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We can find many nudibranchs on this Island
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By Plane is 2 hours from Lisbon to arrive at S.Miguel airport. Here you can find a few dive schools to whom you can arrange a dive trip. At S.miguel Island you can find many dive sites where you can take great pictures. This one was taken above a wreck called "Dori". Other dive sites you can find, with a little lick, some Mantas and sharks near by.
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Lisbon Ocabic Aquarium, or Oceanário de Lisboa, is a very interesting place to visit.
Diving inside it is possible if you are a biologist there or a member of the aquarium staff only.
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The Slates is a great divesite for shoaling fish and thornback rays. It has excellent parking and easy acess. A good dive guide is here.
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This site can be dived anytime even in high winds or any states of the tide.
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This is the best of the German high seas fleet wrecks scuttled at the end of WWI. If you scuba dive this wreck its best to do on a twinset but a rebreather is best. A good dive guide is here.
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If you like wide angle wreck shots....this is the one.
It has also some good penatration places for internal pictures.
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This is a great divesite for wreck and reef. good parking and can be dived in any conditions.
this is a great diveguide..
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Its a good place to get pictures of wrasse as they seem to be tame here.
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A very nice and life-rch dive spot.
Water temperature: around 16º on Winter, 20º on Summer.
Visibility: about 10 mts
Several species can be seen here, including Moon Fish, Small Sharks, Eagle Rays..
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In summer it is not possible to dive here, because a lot of boats are entering the harbour. In spring it is nice
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Well broken wreck in 20m just 3km off Lyme Regis. Usually teaming with life, Bib, pollack big wrasse, 2m long congers, john dory and of course tompots
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Big Blue Sea Diving Centers Lanzarote
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The Madeirense wreck is one of the best dive sites in Portugal. Fantastic blue waters and great visibility. The wreck is in good condition and offers shelter to big giant groupers, comb groupers and big eagle rays, that enjoy are usually found in the sand, surrounding the wreck.
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Gentle boat dive - sheltered from prevailing SWesterlies.
Kelp and weed covered ridges with sandy strips in between.
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Lot of small macro life on a flat gravel bottom with Pentapora foliacea. Not much to see unless you're a macro-photographer - then plenty if you look. Subjects usually around 3 inches or less.
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Lots of interesting reefs around Exmouth, but not a lot of diving gfoes on. Silty near river. One dive shop, for air, by car park so you can tow your boat to the airstation. Decent slip, and cheap carpark. Dock side cafe does gret sausage and bacon rolls
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In the harbour of Lanvéoc you may find Hippocampus. However, in the summer season you can´t dive here because there are to many ships passing. Night dives till 5-10 meters deep are beautiful here.
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2 valentine tanks with amphibious modification, prepareing for D day. These are 2 of 6 sunk in Poole bay that led to a change in British tactics - but not US. All British Valentines landed in Normandy successfully. All US ones failed to reach shore.
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ww2 wreck "albert janus" resting at 220 feet. Here you will find big lings, catfish and shoals of redfish + alot of small things. wreck is in good condition.
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Nice site with underwater canyons where you can find lot of different marine life, small and big.
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Octopus posing for the camera. A nice Spot
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