Conger eel
Swimming, Snorkeling and Diving to See and Watch the Conger eel
The Conger eel is has a very long body, it can reach 2 meters! Its skin is grey to black and its belly white.
The conger eel lives along the coastline, in rocks, wrecks, and under overhangs. It likes to hide in cavities. It can be observed swimming in open water.
Conger eels are very strong and can remain half-submerged at low tide waiting for the tide to come back in. If fed by divers, it can become curious and come after more food. It then bites thinking that it has grabbed a small piece of food. Its bite is not too serious, but it can cause infections due to the rotting food stuck between its teeth.
Its main predators are men and seals.
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Conger conger
Macro
Congre, Anguille de mer, Conger eel
Food
At night the Conger eel ventures out of the burrow to hunt fish, mollusks, cuttlefish, octopuses, and crustaceans. Its jaw is very powerful. It is a carnivorous fish. It enables him to crush the shell of crustaceans. It tears off tentacles by grabbing it and spinning on itself.
Breeding
The Conger eel reaches sexual maturity around the age of 5. It breeds during the summer, in open water and very deep. The conger eel mates only once in its life, and dies immediately after. The female lays several million eggs that are fertilized and then become larvae. They drift like plankton for two years. The larvae fall to the seafloor near the coastline and then adult life begins. A conger eel can reach a weight of 40 kg in five years.
Dive centers
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Cap Plongée
France
- Six Fours Les Plages
The diving center Cap Plongée is located on the port of Coudoulière, in Six-Fours-Les-Plages. Cap Plongée offers you ANMP and FFESSM training courses, from baptism to level 3. You will board the boat La Mouette, 50 m from Cap Plongée's premises. You have never breathed on a regulator? Take a first dive! Experienced divers, you wish to deepen your skills to explore further? Cap Plongée accompanies you in obtaining your diving levels.
On-site, a changing room is at your disposal to equip yourself. The debriefing of the dive is done outside or in the store, around a coffee. After the dive, you are sure to share your experiences. Take the time to choose your equipment with the advice of the Cap Plongée manager. Whether you are an amateur or an experienced diver, the twenty or so dive sites such as Le Sec de Guénaud and Basses Moulinières, offered by the Cap Plongée diving school are rich in fauna and flora and will leave you with beautiful memories of the Embiez islands, an archipelago classified as a Natura 2000 zone.
Bruno, passionate about photography and marine biology, will direct you to the species you are looking for: sars, wrasses, red mullets, scorpionfish, rockfish, groupers, moray eels, cuttlefish, octopus, and shellfish. Discover also several kinds of gorgonians, anemones, corals, sponges as well as large fields of Posidonia, the green lung of the Mediterranean. Group outings are possible upon reservation, with nearby camping-type accommodations with excellent value for money. [+]
- Nautical activities
- Diving around Islands
- Located close to the dive sites
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Dune Marseille
France
- Marseille
The diving school Dune Marseille, open all year round, is located in the port of Pointe Rouge, in Marseille. Find Dune Marseille just after the yacht club, a 5-minute walk from a small beach lined with bars and nice restaurants. From November to March, the center welcomes groups only. From March to November, the diving departures take place at 9:15 am and 1:15 pm. The whole range of FFESSM and PADI training courses are offered, from beginners to level 3. Dune Marseille's strengths lie in its comfortable facilities with, on-site, a store, a relaxation area to consult diving books, separate men's and women's changing rooms, indoor and outdoor hot showers, a nice rinsing area, and a large room for courses and seminars equipped with a video projector.
Wi-Fi access is free and many full amenities are available for rent. Nearby, there is free parking and a boat landing that shuttles guests between Pointe Rouge and the Old Port, a 20-minute sail from the Calanques National Park. Dune Marseille's two semi-rigid boats, specially equipped for snorkeling, freediving, and diving, are equipped with benches and ensure safe sea outings. The number of divers has limited onboard the boats. Hot or cold drinks are served on board depending on the season. Meet on the large shaded terrace outside to chat after the dive or to eat. Lunch can be delivered upon reservation. [+]
- Near Downtown area
- Friendly atmosphere
- Located close to the dive sites
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Centre de Plongée Cap Cerbère
France
- Cerbère
The Cap Cerbère diving centre is located in the heart of the Cerbère-Banyuls marine reserve, in the Pyrénées-Orientales. Open all year round, the premises of Cap Cerbère, also welcome people with reduced mobility, in the village of Cerbère. They include three separate men's and women's changing rooms, with a blower to dry your wetsuits between two boat rotations, showers and sanitary facilities, two classrooms equipped with video projectors and wifi, two inflation stations (air and nitrox) including 20 buffer bottles.
