A large reserve around southern Corsica’s islands, straits and reefs, adjoining protected waters of Sardinia across a biologically rich Mediterranean passage.
bouches de Bonifacio — Réserve naturelle de la collectivité territoriale de Corse (71)
Why it is protected
Conserve island, reef and seagrass ecosystems.
Coordinate protection across the Strait of Bonifacio.
Habitats and significant life
Habitats: Posidonia seagrass meadow, Rocky reef, Island coast, Strait.
Significant species: Dusky grouper, Bottlenose dolphin, Mediterranean shearwater.
Rules and activities
Fishing, anchoring, navigation and diving controls vary among reserve zones.
Governance
Office de l’Environnement de la Corse; French Biodiversity Agency.
Pressures
Vessel traffic; Anchoring; Fishing pressure; Marine heatwaves.
Protection effectiveness
These dimensions are intentionally separate: a valid designation or active management program does not, by itself, prove ecological recovery.
Habitats and marine life connections
Ecologically related protected areas
These places share documented habitat types or the same ocean region. The relationship is ecological context, not proof of direct connectivity.
Condition and evidence
MLL reports what the available evidence supports. It does not infer ecological health from designation or mapped coverage.
Insufficient evidence
Official protection and management information is available, but the evidence reviewed does not support a single current ecological condition trend for this protected area.
Protection framework
Positive evidenceThe réserve naturelle de la collectivité territoriale de corse is implemented; this describes legal status, not ecological outcome.
- Evidence period
- 1999–present
- Geographic scope
- Entire designated area
- Confidence
- high
- Reviewed
- 2026-09-12
Ecological outcome
Insufficient evidenceA comparable, current ecological trend has not yet been established in this MLL review.
- Evidence period
- Current public evidence review
- Geographic scope
- Entire protected area
- Confidence
- not-assessed
- Reviewed
- 2026-09-12
How to read this: Insufficient evidence means the available evidence cannot support a conclusion. It does not mean the MPA is in poor condition.
Sources
bouches de Bonifacio — Réserve naturelle de la collectivité territoriale de Corse (71) — Aires marines protégées — Office français de la biodiversité. Verified 2026-09-13.