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Stazzu, Costa Paradiso 28 m
An excellent
dive. It starts with swim down a crevice
to a sandy-bottomed cave at around
26 m. A large lobster sometimes lurks
here. After peering into the cave
you make your way up a chimney to
emerge at a shallower level. Have
a good look about here for a slipper
lobster, Scyllarides latus. This is
a primitive looking creature with
plates instead of long antennae. Another
lobster to watch for is the Palinurus
elephas crawfish. Other animals you
might see include octopus, red coral,
nudibranchs, moray eels and what is
believed to be the largest mussel
species in the world, the Pinna nobilis
fan mussel. Lo Stazzu, incidently,
is the name of a hut occupied by a
shepherd, one of which is on the shore
near to the dive.
Le Guglie,
Costa Paradiso 32 m
Descend
the anchor line to rocks at around
7 m, then follow the seafloor down.
Terrain is very rocky with some beautiful
tunnels and caves. Covered in life:
nudibranchs (and their egg spirals),
sea squirts, small sea fans, delicate
pink corals and so on. Larger animals
include a conger eel and a crawfish
- Palinurus elephas. Big clouds of
chromis are also swarming about.
La Punta,
Costa Paradiso 32 m
Rocky
outcrop with caves and tunnels. Look
for oOctopus, pretty corals, crawfish,
nudibranchs, sea bream, moray eels
and a well camouflaged Pinna nobilis
fan mussel which is protected in Italy.
Dive finishes at 6 m.
Grotta
Niedda, Costa Paradiso 31 m
Take
a bright torch for this one as it
is a series of tunnels, canyons and
caves. Descend down La Punta pinnacle
and enter a cave. A short stretch
leads to an entrance into a second
cave. This leads to an open canyon.
At the end of the canyon is a small
tunnel with a large lobster. Great
dive. Lots of spiny lobsters (crawfish)
and a rather large octopus. Not for
the faint hearted.
Rocca
Ruia, Costa Paradiso 30 m
Multi-level
dive with things to see at all depths.
Gullies and pinnacles. Sandy bottom
with caves and crags. Large moray,
Muraena helena, and, unusually for
this area, a large grouper.
Cagliari
The
gulf of Cagliari contains many WWII
wrecks.
La Maddalena
The
archipeligo of La Maddalena is designated
a national park and hence is a popular
diving destination.
Punta
Coda Cavallo
This
area, south of the Gulf of Olbia in
the North East, is a marine reserve.
Capo
Carbonara
Capo
Carbonara, East of Cagliari in the
south of the Island, is also a marine
reserve.
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