Ligurian Sea San Pietro Point () on the Coast of Italy. "On the North" The Ligurian Coast of Italy. In order to provide protection for the numerous cetacean (whales and dolphins; porpoises are not found in this part of the Mediterranean Sea) species in the Ligurian Sea the bordering countries established the sea as a SPAMI in 1999. The International Ligurian Sea Cetacean Sanctuary now covers covering territorial waters as well as high sea. Ligurian Sea The Ligurian Sea (; ) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, between the Italian Riviera (Liguria) and the island of Corsica. The sea is theorized
Ligurian Sea part. The sea receives the Arno River from the east and many other rivers that originate in the Apennines. The ports of Genoa, La Spezia, and Livorno are on its rocky coast. It reaches a maximum depth of more than northwest of Corsica. The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Ligurian Sea as follows: "On the Southwest." A line joining Cape Corse (Cape Grosso, 9°23′E) the Northern point of Corsica to the frontier between France and Italy (7°31′E). "On the Southeast." A line joining Cape Corse with Tinetto Island () and thence through Tino and Palmaria Islands to