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Grenada & Carriacou / Special Interests / Diving

By James Henderson

The scuba diving in Grenada is mainly off the south-western peninsular of the island, both on the ledge to its south (before the seabed drops away into the deep channel between the Caribbean and South America) and to its north, where there are reefs in the lee of the island, off Grand Anse and up the calmer western coastline.

There are some wrecks and drift dives, and although the diving in Grenada is not renowned among the Caribbean islands there is good variety and some nice reefs, with all the usual hard and soft Caribbean corals and a good variety of fish and other underwater life.

In October 2011, Grenada marks the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the liner Bianca C. The wreck is now one of the world’s most highly regarded dive sites and home to dozens of species of tropical sea life.

Grenada is also famous for its Underwater Sculpture Park. Founded in 2005 by Jason de Caires Taylor, the site is close to shire and easy to snorkel or dive. Now a thriving artificial marine habitat, new statues with an Amerindian theme were added earlier in 2011.

The Atlantic coast is rarely dived because of the currents and the rough water. There is no decompression chamber on Grenada (though there are on Barbados and Trinidad).

 

Contributor: Jane Anderson (Update 2011)

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