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BSAC Marina Alta
SUN FISH SIGHTING
As they rounded
the headland off
El Portet bay after
a recent dive off
the RIB out of Moraira
Marina, the divers
spotted a large
sun fish in the
water.
Slowly bringing
the boat around,
the divers stopped
a little way off
the fish and several
slipped into the
water to get a good
look and to quietly
swim alongside this
spectacular and
very unusual fish
which was about
90cms long.
The sun fish
was quite relaxed
and swam with us
for at least 5 minutes
before gently swimming
out to sea.
The photograph
shown below of the
sun fish appeared
in the Costa Blanca
News on 8 August.
200 BARRACUDA
This August we
have seen Barracuda
off Calpe quite
often. One particularly
memorable dive when
four of our club
divers stopped their
progress along the
base of the Ifach
and watched in awe
as a school of approximately
200 Barracuda lazily
swam back and forth
infront of us. We
spent five minutes
looking at their
sizes, markings,
mouth shapes and
wishing we had a
movie camera with
us! Most were approx
60 cms long and
a few were a good
75 cms.
It was a delight
to experience this
once, and we were
even mre lucky to
see them again on
our way back from
our dive. Again
very relaxed and
swimming abut 180
degrees around us.
DOLPHINS IN
THE BAY
Our dive on the
enormous underwater
boulders, overhangs
and rock arches
on the Las Bassettes
side of the Ifach
was in water of
27º, flat
calm, 25 metre visibility
and fish of every
description with
only one small jelly
fish seen the whole
dive.Several non-diving
partners were on
the boat for the
afternoon out and
they swam, snorkelled
and had a chance
to drive the boat.
The day was made
for all of us when
we spotted a pod
of about 15-20 dolphins,
including 3 babies,
in the bay between
Calpe and Moraira.
Although the RIB
bow wave was not
to their liking
they swam around
the bay for about
half an hour and
gave us, and the
jet skiers who had
stopped to watch,
a wonderful experience.
A very unusual
sight so close to
shore. Like the
sunfish a few weeks
ago, we were very
pleased to see them
safely on their
way out to sea later
on.
Keep an eye out
as they may be in
this area for some
time.
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