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Common spiny lobster

Dive and observe the Common spiny lobster

The European Spiny Lobster takes refuge with its congeners in the same rocky structure. To move around, it walks on the bottom. When it feels attacked, it swims backward with rapid and successive tail movements. Specimens weighing from 2 to 6 kg can be found. Scientists believe that lobsters can live 100 years or more.

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Palinurus elephas
Macro
Langouste rouge, Langouste européenne, Langouste commune, Common spiny lobster, Crayfish

Food

The Common spiny lobster can crush the shell of sea urchins. It also feeds on crustaceans, small fish and carrions.

Breeding

The common spiny lobster reaches sexual maturity around the age of 4. The male and female face each other and the male's sperm sticks to the female's underside. The female rips up the capsules with special claws, which releases the sperm that fertilizes her eggs. She lays several million eggs. Depending on the water temperature, incubation can last from 5 to 9 months. After hatching, the larvae reach a size of 3 mm and migrate like plankton. The common spiny lobster molts several times in its life.


Dive centers

 

Dune Lalonde
France  - La Londe les Maures
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The diving school Dune La Londe is located at Place de l'Hélice, Port Miramar, in La Londe les Maures. Dune La Londe is open from April to November to take you to the National Park of Port-Cros and Porquerolles. From December to March, groups are welcome only by reservation. The Dune Lalonde and Aqualonde centers have merged. On the spot, you will find the filling station with available nitrox on one side and the equipment on the other. The diving boats are located 20 m from the premises. Don't hesitate to take diving courses at Dune Lalonde, because we offer the whole range of PADI and FFESSM courses, from the first dive to level 3. The place is ideal for beginners and for experienced divers, it is a starting point for diving sites around the Golden Islands. The strong point of the Dune Lalonde center? It is to have thought of offering the opportunity of a Pass of 10, 25, and 50 dives allowing the divers to invite friends on their package, to discover the National Park of the Calanques of Marseille, that of Port Cros but also the reserve of the Cap Roux in Théoule. The non-divers have many activities in the surroundings. Not far away, you can enjoy 3 km of fine sandy beaches. The islands of Porquerolles and Port-Cros are full of history with relics of the past, nice hiking possibilities, and snorkeling. The atmosphere in La Londe Les Maures is summery from the beautiful days until October. This village has small restaurants, stores by the sea and free parking nearby. [+]

  • Friendly atmosphere
  • Free Parking
  • Functional boat
From 25,00 €

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H2O Sainte Maxime
France  - Sainte Maxime
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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
From 45,00 €

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Subkro
Spain  - Ametlla de Mar
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The Subkro Diving Center in Tarragona is located in two different ports, Port de Torredembarra and Port de Tarragona. Enjoy comfortable facilities located 20 meters from Miracle Beach, with hot showers and the opportunity to have a drink against a postcard backdrop, including the beach, port, and Roman amphitheater. Subkro also receives its divers in L'Ametlla de Mar. Subkro is open daily from April to November and in winter by appointment, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The instructors offer SSI (Scuba School International) training courses ranging from Open Water Diver to Divemaster. Study with Subkro instructors the different specialties such as deep diving, navigation, and night diving. Explore with shore dives offered by Subkro from Miracle Beach, located in the center of Tarragona, a so-called urban beach because city dwellers easily go there; Aquarium, located towards the lighthouse; at Cap Salou in the small cove Cala Reguerot del Claveguer located next to the Salou lighthouse; Vaporet where the remains of a shipwreck are located, whose chimney rises in a profusion of damselfish. In the crevices, discover in the light of your lighthouse, groupers and conger eels. Sunfish (Mola mola) have been spotted here. Diving adventures with Subkro are not lacking. Go hiking along the Route de Ronda (Salou), on the GR92 which crosses L'Ametlla de Mar, with your fins, mask and snorkel in your backpack. Explore the underwater depths of the calas with Subkro and relax blissfully in their translucent waters. This package is ideal for spending quality time with friends or family. Subkro's other wildlife diving package is unique in the world. Immerse yourself and snorkel among schools of hundreds of bluefin tuna with Subkro. Book your accommodation and diving package with Nautic Parc. [+]

  • Shore diving
  • Wrecks
  • Functional boat
From 29,00 €

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Aqua Evasion
France  - Gignac La Nerthe
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The diving center Aqua Evasion is located in Gignac la Nerthe. Run by Xavier and Laure Trubert, Aqua Evasion is open 7 days a week, including holidays, by appointment, from 8 am to 10 pm. The Aqua Evasion diving center is composed of a store, a high-performance inflation station for filling cylinders with quality air, a workshop for equipment maintenance, leakage tests as well as a test bench for regulators adjustments. The Aqua Evasion dive center offers training courses in a large classroom especially equipped for first aid. The boarding on the Aqua Evasion boat takes place at the port of Carry-le-Rouet, at the P. Malleville quay. The transfers of the divers and the equipment, of a duration of 16 minutes (distance 11 km) from Gignac to the port of Carry, are carried out with the vehicles of the center Aqua Evasion, respectively of 5 and 7 places. At the Aqua Evasion diving center, the 20-seater Lomac boat is ideal for families and groups, with or without the instructor on board. Aqua Evasion offers a wide range of diving sites around the harbor of Marseille with rocky bottoms, beautiful drop-offs, the Planier, the Frioul, the Elvine, and the numerous wrecks Chaouen, Dalton, Messerschmitt. The snorkeling trips take place in the creeks. The Quicksilver boat, belonging to Aqua Evasion, and moored at the Vayssière quay, is used to pass the boat license. [+]

  • Accomodations
  • Functional boat
  • Boat rental
From 60,00 €

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Cap Plongée
France  - Six Fours Les Plages
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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
From 45,00 €

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