Diving on canary: Diving in the Canary Islands
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Nicknamed the land of eternal spring, a Canary Islands liveaboard takes divers into clear blue Atlantic waters, rich in marine life. Most of the liveaboards in the Canary Islands are sailing ships which offer a unique experience and small groups. The ships offer a peaceful journey around and in-between the stunning volcanic islands that make up the archipelago.
What to Expect On A Canary Islands Liveaboard
Most liveaboards begin in Tenerife which has an extremely long and varied coastline with stretches of volcanic beaches and dramatic cliffs with equally impressive underwater walls. Tenerife diving liveaboards take guests to experience hidden gems that can only be accessed by boat. Sailing past ‘Los Gigantes’, the famous rock formations on the west of the island is a real highlight.
Although the Canaries are a well-loved tourist destination, a diving liveaboard will take guests to not only the most famous dive spots but also the more remote island sites. There are a number of less populated parts of the Canary Islands. La Gomera Island is particularly famous for diving. Not only does it offer stunning marine life, but also a unique culture and lush natural beauty on the island itself. Diving liveaboards to the Canaries will also give guests the chance to explore the misty forests and dramatic landscapes of the natural park at Garajonay.
Canary Islands Underwater
The waters around the islands of Tenerife and La Gomera are home to a beautiful blend of impressive volcanic topography and an abundance of marine creatures. The topography ranges from dramatic cave complexes to the Canary Islands’ own underwater ‘Giant’s Causeway’. The numerous wrecks around the coastline are well-preserved thanks to the oceanic water conditions. There are also a number of sunken artificial reefs around the Canary Islands, thanks to local universities studying the ecological benefits of submerging everything. You can take your pick from disused ships to unusual concrete shapes and more. The Canary Islands enjoy a Mediterranean climate for most of the year and water visibility of up to 30 meters, although the temperature of the water can drop below 20 degrees in the winter.
Underwater water currents, although stronger in the summer months, are easily manageable and a diving liveaboard can provide pleasant drift dives when the water is moving faster. The currents also favour marine life sightings. Pelagic fish shoals, colossal stingrays, angel sharks and the resident green turtles come out in number to make the most of these nutrient-rich currents.
Dive Sites of the Canary Islands
Divers looking to explore dramatic underwater topography will be spoiled for choice on a Canary Islands liveaboard. Tenerife is home to La Catedral de Tenerife. This colossal volcanic formation is made up of a complex of caves and archways filled with shoals of fish, rock lobsters and moray eels. Also home to a fascinating volcanic landscape, La Montana Amarilla is a popular stop-off on diving liveaboards in Tenerife. The waves and yellow volcanic ash have created a unique lunar-type surface under the water with plateaus, spires and caves for swim-throughs.
For wreck lovers, Tenerife is also home to the Tabaiba, which was sunk as an artificial reef, and the Condesito which sank – far less deliberately – in an underwater canyon in the 1970s. Both wrecks are substantial in size and home to shoals of roncadors, plus octopi and the curious-looking trumpet fish.
Diving liveaboards to Gomera are focussed on the wealth of marine life that this tiny island has to offer. More remote than other parts of the archipelago, Gomera’s dive sites offer a wide array of marine life and, in particular, one of the Canary Islands most varied selection of rays. Punta Espino along from the port of Playa Santiago is an excellent spot for rays. Bull rays, stingrays, eagle rays and angel sharks can all be found there, taking advantage of the scraps thrown overboard by local fishermen. For pelagic shoals and excellent macro life, Roque del Herrero is the place to meet barracuda, octopi and rock lobster all in one spot.
All along the coast of Gomera and around Tenerife, a Canary Islands liveaboard also gives divers the chance to encounter one of the islands most beloved creatures: the turtle. Turtles are a common sight on many of the dive sites and many are very friendly, being well-accustomed to divers.
Top Tips for Divers
Despite the consistently sunny weather, the waters around Tenerife and Gomera can vary in temperature between the seasons.
The summer months can by upwards of 25 degrees but the winter can drop to around 17 degrees. Be sure to check before packing your suit.
Although the currents are far from dramatic by many divers’ standards, it is worth remembering that the Canaries are oceanic and therefore have some proper drift dives on offer.
Getting To the Canary Islands
The popularity of the Canary Islands as a tourist resort makes reaching the main islands such as Tenerife easy and affordable. Flights to Tenerife’s main airport, Tenerife South, are available from most large European airports.
Connecting flights from further afield usually involve a stop off in Madrid or London. There is also the option of travelling to Tenerife from one of the other islands. Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura all have regular inter-island ferries and flights. La Gomera can be reached through Tenerife’s North airport, which offers small inter-island flights, or the ferry which departs from Santa Cruz. Gomera’s airport is quite small which means that it can only be accessed from Tenerife and does not offer any direct international flights.
The majority of diving liveaboards in the Canary Islands depart from and return to Tenerife.
