The Islets of Cap Canadell

The Islets Campagies, located in front of the Cap Canadells, border the cove  of Terrimbos to the south and protected from the wind , overlooking the bay of Cerbère.

This site is characterized by its main south islet which is a complete diving circuit. It offers the possibility to dive at shallow depth but also to go down to 36 meters depth. It’s rare in the region to have such a configuration. A smaller islet situated at about 100 meters from the cap. Two buoys are placed near the site one at the south east point and the other on the south side. Several dive options are possible from both.

In the area where there can be violent currents it’s not uncommon to cross a bank of barracudas or amberjacks. Massif rock forming a pretty canyon embellish the exploration. Further offshore, we can admire the iconic and beautiful red coral of Mediterranean as well as lobsters and other rockfishes.

In the zone of 18 meters of depth we discover “coralligéne” formations. If this Mediterranean endemic substrat is home to moray eel congers and other nudibranchs it’s also contains the secret of red coral loved by jewelers but well protected today. This red coral can be observed in areas 35-40 meters where it coexists with the magnificent red gorgonians.