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Barbados is ideal for year-round diving but is probably best in the summer months. The visibility ranges from 40 to 70ft and the water temperature is a consistent 80 degrees F. |
The bar reef is home to many, many species of fish commonly encountered in these parts but is also the home to species rarely found elsewhere like frogfish and filefish plus Hawksbill turtles.Barbados has numerous shipwrecks and other relics from the past like 18th Century cannons and anchors.
Acutely aware of the threat that chemical pollution, garbage dumping and anchor damage pose to the fragile marine ecosystem a major Marine Park has recently been established in Carlisle Bay and the Barbados Marine Reserve stretches for 4 kilometers up the West Coast between Sandy Lane and Cobblers Cove. As a result, some of the finest coral formations on the island are close to shore and accessible to divers and snorkellers alike.
The fringes and reefs found off Barbados blossom with healthy sponges, coral and plant life. There are several types of reefs, each one unique in its own special way. Fringes and patching reefs are found closer to shore and have smaller coral formations and more abundant plant life then the barrier reefs. These reefs are home to Sea Horses, Frog Fish, Giant Sand Eels and many other marine creatures
Dive Operators
Underwater Barbados
It is a PADI five-star facility for beginners and experienced divers. A variety of packages in the clean, tranquil water and a lot of exotic sea life.
T246426 0655
E-Mail: m.young@ndl.net,
Website: http://www.ndl.net/~uwb
Carib Ocean Divers
PADI dive shop located on the beach at the Royal Pavilion and Glitter Bay Hotels on the West Coast of Barbados.
The Fairmont Royal Pavilion and Glitter Bay Hotels
Porters
St James
Barbados
Tel: (246) 422 4414 / 422 5555
Fax: (246) 422 0118
E-mail:bowlman88@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.cariboceandivers.com/
West Side Scuba Centre
PADI instructions are for beginners to advanced divers. It offers one-day courses, reef and wreck diving, night dives and snorkeling & camera rentals.
T 1 246 432 2558
E-mail: peterg@sunbeach.net,
Website: http://www.skyviews.com/westsidescuba
The Dive Shop Ltd
The Dive Shop is the oldest established dive shop in Barbados. Reef, wreck, drift dives.
T246426 9947
Email: hardive@caribnet.net
