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Caneiro dos Meros Dive Site
Portugal
Rua Gustavo Silva, 9980-039 Vila Do Corvo, Portugal
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Advice for diving Caneiro dos Meros in Portugal
The first voluntary marine reserve, established in Portugal. By an agreement between fishermen and divers due to the presence of large and friendly dusky groupers and the fishermen are the first 'guards' of the reserve. After 15 years of its inception, today is not only possible to dive with more than a dozen of these curious giants at one time, as the local flora and fauna evolved considerably, making us go back in time, when there wasn't intensive fishing!
This is the best place in Europe to dive with dusky grouper _______________ACCESS: by boat (3 minutes from Porto da Casa, Corvo ; 50 minutes from Flores)__________________DIVE TYPE: coastal__________MAX DEPTH: 40m__________AVARAGE DEPTH : 25m__________MIN DEPTH: 14m__________DIVING EXPERINECE: Advanced Open Water_____CURRRENTS: 3/5_____LIFE: 5/5__________ENVIRONMENT: 4/5__________OVERALL RAT: 5/5_________VOLUNTARY MARINE RESERVE_____HYPERBARIC CHAMBER: Health center of Santa Cruz of Flores, Flores island - 13 miles/approximately 50 minutes by boat (depends on the weather conditions)
| Useful Links: | Environment: | Activities: | Dive Type: |
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| CANEIRO DOS MEROS Caneiro dos Meros | Voluntary Marine Reserve the best spot in Azores to see Dusky grouper MARINE RESERVE | Freediving/Apnea Deep diving | marine reserve coastal diving boat diving |
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Advice on Diving in Portugal
...long the coastline, it is much milder with sea temperatures ranging from 13 ºC-18 ºC on the west coast, and 15 ºC-26 ºC on the south coast. The Mediterranean climate means that air temperatures are mild in the Azores year round. The sea temperature is comfortable both in winter and summer, making it an ideal destination for nautical sports and scuba diving. Due to its geographical position and mountainous terrain, the Madeira archipelago experiences a subtropical climate with temperatures varying between 24ºC in summer and 19ºC in winter. The sea temperature in both the Azores and Madeira var...
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| Name | Distance |
|---|---|
CVU | Corvo IslandPortugal, Corvo Island |
3.81 km |
FLW | Santa CruzPortugal, Flores Island |
22.57 km |
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