croatia Divers - ["PADI"]
- Hvar Divers - ["PADI"]
- Scuba Diving Black Pearl
Marine Life in Split & Central Dalmatia
Home to 112 recorded species including 71 reef fish, 15 sharks & rays, 6 octopus & squid, 5 hard corals, 4 other, 3 seagrass & algae.
Notable Species
- Painted Comber (Serranus scriba) - Reef Fish
- Wrasse (Coris julis) - Reef Fish
- pilchard (Sardina pilchardus) - Reef Fish
- anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) - Reef Fish
- Salema (Sarpa salpa) - Reef Fish
- Garfish (Belone belone) - Reef Fish
- hake (Merluccius merluccius) - Reef Fish
- Mullet (Mullus barbatus) - Reef Fish
- dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) - Sharks & Rays
- Brown Comber (Serranus hepatus) - Reef Fish
- dory (Zeus faber) - Reef Fish
- Blotched Picarel (Spicara maena) - Reef Fish
- Thornback skate (Raja clavata) - Sharks & Rays
- Atlantic Spotted Flounder (Citharus linguatula) - Reef Fish
- Rockfish (Scorpaena notata) - Reef Fish
- Capelin (Trisopterus capelanus) - Reef Fish
- Pandora (Pagellus erythrinus) - Reef Fish
- Deep-body Pickarel (Spicara smaris) - Reef Fish
- Scaldfish (Arnoglossus laterna) - Reef Fish
- Butterfly blenny (Blennius ocellaris) - Reef Fish