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Costa Sudeste
Protected Area of Resources Management
Located on the southeast end of the island, this protected area has 135.86 hectares and depths of about 20 metres.
The Costa Sudoeste corresponds to a maritime zone with rocky seabed that includes abrasion holes, caves, lava arches and sandy seabed, alternating with boulders of different sizes.
Several species of marine fauna live in this protected area, from which stand out the species Azorean Barnacle (Megabalanus azoricus), Blue Rockfish (Symphodus caeruleus), Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus), Common Spiny Lobster (Palinurus elephas) and Rough Azorean Limpet (Patella aspera).
This area integrates a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and a Special Protection Area (SPA) of the Natura 2000 network and an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) of the BirdLife International organization.