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Canary damsel – ScubaSur Scuba Diving Gran Canaria
— Overview of all marine life —
Posted on by Joris De Witte
The Canary Damsel fish is a small but aggressive little thing.
On every dive you will find them, the little black devils that think they can attack the giants. The Canary Damsel male will charge fearlessly at any predator coming too close to its nest, whether it’s an octopus or a diver.
- How to recognize the Canary damsel fish?
- Scuba Diving
- The Canary damsel fish diet
- Some Science
- More Information
The attacking males are known to bite the fingers of divers trying to take a picture. It does not really hurt but it is surprising…
How to recognize the Canary damsel fish?
The little dark brown to black fishes (up to about 15cm) with an explicit electric blue on the fins have large eyes and pronounced lips. The juveniles change colours as they mature, from completely blue, over black with lateral stripes until they get their adult colour. You can find them in rocky reefs and sandy-weedy areas somewhere between 5 and 45 m deep.
Canary damsels inhabit rocky areas, where they lay eggs that are (sometimes heavily) defended by males.
On Mogan Wreck, one of the famous southern dive sites, you find a damsel who thinks the wreck is his. He is really famous and figures on many photographs.
Scuba Diving
The Canary Damsel is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and therefore is a fixed sighting when diving the Canary Islands.
Despite the occasional attacks from the males defending their nests, they do not pose any danger for scuba divers.
The Canary damsel fish diet
It feeds on small plankton and algae, not on diver fingers!
Some Science
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Actinopterygii |
Family | Pomacentridae |
Genus | Abudefduf |
Species | Abudefduf luridus |
More Information
We get many questions about what there is to see when you go diving in the south of Gran Canaria. We want to respond to this by creating a number of articles where each highlights a specific species we regularly encounter when diving in the Atlantic. The complete series gives you a good idea of what to find when scuba diving in the blue waters of the south of Gran Canaria. Let’s be clear we are not marine biologists; just a dive centre trying to provide valuable information to our customers.
For the full details of the species we would like to refer to www.Wikipedia.com. Here you’ll find more detail than we can go into.
Posted in MarineLifeTagged Atlantic, Dive Center, Dive centre, diving, Fish Fish, Gran Canaria, Ocean, PADI, Scuba, Scuba Sur, SSI, Underwater, Wild life
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Interactive excursion “Museum diving” – Poster of Krasnoyarsk
Tour with a master class on the exhibition “Whales: from giants to pygmies”
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Location: Krasnoyarsk Regional Museum of Local Lore (Krasnoyarsk, Dubrovinsky st. , 84 Krasnoyarsk RU)
Organizers: Krasnoyarsk Regional Museum of Local Lore
Categories: Meetings
Tickets:
from 350.00 ₽
Guests of the museum will have to count all the bones of the beluga whale, listen to the whale’s serenade, go down to the shallow water and see how the molt occurs in the beluga whales, as well as find out who is called the “sea canary”, how the whales feed their cubs, how many liters of milk one calf drinks and many many others.
The journey to the bottom of the Kara Sea will end with a master class “Whale Mail”, participants of which will write wishes to whales, decorating the letter with shells, algae and sea stones, or “Kit Magnet”, where you can color the magnet and take it away as a keepsake.
Pre-registration is required by phone +7(391) 227-92-04 or +7(391) 227-05-80.
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5 places to go scuba diving in Russia
Published Pacific and Arctic oceans. That’s why you don’t have to go far to try diving and discover a new world with large mysterious caves, sunken ships, many whales and seals.
Black Sea
If you want to experience an amazing diving experience but are not yet ready to dive into cold water, the Black Sea is one of the best scuba diving destinations in Russia. The great thing is that even dolphins can be found there. Although at a depth of 50 to 200 meters in the Black Sea there are not so many aquatic organisms, but here you can find sunken ships and their cargo. To admire these objects, you will need an underwater diving lantern, since the light hardly reaches such a depth.
One amazing place you should definitely visit is the village of Olenevka in Crimea, which houses an underwater museum of busts of Soviet leaders.
Lake Baikal
This is one of the most valuable objects in our country. Lake Baikal is not only the largest freshwater lake in the world, but also the deepest lake with a maximum depth of 1642 meters. Lake Baikal contains 20 percent of all fresh water on the planet. There are about 50 dive sites here.
The crescent-shaped Lake Baikal is adorned with rich flora and fauna along with good visibility, making this already amazing snorkeling experience even more exciting. This place can be visited all year round, but you must remember that the water here is very cold, sometimes even dropping to 3-4°C in June and 7-10°C in August.
White Sea
This incredible sea is one of four seas named after colors, including Red, Black and Yellow. Rich in aquatic life, the sea is home to over 700 species of invertebrates, about 60 species of fish and 5 species of marine mammals. Temperatures here often drop very low, so this is another icy diving spot.
If you are lucky, you may even encounter white whales, also known as sea canaries. The White Sea with an amazing variety of fauna and excellent visibility is a great place for diving.
Kamchatka
The Kamchatka Peninsula is one of the few places that has not been affected by traces of human activity.