Carall Bernat
Depth is the range from the top of the site to its usual maximum; "recommended cert" is the mainstream-agency level operators usually ask for, not a legal rule. Currents and visibility change daily — treat everything here as planning ranges.
The last tooth in the Medes chain takes the brunt of open water, and its life shows it. Barracuda circle the cone in silver wheels through late summer, big groupers hold the terraces, and dentex and amberjack make hunting passes along the walls. Below 15–20 m the rock disappears under red gorgonians, their fans set across the current, with lobsters and forkbeards packed into the ledges between them. Deeper, darker and pushier than the inner islets, Carall Bernat is where Medes regulars take visiting divers to make the case that the Mediterranean still has teeth.
The moment you come for: Barracuda wheels, red gorgonian forests below 15 m, big-fish energy
Topography: A steep-sided rock cone falling to deep coralligenous terraces and sand
Entry: The outermost islet of the group, more exposed than the inner sites; dived when sea state allows.
Know before you splash
Hazards: Exposure, current and depth; the best gorgonian terraces sit below 20 m and invite overstays.
Permits & rules: Park quota and authorized-center rules apply.
Conservation: Gorgonian fans are fragile and slow-growing — keep fins well clear of the walls.
Nitrox: Worth it here — profiles sit in the range where enriched air meaningfully extends no-stop time (with the training to use it).
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