Wetsuits can be rented from children's size to XXL, from 5 mm to drysuits. Parking is free. The boarding platform is just a few metres from the club. The Cap Cerbère training centre offers PADI and FFESSM courses from beginner level 1 to the more advanced level 4. For those who dive with rebreathers or technical dives, we have soda lime on order, nitrox equipment and 5 ponys for O2 decompression. The Cap Cerbère club is the ideal structure for groups of up to 58 divers with comfort and safety.
You can even benefit from a group rate in summer! Come aboard the Cap Cerbère, a 14 m boat approved for up to 39 divers, equipped with a lift to make it easier to get in and out of the water. The Marlasca is also an 8.5 m long boat, equipped with two parrot ladders and can accommodate up to 19 divers. The boat can be rented for 3 hours to meet up with friends or family. The dive sites are located near the Cap Cerbère diving centre with a 5 to 15 minute sail. Possibility of kayaking, paddle. [+]
- Protected Marine Park
- Near Downtown area
- Welcome groups
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Diving Portlligat Cadaques
Spain
- Cadaqués
The Diving Portlligat Cadaques training centre offers PADI and SSI courses for all levels of divers, from beginners with the Scuba Diver to advanced divers with the Advanced Scuba Diver. The courses, adapted to each one, take place according to the schedules wished and of your availabilities. Theory and practice are taught on-site. The Carpe Diem Cadaqués, a complex of comfortable and equipped flats for 2, 4 and 6 people, includes a swimming pool in which the diving centre is located, and allows you to organise and practise your diving exercises before going out to sea.
The Diving Portlligat Cadaques diving club offers introductory diving courses for children and adults. Nitrox training allows you to safely spend more time underwater, especially on successive dives. Three daily departures are scheduled to 3 different sites in the natural park of Cap de Creus. A quad bike is provided to transport your equipment to the port. Divers are transported by vehicle to the embarkation point.
Experienced divers board one of the 3 semi-rigid boats of 7,5 m length, in which you discover the best diving spots of Cadaques in the Natural Park of Cap de Creus. On your request, Diving Portlligat Cadaques organises night dives, sometimes with the possibility of going out in a boat for 2 people. Don't hesitate to discover the Mediterranean flora and fauna by snorkelling and snorkelling. [+]
- Protected Marine Park
- Accomodations and diving
- Youth diving
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Mio Palmo Cogolin
France
- Cogolin
The Mio Palmo diving center is located in Cogolin, on the edge of the Gulf of Saint Tropez, in the extension of Port Grimaud. The Marines de Port Cogolin will enchant you with its yachting atmosphere. The diving center is located in front of the landing stage of the green boats, bound for Saint Tropez and Sainte Maxime. The team of instructors welcomes you from June 1st to September 30th, the ideal period for diving in the Mediterranean. You can leave your equipment in a Mio Palmo room for the duration of your stay.
The Mio Palmo diving school offers an introduction to scuba diving, organized for adults and children from 8 years old. PADI training courses are offered from Discover Scuba Diver to OWSI instructor. Make a trip with 2 dives to optimize your holidays on the most beautiful sites of Saint-Tropez, with a return to the dock around 12:30. A good deal, a private outing is organized with 8 dives for 4 people and also includes the meal and drinks on board. Once a week, experienced divers explore the famous Rubis submarine wreck.
Come aboard the Taormina, a RIB that can accommodate up to 20 divers. It is also ideal for snorkeling trips and quick access to dive sites. The richness and variety of the seabed, made up of drop-offs and seagrass beds, wrecks, shallows, and lighthouses, will surprise you with groupers, sars, bogues, and lobsters. You will find in the marines of Cogolin many restaurants and accommodations without really needing to take a car. Beaches, shops, and bars allow you to relax after diving. [+]
- Friendly atmosphere
- Popular dive sites
- Meeting after diving
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