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Scuba Diving in Medas Islands

The Medas Islands are located at the Mediterranean Sea, more specifically in Spain, and are one of that region’s diving spots where the most wide and beautiful marine life can be observed. This diving area concentrates an important amount of different fish species and marine creatures in general, and is very famous not only in the region but world wide as well.

These Spanish islands are two known as the Meda Gran and the Meda Petita, and both of them contain very interesting coastlines not only for diving but for some spots are propitious for snorkeling as well. Diving at Medas Islands can be a great experience for those divers who enjoy photographing underwater environments full of marine life due to the great variety of fish and marine creatures that live in this area.

Divers who visit the Medas Islands would find several different diving spots such as caves, tunnels and reefs in which they could enjoy not only the rock formations but the underwater environment that surrounds them as well. In this area, divers can observe a wide variety of marine life and formations such as corals which together offer a very beautiful picture for the visitor’s eyes.

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Diving Tenerife

divetenerife3.jpgThe volcanic island of Tenerife harbors unique underwater rock formations and rich marine life boasting more than 500 species. Tenerife is one of seven islands in the Spanish-owned archipelago located just 60 miles off the northwest coast of Africa.

Divers can wear shorties almost year ’round in the Atlantic waters of Tenerife, as water temperatures stay in the range of 68 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Visibility is generally about 60-80 feet plus.

Marine Life

Divers can see a wide variety of rays: Atlantic rays, stingrays, butterfly rays, eagle rays, and more. There are lots of eels, octopi, jellyfish, scorpion fish, jacks (tuna) and cuttlefish. Anemone and urchins are plentiful, along with arrow crabs, starfish, shrimp, grunts, barracuda, puffer fish, parrot fish, and trumpet fish. Angel sharks can be seen in winter, and there are lots of dolphins, whales, and other sharks. The green turtles can get frisky at some dive sites as they are used to being hand fed by divers.

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