Salema
Swim, Snorkel, Dive, See, Meet, Watch the Salema
Salema lives in shoals in Posidonia meadows. They can be seen mostly during the day grazing on algae. The adult, from 35 to 50 cm in height, has the particularity of being hermaphroditic and changes sex with age. In the Mediterranean, Saupe breeds in spring and autumn.
CHECK SEASONALITY
Sarpa salpa
Macro
Saupe, Daurade rayée, Daurade jaune, Poisson catalan, Salema
Food
The Salema dwells off beaches, around rocky piers and among Posidonia fields at depths of around 20 m.
It feeds on plants such as posidonia, sea lettuce and red algae. The juveniles feed on small crustaceans.
Breeding
The Salema are born male and become female around the age of 4 when they reach a length of around 30 cm.
Dive centers
| |
Rederis Plongée
France
- Banyuls sur mer

The Rederis diving center is located in the port of Banyuls-sur-Mer, along the Vermeille coast, on the Spanish border. This diving club is close to the SNCF train station of Banyuls-sur-Mer and the hotel recommended by Rederis is a 5-minute walk from the station. If you choose to come by plane, the nearest airport is Perpignan.
On-site you will find spacious facilities with hot showers, toilets, changing rooms, storage lockers, and an inflation station. The Rédéris diving school is specialises in FFESSM training from baptism to level 4 but also offers international PADI and SSI certifications. Specialize in the use of dry suits, wreck diving, and fish identification. Rédéris also organises winter ice dives at Les Angles in the Pyrenees.
Embark on the boats the Aigle, an aluminum barge, and the Caiman, a semi-rigid boat with a capacity of 39 and 19 divers respectively. For an additional fee due to the distance from the wrecks, discover the wrecks of the Alice Robert alias Le Bananier, the Astrée, the Saumur, and the Saint Lucien. Explore the marine reserve of Banyuls or take a half-day trip with 2 dives in the reserve of Cap Creus.
You can also take advantage of a special partnership with the Bleu Marine hotel located not far from the port. Non-divers will appreciate the many walks to do in the area. [+]
- Located close to the dive sites
- Welcome groups
- Near Downtown area
|
Gidive Center Palamós
Spain
- Palamós, Girona
 
The Gidive Center Palamós dive center is located in the Marina de Palamós, with free parking. Enjoy, during your diving stay at Gidive Center Palamós, the comfortable facilities on 250 m2 including separate changing rooms with showers, soap, hairdryer, and sockets. Take your diving lessons in the classroom equipped with Wi-Fi, TV, and touch-screen tablets for theory, with the possibility of recharging your mobile phone. Store your personal equipment in the room, independently of the rental equipment which is checked and renewed periodically. A corner is dedicated to desalting and drying your equipment. A Bauer air filling station also allows technical dives with Nitrox or Trimix.
Share good times with other divers, on the large terrace, over a drink, filling in your logbook and sharing your experiences. Close to the Gidive Center Palamós training centre is the Morro del Vedell cove. This beach is easily accessible and is ideal for diving courses. Take advantage of your diving holiday in Palamós to get certified, from the beginner level with the first dive to the Divemaster level, with shore and boat dives. PADI TecRec courses are held in technical diving with certified instructors giving personalized advice.
The comfortable boat Piola, 11.50 meters long, accommodates 36 passengers and has an enclosed cabin, ideal against the cold and wind in winter. Take it out with its skipper for half a day or a full day to the most beautiful coves of the Costa Brava. The best diving and snorkeling spots in Palamos are at Islas Formigues, a group of reddish islets opposite Cap de Planes; at Els Ullastres, with three rocky shoals with large red gorgonians to the north; and at the wreck of a German navy tugboat, the Boreas, a 5-minute sail from the Gidive Center Palamós. Here you can observe the beautiful Mediterranean fauna.
[+]
- Near Downtown area
- Between 10 and 20 dive sites
- PADI Training
|
La Sirena
Spain
- L'Estartit
   
