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Dominica Dive Fest Diaries: Scuba diving in the south
Our recent trip to Dominica saw us diving with three different dive centres as part of the Dive Fest celebrations. Two of these dive centres are situated in the south of the island, with Dive Dominica situated just south of the capital, Roseau and Nature Island dive further south in Soufriere. Most of our diving in the south was based in the Soufriere Scotts Head Marine Reserve, the oldest Reserve on the island, and just a few minutes both ride from either dive shop.
The underwater topography mirrors the unbelievable scenery you see above the waves, with dramatic walls dropping to the depths and pinnacles rising up. All are covered in healthy and colourful corals, which are some of the best we have seen in the Caribbean.
Schools of small fish swarm around the coral reef heads. Lobsters fill every crevice and smaller crustaceans hide inside sponges. As you get your eye in, you start to see even smaller critters hiding on the reef, with blennies, frogfish and nudibranchs some of our favourites to watch out for.
One of the most famous dive sites in the south is Champagne Reef. Champagne Reef gets its name from the bubbles produced from the underwater hot springs in the area and is popular with divers and snorkelers alike. Our dive saw us tour the reef at the start of the dive, where we found a lone Nurse Shark, resting on the volcanic sand under a ledge in the reef wall. It seemed complete unperturbed by our presence.
The dive ended with us delighting in the main attraction of the hot springs, which create a curtain of warm jacuzzi like bubbles.
To see the full feature about our trip to Dominica in the new Autumn 2019 Dive Travel Adventures magazine click here.
For more information about the island and the dive centres we dived with follow these links:
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Dive Worldwide Announces Bite-Back as its Charity of the Year
Over the next 12 months, specialist scuba holiday company Dive Worldwide will be supporting Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation with donations collected from client bookings to any one of its stunning dive destinations around the world. The independently-owned operator expects to raise £3000 for the UK charity.
Manager at Dive Worldwide, Phil North, said: “We’re especially excited to work with Bite-Back and support its intelligent, creative and results-driven campaigns to end the UK trade in shark products and prompt a change in attitudes to the ocean’s most maligned inhabitant.”
Bite-Back is running campaigns to hold the media to account on the way it reports shark news along with a brand new nationwide education programme. Last year the charity was credited for spearheading a UK ban on the import and export of shark fins.
Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, said: “We’re enormously grateful to Dive Worldwide for choosing to support Bite-Back. The company’s commitment to conservation helps set it apart from other tour operators and we’re certain its clients admire and respect that policy. For us, the affiliation is huge and helps us look to the future with confidence we can deliver against key conservation programmes.”
To launch the fundraising initiative, Phil North presented Graham Buckingham with a cheque for £1,000.
Visit Dive Worldwide to discover its diverse range of international scuba adventures and visit Bite-Back to learn more about the charity’s campaigns.
MORE INFORMATION
Call Graham Buckingham on 07810 454 266 or email graham@bite-back.com
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Scubapro Free Octopus Promotion 2024
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