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United Kingdom North SeaMore of a snorkelling spot but the castle beach is a nice easy scuba dive. A few miles of kelpy, rocky coast in the area. Quite shallow, lots of nooks and crannies and plenty of lobsters. Vis is very temperamental and often completely undiveable, but it can clear out, revealing plenty of life.
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Egypt Red SeaClose up taken during house reef dive at Zabargad Resort in Hamata.
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United States Atlantic (North American coastal)Beach dive off of the board walk.
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Colombia Caribbean SeaA fishermen place very close to Santa Marta city and Tayrona Natural Park. Interesting for snorkeling and a quick dive.
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Denmark Landlocked Seas/LakesNice Freshwater lake for diving. Visibility 3-10m. If you stay at 0-3m you would get maximun out of the dive.
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) Persian/Arabian GulfKish is a coral island in south of Iran.
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Maldives Indian OceanOnce you've dodged the sea planes, the boats and the water skiers you can finally descend into the water. Great housereef with cleaning station showing black and white tipped reef sharks and Mantas to name but a few.
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Denmark Atlantic (European coastal)Dive in the waters of Limfjorden.
Either from shore or dinghy.
Beware of the current.
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United States AtlanticSome of the best diving in Florida. With it being so cloce to the gulf stream lost of pelagics are often seen up close and personal.
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France Atlantic (European coastal)Macropodia, Capbreton, France
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Maldives Indian OceanFriendly staff on Fihalhohi Island Resort. Water temp at around 30C year round. Shore dives and boat trips available. Particularly decent house reef with a great deal of variety which means you never get bored. Both North and South sides of the island can be visited with visible stop/turnaround points. Sloped sand entry to South and drop entry with vertical wall to North.
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Canada Atlantic (North American coastal)Easy entry and exit points. Lots of underwater structure. Good macro photo oppourtunities. Varied marine life. Commercial fishing wharf, use caution during fishing seasons.
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Portugal Atlantic (European coastal)Remote islands located near Canary Islands. The area is protected and diving is possible only when allowed by Portuguese authorities. High diverity of species and clear water all year round. Best to go in the summer as the sea can be rough during winter.
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Maldives Indian OceanSituated in the Maldives, Bandos Island Resort has an excellent house reef and suitable for diving all year round. The water temperature is consistently around the 30ºC mark so only a 3mm wetsuit required. I've been to the Maldives quite a few times and this is probably the best house reef I've ever encountered.
The Dive Centre staff are a friendly, helpful bunch and very keen on underwater video and photography so if you ever need any tips or tricks they're more than able to help. Unlike some Maldivian islands, diving here is slightly more laid back with no pre-booking necessary. If you're qualified and pass the necessary check dive, you can enter the water unguided when it suits and there will always be a cylinder waiting. Obviously, it's necessary to sign in and out of the water for safety and billing purposes! The island also has a hyperbaric chamber onsite so should an emergency arise, (and this can't happen because we're careful right?) you're in he best place. Boat trips are also readily available, usually two in a morning or full day trips. These are pre-booked and may be cancelled at short notice if not enough people show interest.
Water entry is just a short walk from the Dive Centre, an easy 20 yard swim to the marker buoy and then straight down. Maximum depth allowed by Maldivian Law is 30m. Currents were very mild with only one exception on full moon when it was impossible to keep still and I watched my buddy's bubbles go horizontal :-D Of course, this makes things more interesting because now the sharks come in to feed!
The reef has just about everything to offer, white and black tipped reef sharks in abundance, turtles, stonefish. eagle wrays and the usual huge shoal of blue striped snappers you would expect to see in the Maldives. Other sea life includes moray eels of varying sizes, batfish, blue jacks and a very shy octopus. The batfish appear very protective. On each dive, one seems to break off from it's family to follow your every move, where you go, it will go and it won't let it's friends come near. Try and make eye contact with it and it looks away fast! Very cool, bless!
Let me not forget the mighty lobster. From the entry point, descend to around the 10m mark and turn left. About twenty kicks of the fin in, you'll meet the mighty lobster and what a beautiful sight he is! He is impossible to miss, has no shyness at all and will pose with relish for the camera. At approximately 40cm long with antennae reaching a total of 1 metre across he is a beauty!
The corals on this reef are coming along nicely and in fact there's little evidence of bleaching on this particular reef. It consists mainly of hard corals but there are a few soft as well. We didn't get chance to do a night dive this time which is when you're most likely to see the softies.
Lastly, there's also a small wreck available for viewing. It's too small to be penetrated but nonetheless offers a further attraction to diving here. This is again, to the left of the entry point and starts off at around 15m and goes down to 27m (ish). There are huge grouper fish living in there as well as a cute but rather large brown moray.
This island is highly recommended, if you get the chance, go!!
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France Atlantic (European coastal)Max depth 10 m; diving only at high/low tide (strong current)
Diving club: A l'Eau plongée 33 643 227 240
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Italy Tyrrhenian Seachromis e' una associazione sportiva dilettantistica senza scopo di lucro.
Nasce dalla voglia di un gruppo di subacquei di vivere il mare nel modo piu' sicuro e divertente, in compagnia.
Far parte dell.associazione vuol dire andare sott'acqua, ma anche trovare nuovi amici e condividere le proprie esperienze.
website e.mail:eugenio.vecchio@asdchromis.org
tel. +39 3286222139
chromis and 'Amateur Sports Association a non-profit.
Born from the desire of a group of divers to experience the sea in the most 'fun and safe in the company.
Being part dell.associazione means go underwater, but also find new friends and share their experiences.
more info about a.s.d. Chromis Divin Club - Palermo including maps, reviews, and ratings...
Philippines Sulu and Sulawesi SeasA silty, volcanic site off the western coast of panay island suffereing from an algal bloom. Little diversity apart from echinoderms, jellies, sea hares and the odd pipe fish or sea snake.
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Puerto Rico Caribbean SeaBest shore dive in Puerto Rico.
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CanadaSmall quarry, shore entry, some artificial "wrecks", like a small plane, small motorized boat, few cars. There're some small freshwater fish, like bass etc. Site used mostly for training and practicing.
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GermanyUW-wood
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