08/11/2007

Scuba Diving . Azores . Whale and Dolphin Watching

PT: Mergulho e Observação de Baleias e Golfinhos nos Açores
EN: Scuba Diving and Whale & Dolphin Watching in Azores
PT: Para informações em português acerca de possibilidades de mergulho observação de baleias e golfinhos e pacotes com alojamento nos Açores, na ilha do Faial, visite o site do centro de mergulho Dive Azores.
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Tel: +351 967882214 / +351 912585803
EN: To consult packages including Scuba Diving and Whale and Dolphin Watching plus accommodation in Azores, Faial island please visite the web site of Dive Azores dive center clicking in the link above.

Isolated in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, Faial island is becoming a well known destination for whale watching and scuba
diving. Verdant and tranquil, with beautiful landscapes and an incredible blue ocean, the island remains untouched by mass
tourism. Travel around Faial and discover the beauty of Caldeira and Capelinhos volcano, marvel at the abundance of flowers,
enjoy the panoramic views of Pico and S. Jorge islands or take a day to visit them (only 15 and 60 min. by ferry from Faial).

Dive Info:
Located in the marina of Horta, Faial island, Dive Azores dives some of the best dive sites in the archipelago.
Steep walls, gentle slopes, volcanic arches, seamounts, caves and islets make the azorean underwater scenarios
diverse and unique. The selection of the dive sites is made according to the divers experience and weather conditions.
We also organise diving trips to Pico and S. Jorge islands. All dives are boat dives.
The best season for scuba diving is from June to September, when the weather gets drier and the water temperature
increases. Most of the times you can except clear water with 20-25m visibility.
We advise a 7mm wet or semi-dry suit. For July and August 5mm is enough for most divers.
The marine life in the Azores is diverse and abundant.
Pelagic fishes like tuna, barracudas, jacks, sardines and mackerels are common from June to September.
Manta rays are spotted every year in seamounts during July, August and September.
Morays, stingrays, dusky groupers, comb groupers (unique to Azores and Madeira), wrasses, parrot fishes, trigger fishes,
breams and damselfishes are common in most dives. Caves, rocky crevices and fissures are a good place to find
nudibranches, sponges, molluscs, lobsters and other crustaceans.
Tel: +351 967882214 / +351 912585803

03/11/2007

FOTOS DE PEIXES .2007. FISH PICTURES .2007. PHOTOS DE POISSONS

PT: Para informações sobre mergulho na ilha do Faial consulte o site da DIVEAZORES

http://www.diveazores.net/

EN: For information about scuba diving in Faial island please consult the website,

http://www.diveazores.net/



Serra (ou sarda) / Atlantic bonito / Sarda sarda
Baixa do Norte . Canal Faial Pico . Tiago Castro 2007


Bicuda / Striped barracuda /
Sphyraena viridensis
Baía da cal . Faial . Tiago Castro 2007


Tainha / Boxlip mullet /
Oedalechilus labeo
P16 / Wreck . Faial . Tiago Castro 2007

Badejo / Comb grouper / Mycteroperca fusca
Boca das caldeirinhas . Faial . R. Verrisk 2007


Veja / Parrotfish / Sparisoma cretense
Faial . R. Verrisk 2007


Peixe porco / Gray triggerfish / Balistes carolinensis
P16 / Wreck . Faial . Tiago Castro 2007


Peixe porco / Gray triggerfish / Balistes carolinensis
Ribeirinha . Faial . Tiago Castro 2007


Moreia preta / Black moray / Muraena augusti
Faial . Tiago Castro 2007


Rascasso / Madeira scorpionfish / Scorpaena maderensis
Monte da Guia . Faial . R. Verrisk 2007


Solha / Wide-eyed flounder / Bothus podas
Faial . R. Verrisk 2007


Blénio preto / Redlip blenny / Ophioblennius atlanticus
Monte da Guia . Faial . Tiago Castro 2007


Blénio / Blennie / Parablennius sp.
Ribeirinha . Faial . Tiago Castro 2007


Blénio / Blennie / Parablennius sp.
Ribeirinha . Faial . Tiago Castro 2007


Blénio / Red blenny /
Parablennius ruber
Faial . R. Verrijk 2007



1ª Limpeza Subaquática do Monte da Guia / 1st Underwater clean up by Dive Azores

Teve lugar no dia 28/10/2007, pelas 10 horas da manhã, a primeira limpeza subaquática realizada no Monte da Guia, na zona da Baía Entre Montes.
A limpeza contou com a participação de 23 pessoas: 16 mergulhadores, 5 apneístas e 2 skippers.

A Paisagem Protegida do Monte da Guia, classificada no âmbito da Rede Natura 2000 como Sítio de Interesse Comunitário (SIC) é, sem sombra de dúvida, devido à sua localização e elevada diversidade de espécies e habitats marinhos, uma área de grande interesse ecológico. Para os mergulhadores, oferece numa área relativamente pequena e de fácil acesso, alguns dos melhores mergulhos costeiros dos Açores.
A conservação do património natural desta área está vulnerável ainda a algumas pressões, nomeadamente a pesca, actividades de apanha clandestina, actividades turísticas e poluição.


Here you can see some images taken by João Decq in the clean up dive promoted by Dive Azores on the 28/10/2007. 23 people have participated including 16 divers, 5 free divers and 2 skippers. The goal was to remove the trash from a very popular dive site located in the protected area of Monte da Guia.

Baía Montre Montes . Faial . João Decq 2007