Bream

This is a fun dive to 12m maximum, beginning with an easy walk from the beach; we then follow the reef out towards the headland, which forms the natural shelter for the bay. As conditions here are invariably calm this makes it the perfect site for beginners or trainees, and those of you who have been out of the water for some time. Yet many experienced divers and underwater photographers also enjoy the bay because of the diversity of life and excellent light conditions There is a wide range of sea-life ranging from the ever present shoals of atlantic and blue-fin damselfish, bream, parrotfish, wrasse, lizardfish and pufferfish. More diligent searching will reward the diver with clams, razorfish, juvenile barracudas, trumpetfish, wide-eyed flounders, common stingrays, octopus, as well as cuttleFish and many other species. In spring many predators enter the bay at night to feed on the spawning fish. Some stay during the day giving close-ups of stingrays, anglesharks, barracuda and weaver fish

Have a look at the entry/exit before gearing up because the seas can make this spot hard to get in and out of. Assuming the seas are favourable, a good entry point is down the track onto the rock platform, where you will find in a small inlet. With many boulders and rock walls, you should find balls of Catfish, Wobbegongs, Bream, Cuttlefish, Moray eels and Old wives. Weedy sea dragons are the star of the show here as well as the chance to see Pygmy pipe horses. You will also see Nudibranches-a-plenty and lots of soft life such as Feather duster worms, ascidians and a range of corals.

(maximum depth 12m) A beautiful dive where you glide through natural canyons and passages that create beautiful light entrances. It is a perfect dive for beginner divers, as well as for photography/video for more experienced divers, that enjoy shallow depths.

A Volcanic stone shaped like a Mushroom gives its name to this immersion point. The stone is located right in the corner of a wall with beautiful basaltic formations. The continuation of the Arcos volcanic wall and the start of the Wall dive.

5min by boat from Ponta Delgada marina. It has a sand bottom between 5 and 10m deep. Ideal for Entry Level Divers. Surrounded by a volcanic wall from the surface to the bottom.

Halfway along the reef wall there is a statue of our lady, also known as Madonna, in a small cave at a depth of 18 metres. The Madonna statue was placed in this cavern by a local dive club Amphibians Diving Club in November 1987. For the 20th anniversary in 2007 the dive club added a commemorative plaque.

Cirkewa Arch is a beautiful natural underwater archway. The Arch is actually a cavern where the roof has collapsed long ago, leaving the Arch as a result. The Arch is at 12m below the surface and 8m above the seabed. On the way to the Arch there are also some nice caves/tunnels.

Like all Canary cliffs, the great Costa Teguise wall has the ability to attract and gather life. A great variety of crevices are found over its almost two mile breadth.

The name derives from several abandoned local fisher boat anchors, which can be found there. Our anchor buoy is at 6m depth. It is an ideal dive site for Try Divers, beginners, check dives and snorkelling.

A small rocky islet located a mile away from Alyco Bay. Maximum depth of 34m. Possible for beginners at shallower depth. Long dive of 50 minutes is necessary to go all the way around the rock.

Length 930m; max width 480m; The pit has a sandy bottom with hills and a max depth of 11 meters. Up to the thermocline fairly good visibility once deeper most of the year little to zero visibility prevails. Pay attention to fishing lines, fishing is done around the pond. If sailors are active, pay attention to a f

Easy dive out of Jablillo Bay accessing from the coast. It is a perfect dive for all levels where the landscape and sea life is dominated by ‘blanquizal– rocks and artificial reef.

Just north of North Solitary island this rock outcrop offers an amazing fish dive. Max. depth of about 15mtr and average of 10mtr, it is best to dive in lower swell conditions. Swim through a split in the rock to reveal large boulders with swim through’s and an abundance of fish life.

This site provides something for divers of all levels. While there are numerous sunken boats, the main attraction is the Chinese Junk imported decades ago and after multiple sinkings finally came to reset here. Other entertaining sites here include vending machines, tic-tac-toe table, and Halloween cemetery.

Punta las Cañas, near the integral reserve (place of maximum protection), is an easy dive, although sometimes we can find some current, almost always heading east.

Diving around the island of Skeloudi, you will be surrounded by numerous fish. This is an ideal dive site for open water divers or higher and is only a 5 minute boat ride from shore. You will see tons of fish at this site!

Tug2 was a tugboat working in Grand Harbour of Valletta. Was scuttled in June 2013 to form an artificial reef and an attraction for divers. She was originally sunk on the sand parallel to the reef some 20m distance, but a storm moved her in October 2016, and the wreck is now crashed into the reef, bow first.

Stony and sandy bottom, ideal for the first dives after the pool lessons, as well as the first introductory dives in the sea. Various tunnels and swim-throughs provide a wonderful diving experience even for experienced divers. A great place for night dives too.

One of the most breathtaking dive sites in the area with a drop off from 23m down to almost 40m! Big friendly groupers and schools of bream and other small fish that follow the divers throughout their dive. Often sea rays are encountered here.

