Dominica Tour/ 
Tour Operators: Equipped for the best in land & sea tours 
• Adventure Nature Tours/Hiking/Bird Watching 
• Package Tours: Honeymoon/Diving/Discover Dominica 
• Water Sports: Diving/Whale Watching/Snorkeling 
Pioneers in Eco-Tourism-Hotels/Transfers/Ground Handlers 
P.O. Box 34, Roseau, DOMINICA. 
TEL: (809) 448 2638 • FAX: (809) 448 2630 
The underwater life in this area stretches 
from the narrow shelf and continues down 
slopes which are steep (about 45 degrees in 
some instances). Some of these slopes de¬ 
scend without interruption to at least 100 
feet. The substratum on the slope is often 
composed of volcanic boulders with encrust¬ 
ing eipbiota. Visibility is usually good to about 
80 feet. 
Massive heads of starlet, brain and other 
colourful coral species, intermingle with sea 
grass beds, intricate basket sponges of sev¬ 
eral species, gorgonians, long-spined black 
sea-urchin, sea anemones and a wide variety 
of sea fans. These areas are popular for 
Creole, Yellow and Blue Head Wrasses, 
Parrot and Damsel fish. Sightings of Hawks- 
bill turtles are common. 
To explore these warm, sparkling blue 
waters and share in the magnificent scenery 
for which the island is world renowned, 
Dominica has three dive operator outfits 
which will offer you all you require to spend 
time with an array of underwater life forms. 
The Fisheries Development Division (FDD) 
is responsible for the optimal management 
of the marine resources. FDD works closely 
with interest groups relating to the explora¬ 
tion of the marine environment. The ap¬ 
proach used is one of “people or user partici¬ 
pation.” Through this approach the major 
beneficiaries of the various activities in the 
marine environment are given the responsi¬ 
bility to police same. 
No better persons should have an inter¬ 
est in avoiding degradation of a dive site 
than a dive operator. Hence they have 
been charged with the task of seeing to it 
that the persons who dive in their care 
execute activities which are environmen¬ 
tally sound. 
Scuba diving in Dominica is an activity 
which is encouraged with the protection of 
both the person and the environment in 
mind. 
With the number of persons visiting these 
dive sites increasing, three artificial reefs 
have been created in Anse Batou, Pringles 
Bay and Rodney Rock, all on the west coast. 
It is expected that those who dive off the 
reefs in Dominica will have lasting memo¬ 
ries, and leave behind only bubbles. 
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