La Sirena is located in the L'Estartit Seaside Resort, on the Costa Brava Mediterranean coast, in Catalonia, Spain. Open from April to November. Diving with them, you’ll explore the sub-basins of the Medes Islands, declared Reserve and National Park since 1990. Very popular among European divers. On location, possibility of FFESSM training and snorkeling. Swimming from the boats, after the dives, during the summer months. You’ll find plenty of ingenious facilities at La Sirena which has a great and long experience in welcoming divers. Lockable equipment storage boxes provided by the Center. No more tedious rinsing with a now automated hot air dryer so that your suit is nice and ready for your next dive. Their very comfortable boats are equipped with lifts to help the divers board without breaking their backs going up a ladder. The must is the hot shower on the Sirena 2 ! In partnership with the warm, family and very welcoming Flamingo Hotel, located in the Natural Park of Montgri, 300 m from the beach. Kite surfing, climbing, golf, cycling and hiking. Also possible to rent Alga flats next to the hotel, opposite the pool. Air conditioning and heating in the dining room. Free Wifi and satellite TV. Car park available at an extra charge.
[+]
- Welcome groups
- Between 10 and 20 dive sites
- Near beach
|
Calvi Plongée
France
- Calvi

The diving school Calvi Plongée is located at the quay Landry, in the marina of Calvi, in the north of Corsica. Calvi Plongée offers baptisms, exploration, FFESSM and PADI training. Take part in the special trips of Calvi Plongée for a dive on the wreck of the B17. Stroll on the diving site of the Library, in the bay of Calvi as well as on the outskirts of the peninsula of Revellata in the marine reserve.
The diving school Calvi Plongée offers a family and friendly atmosphere, with dives à la carte, according to the desires of the divers. Calvi Plongée organizes interesting events such as freediving courses with Pierre Frolla, the four-time world record holder in freediving, shark diving specialist, and ambassador of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. The initiates of the diving world wait for the dates of these courses from one year to the next.
Calvi Diving is organizing a freediving course in conjunction with BorgoSub, the Italian reference center in the field of freediving, in the presence of Guillaume Nery. Follow with Calvi Diving an intense training program with constant weight descents, free dives and variable weight dives, compensation, and initiation to yoga and breathing techniques. [+]
- Friendly atmosphere
- Near the old town
- Popular dive sites
|
Lecques Aquanaut
France
- Saint Cyr les Lecques
 
The Lecques Aquanaut diving center is located in the new port of Les Lecques, in front of a huge car park. Open all year round, you will benefit from beautiful and comfortable facilities, ideal for groups of divers with changing rooms equipped with hot showers, toilets, a classroom equipped for training with a computer. The shop allows you to stock up on any small equipment you may be missing. The air in the filling station is checked.
The diving school offers ANMP and PADI training courses from baptism to divemaster. About 50 adult and children's equipment are renewed every two years. Park near the Aquanaut and H2O boats, 30 m away, to unload your personal equipment directly. The boats are also suitable for groups, with capacities of 19 and 29 divers respectively. Board the Lecques Aquanaut boats to explore the dive sites of Bandol and La Ciotat.
The former owner of the Lecques Aquanaut diving club, Marcel Camilleri, thought he had found St Exupery's little plane. The wreck of a P-38 Lightning lies upside down on a sandy bottom. This American twin-engine plane is literally covered with fishing nets. Later, divers and experts made the connection with another P-38 lying in the bay of La Ciotat. This one was shot down in the same conditions, the same day, only a few minutes apart! The two wrecks are part of the same Fighter-Group squadron and are separated by 3 nautical miles. [+]
- Near Downtown area
- Located close to the dive sites
- Spacious premises
|
See more +
Where to see, swim, and dive with Salema ?
SHARE YOUR BEST UNDERWATER ADVENTURES
|