Also known as Comino Caves, Ghemieri Caves Interest Cave Popularity Medium Depth7m (avg), 10m (max) Qualification Beginner Shore access Boat only Location 36.0179°N 14.3407°E (Nearby) Santa Maria Caves which can be found on the middle island of Comino on it’s North side. Due to its captivating cave systems, it is a very popular dive site. There are at least 10 caves that are known of today which divers can explore. Each has it’s own distinct features and beauty and no cave is the same. There are some which offer swim throughs, underwater tunnels and others have beautiful blue waters through their entrances. These caves are not only ideal for divers, but also for snorkelers since most of the caves are quite shallow and also most are half out of the water, so snorkelers can come up for air. For the underwater photographers this is a playground not to be missed! These caves are also very abundant with marine life like damselfish, moray eels, spiny lobsters, crabs, octopus, nudibranch, and mullets. There are alos Banded Sea Bream that just love it when they are fed some bread and will swarm up to the surface to eat.

Classic dive site for Gran Canaria, from here there are several different routes - big shoals of bream, bogas, roncadors, damselfish, as well as caves with stingrays, angel sharks in winter, nudibranch on the sponges, and always the chance of something rare. This is the hot-spot for marine life in Gran Canaria

Flamingo. The underwater aquarium of Lanzarote! Banks of bream surrounded by barracudas swarm around the walls, whilst schools of salema, bastard grunt, sardines and tuna fill the area, but don’t forget to check the silhouettes on the bottom for Angel sharks and rays.

The 'Hole in the Wall Dive begins with an entry from a reef into a vee-shaped channel with a depth of about 5 meters; we then descend to 14 meters by swimming down through a hole,and out through the cave that gives the site it's name. Swim down the slope for 25 metres and you are then greeted by the amazing sight of a large archway filled with Trumpet Fish and Bream, following a slope that quickly drops down to a maximum depth of 22 meters. If you have not yet been amazed by the diversity of life on this dive, swim on for another 100 metres and the sight of around two thousand bastard grunts (or roncadores) in a large 'fish ball' confronts you. There is also a school of Striped Bream with the ever present Barracudas in search of a quick snack. The Barracudas can grow up to 1.2 meters long and are at the top of the food chain here. By turning right after starting from the 'Hole in the Wall' entry point, you can swim all the way around the point of the Punta de la Monja, and finish your dive in the calmer waters of El Cabrón bay. This is a very long dive, and careful air consumption is a must. There are several small caves, and big recesses in the rocks where more nocturnal species such as Glass-eye, and Conger can be found during the day. Huge shoals of Atlantic Damselfish inhabit the rocky crags and ledges that make the topography very dramatic here.

Name: The area is marked on maps and charts as "Partridge Point", and the "Seal Rock" is named for the seals often seen basking on it. "Peter's Pinnacles" is named after its mapper. "Big Rock" is the highest rock above sea level of the area. The name "Deep Partridge" is simply descriptive, as it is the deep part of the Partridge Point reef complex to the east of Seal Rock. There is a small outlier reef area to the north of Seal Rock known as "Fish Tank", which was named by the divers who first dived there and recorded the position. Depth: Maximum depth is about 26 m on the sand to the east of Seal Rock but is nearer 17 m at Big Rock, and about 22 m at the swim-through south-east of Big Rock on the edge of the reef. Peter's Pinnacles is mostly about 13 m on the sand. Parts of the reef extend to the surface, and there are a number of pinnacles of about 6m depth on top. Marine life: There are extensive kelp forests in the shallower areas and a heavy cover of invertebrates on the rocks. Large shoals of small fish such as Hottentot sea bream and Fransmadam are frequently seen, and smaller groups of larger reef fish such as Roman, John Brown, Two-tone Fingerfin and Galjoen. Cryptic species such as klipfish and Redfingers are fairly common. Cape fur seals often visit divers at this site. They also spend a lot of time basking on the exposed rock named Seal Rock or floating around in small groups with their flippers waving in the air. Photography: Good site for photography. In good visibility, a wide-angle or fisheye lens will give some spectacular views of the reef structure, and there are always lots of small invertebrates to keep the macro photographer entertained. There is usually enough suspended matter in the water to make backscatter a problem, so for anything other than macro work, an external flash is recommended. Topography: This extensive reef is made up of large numbers of granite boulders and outcrops, some very large, and some of these extending above the surface by several metres. The reef is varied, some places it is low and made up of small boulders, rubble and low corestone outcrops, and in other places it is a wild chaotic jumble of huge boulders, perched on even bigger ridges and flatter outcrops, forming overhangs and swim-throughs in a few places. The reef is bounded by the sand bottom to the south and east, and to the north by the continuation of the reef complex which extends almost as far as Castle Rocks in the shallows, and is of uncertain extent in deeper water. The reef at Partridge Point is partly divided by a number of sand tongues, and sand patches, which separate the reef into a number of sub-sites, which are described in more detail below.