Diving in Fuerteventura.
Fuerteventura enjoys the privilege of having the most extensive marine shelf of the entire Canary archipelago, joining the north and the south from Lanzarote to Punta de Jandia, that continues for several kilometres.
The temperature of the sea is from 18º C to 23º C and the maximum visibility is 50 metres. These two facts make the island an excellent place to practice diving. The marine floor is sandy on the leeward side and rocky near land and on the border of the slope, which the mariners call a contour. Until a depth of 30 metres you encounter large sandy areas mixed with the prairies of Cymodocea, which is called Sebas in the islands, because the gardens that form are dominated by “sebadales”.
The marine fauna is typical of the Macaronesian archipelagos, enphasizing: Angel Sharks, Giant Grouper, Mongrels, Ratfish, Butterfly Rays; the hunters of the sea such as the Black jack fish, barracuda, tuna; a touch of the colour of the trumpets, green fish, and the friendly company that various breams and other types of fish offer. In addition, sometimes during the dive turtles, manta rays, moon fish, or other species of shark surprise the divers. In Fuerteventura, all of the dives present big possibilities for the diver; but, in order to be protected from the prevailing winds, the south of the island is the best spot to dive. Of the different options that the southern coast presents, one of these is the most spectacular: the Veril de Morro Jable, an obligatory place to visit in order to see the richness of the marine life of Fuerteventura. The Veril is, by its own right, one of the submarine sanctuaries of the Canaries.
Veril Chico
Situated to the west of Veril Grande, Veril Chico possesses characteristics similar to Veril Grande. It is a wall of stone which can be found at a depth of 15 metres and falls vertically until about 35 metres. We can encounter a multitude of species like black moray eels, bream, crabs, barracudas, grouper, and angel sharks. It is also possible to make various types of dives according to the level of the diver.
Veril Grande
Situated in Morro Jable, about 200 metres from the beach, it is opposite the lighthouse at the point of the scrubland. It is a wall of stone whose upper part can be found at a depth of 20 metres and the falls vertically until about 40 metres. In this spectacular enclave, you can encounter a multitude of species such as the trumpet fish, black moray eels, bream, and angel shark. Also, it is possible to encounter large species from the pelagic zone; the last time there was a whale shark. Various types of dives can be made according to the level and experience of the divers.
La Lajita
This spot is located nearby the small town ‚the Lajita‚?.It is a shore-dive, we will prepare our equipment at the stony beach. Next at the beach is a house with eagle sculptures.We will dive in direction south in shallow water and we are looking for sea-rabbits, snails, schools of fish and octopus.
Chupadero
Chupadero lis a small bay nearly the bay of La Lajita and we go diving directly from the beach.Maximum depth will be approx. 8-10 m, so beginners and advanced divers will meet this spot. There are many fishes (sepia, octopus, small groupers, muranes,angelsharks, perch, and other animals).There is a small hole where we can going through......
Wall of the harbour in Mooro Jable
Directly behind the wall there is a nice dive spot. Maximum depth is approx. 12 m. Between the harbour stone wall there are many interesting animals.
Punta casa de la Senora
It is a boat dive 10 minutes south of Morro Jable, we start the dive in shallow water and follow a wall of rocks until a depth of 15 m. Here we see rocks with small caves and holes in which we could found many animals, fish and snails.It is a quiet place for relaxing and examination.
El Griego
A very nice place far in the south ‚ď but we could go there only if the wheather conditions are very good. Normally we have strong current, but many fish, groupers, murays, and soft corals. There are rocks and places like ‚úvalleys‚?.Only for advanced divers.
La Casilla
Following a small way we reach a small bay where we could dive until a depth of 14 m. We will see big places covered with sea-grass and small rocks. We are looking for rays, sepias, schools of fish and crabs.