Emblissi.
A sheltered bay that the centre describes as ideal for beginners, with hills and islands of Posidonia oceanica (Neptune grass). The roots and rhizomes form banks up to 3 m high that shelter fish, and where the seagrass has eroded, pieces of ancient pottery are often exposed. Since 2018 the bay has had an underwater information trail for first-time divers.
What's down there.
- Posidonia oceanica meadow in hills and 'islands'
- Root-and-rhizome banks up to 3 m high
- Fragments of ancient pottery in eroded seagrass
- Beginners' underwater information trail (about 15 boards, installed 2018) on Posidonia, the fan mussel (Pinna nobilis), octopus, sea urchins and starfish
- Posidonia oceanica (Neptune grass)
- Fish sheltering in the seagrass banks
Maximum 15 m (centre). Banks of Posidonia roots and rhizomes stand up to 3 m high.
A sheltered bay; the centre does not say whether it is dived from the shore or by boat. The 15 m maximum and shelter suit try dives, skill practice in shallow water and Open Water training dives; the centre sited its beginners' trail here, and that project won Longitude 181's 'Eco-Responsible Dive Centre' trophy at the Paris Dive Show in 2018.
How it got there.
The centre says pieces of ancient pottery are often exposed where the seagrass has eroded.
125 dives.
From the log — the dates follow the pattern I dived, so read them as representative rather than exact.