Great barracuda
Swimming, Snorkeling and Diving to See and Observe the Great barracuda
The great barracuda is found in all oceans and seas in tropical environments, except for the Eastern Pacific. It swims at speeds of 40 km/h when on a hunt or when it feels threatened. The barracuda is a day hunter. It has a developed sight, which can spot prey within 100 m. It can live for 15 years. The great barracuda can reach a length of 2 m and a weight of 40 kg.
The barracuda is recognizable by its elongated shape, a silver-grey body with black stripes. It may seem impressive due to a very apparent dentition, but it does not represent any danger for the diver!
When they reach adulthood, they become solitary and live a solitary life in open waters. They can migrate over several hundred miles.
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Sphyraena barracuda
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Barracuda, Bécune, Brochet de mer, Great barracuda, Commerson's sea pike, Sphyraena barracuda
Food
It's a carnivorous predator that feeds on fish and cephalopods. It's an ambush hunter. It dwells in coral reefs, estuaries, lagoons or in harbors, between 10 and 25 m deep and hunts during the day instead.
Breeding
The Great barracuda reaches sexual maturity at two to five years depending whether it is a male or a female. Common specimens are 60 cm long. It belongs to the oviparous species. Females secrete around a hundred eggs at each parturition. Males fertilize them as soon as they are secreted. The eggs hatch after forty days. The larvae develop and migrate with the currents. They do not have teeth at birth, they only appear around the fourth month, then they become independent. The larvae are pelagic and gather in shoals. They hide in the mangroves. Then, around the age of three, they reach a length of 30 cm and return to the open sea.
Dive centers
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Pirates Point Dive Resort
Cayman
- Little Cayman
Pirates Point Dive Resort is located south of Little Cayman Island, not far from South Town. It is a comfortable end of the world with its white sandy beaches. Very nice rooms with old-fashioned charm, gastronomic restaurant (tasty cuisine), bar and swimming pool, dive shop. Of course, a laptop is available with free Wifi. Conviviality without pretension. Very nice atmosphere. Ideal to relax. All inclusive packages for divers and non-divers, with family housing. Snorkeling in front of the hotel. The non-diving companions also have a good time. Swimming, hiking, bike rides, picnics. About 2000 rock iguanas live on the island ! Bird watching from a platform in the Booby Pond Nature Reserve. Red-footed Booby and frigates. Bloody Bay Wall is a very popular place to dive. Drop-off from 6 m deep to 2000 m. Abundant marine life. Lush coral gardens, giant sponges, black coral trees, sea fans. Eagle Rays. About fifty available dive sites. Staff offering training, for all-level divers, from private lessons to collective 8 divers classes. Spacious and well equipped 42-feet long diving boat, fit for up to 20 divers and their equipment. No time limit for the 2 dives of the day. You safely take the time to observe the fish behavior. The guides look for unusual species to show their customers. Night dive from the beach in small groups of 3 to 6 people. Take a boat to Owen's Island, a small isolated island off the coast for picnicking and snorkeling.
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- Accomodations
- Functional boat
- Located close to the dive sites
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Dolphin Dive School
Indonesia
- Senggigi
   
Dolphin Dive School is located in Senggigi, the tourist heart of Lombok Island, Indonesia. Rental of recent equipment. Multilingual local guides and instructors. Dolphin Dive School offers a wide range of PADI diving courses, from beginners to dive instructors, as well as daily dive trips and night dives. Excursion for snorkeling on the best sites of Gili Trawangan, Gili Air and Gili Meno Islands as well as in Senggigi on Lombok. Possibility to have the photo of your underwater performance. Here, prices are not too expensive. Dolphin Dive School helps guests who wish to organize their stay in Lombok and Gili, from low-rates to luxury hotels. Almost all of them are in great locations with beautiful landscapes with steep cliffs, coves and protected bays on the edge of sparkling blue lagoons. You can stay in villas set in lush tropical gardens, surrounded by coconut plantations. Book in advance, in high season, from June to August and at the end of the year until January 15th, whether for accommodation and dives. As diving in the Gili Islands and Lombok is for those whose deserve it !
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- Diving around Islands
- Popular dive sites
- Functional boat
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NTR Dive
France
- Cavalaire

NTR DIVE, directed by Raphaël Rousselle, is a diving school specialized in Nitrox, Trimix, Rebreather diving.
It is a concept of itinerant Tek diving school, that is to say that you can choose the places of your explorations and your trainings among the list of the partner centers: CIP Nice, Subvision in Golfe Juan, CIP Fréjus, Club Sous L'eau in Saint-Raphaël, Easy Dive in Cannes and Juan les Pins, la Rague plongée in Mandelieu la Napoule, H20 Sainte-Maxime, Tiki Dive in Cavalaire, Eau Bleue in Cavalaire, Be Free to dive in Villeneuve Loubet, le Gîte de plongée du Gapeau, Saint P'hyères Plongée in. .. Hyères.
NTR DIVE offers you a tailor-made service of training and exploration dedicated to Tek, Nitrox and Trimix diving, in open circuit and rebreather.
The services also include the sale, rental, and maintenance of top-of-the-range equipment.
This school offers you its training courses with certifications from the different organizations IANTD and FFESSM/CMAS. Raphy is an approved technician of the biggest brands of teak equipment and shares his expertise with you as an official dealer of rEvo and AP diving rebreathers. [+]
- Tek training abroad
- Lake diving
- Tek travel
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H2O Sainte Maxime
France
- Sainte Maxime
  
The H20 Saint Maxime diving center is located at the beginning of the Léon Condroyer quay, at the entrance of a mini shopping mall, 60 m from the harbor master's office, on the Môle, in the port of Sainte Maxime. Divers meet at the center at 9 am and 2.30 pm every day from 1 April to 30 November. The rest of the year, groups are welcome from December 1st to March 30th by appointment. Individual divers are welcome on Saturdays and Sundays.
Franck welcomes you in his shop with the biggest diving brands and equipment to buy or rent.
Less than 50 m from the premises, you can board one of the two diving and snorkeling boats, La Piguette and Le Cyclone, with a shower on board, for a trip of about 2h30. The H20 Sainte Maxime diving school offers training courses with FFESSM, ANPM, PADI, and SSI certifications, which are given by qualified instructors. You have access to the best diving sites of Saint-Tropez and Cavalaire on one side, and to the diving spots of Issambres on the other. You have a beautiful playground with the most beautiful wrecks in the Mediterranean, including the Aritay at 30 m, the Relax at 35 m, and the Rubis at 45 m.
About forty very varied diving sites, adapted to all levels, are spread out in this area. Ask for photos and videos of your dives, as a souvenir of those good times. Don't forget your USB stick! Non-divers can walk around the center of Sainte Maxime. A special rate is granted to them if they go by boat with fins, masks, and snorkels. The H2O Sainte Maxime club is also ideal for stays without a vehicle, by staying at the Hotel des Palmiers, located 100 m away, or the Univac holiday center, which is very suitable for groups. [+]
- Near Downtown area
- Different diving area
- Carry Less Equipment
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