Platamuni

The first Marine Protected Area in Montenegro

On International Mother Earth Day, 22 April 2021

Protection zones in Platamuni

Nature Park "Platamuni" includes three areas with a protection level II while  the general level of the MPA is III.

Cape Kalafat

The Žukovac bay with the surroundings of Kalafat cliffs (Seka Albaneze) presents in the western side a rich Posidonia oceanica meadow settled on rocks.

Velika Krekavica bay

This area is characterized by the presence of marine caves located along the cliff, with an extraordinary bioconstruction at the entrance made of sponge, madreporaria, and bryozoan species.

Cape Platamuni

The Cape Platamuni area offers a natural habitat for the fan mussel (Pinna nobilis), a species officially recognised and listed as "Critically Endangered" by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Cape Kalafat

The Žukovac bay with the surroundings of Kalafat cliffs (Seka Albaneze) presents in the western side a rich Posidonia oceanica meadow settled on rocks.

Velika Krekavica bay

This area is characterized by the presence of marine caves located along the cliff, with an extraordinary bioconstruction at the entrance made of sponge, madreporaria, and bryozoan species.

Cape Platamuni

The Cape Platamuni area offers a natural habitat for the fan mussel (Pinna nobilis), a species officially recognised and listed as "Critically Endangered" by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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Main contributors

developed with the support of Montenegro partners in the Mediterranean Biodiversity Protection Community, co-funded by the Interreg Mediterranean programme.

Content

in collaboration with the Institute of Marine Biology of Montenegro, University of Montenegro

Images

by MBPC partners and the Institute of Marine Biology of Montenegro