Useful informations & schedule
From December to May, migratory period
for humpback whales
From December to May, humpback whales come to the warm waters of the Caribbean to mate. If you're diving at this time, you may be lucky enough to observe them or enjoy their song. The mating display is very demonstrative: males jump, stand vertically or strike the surface of the water with their flippers.
Reguar
Tropicalsub Diving is proud to be a member of the Reguar association, coordinated by Kap Natirel, which runs the Réseau Tortues Marines Guadeloupe in the French West Indies. The association develops study and conservation actions on sea turtles, sharks and rays to better protect them, better understand them and raise public awareness.
La Réserve Cousteau
The Parc National de Guadeloupe is a protected marine area located mainly in the commune of Bouillante and partly in that of Pointe-Noire, on the leeward coast of the island of Basse-Terre in Guadeloupe. Covering some 400 hectares around the îlets Pigeon, opposite Malendure beach, the zone protects the seabed and limits fishing.
We visit once or several times a week during the high season.
Turtle safaris resume on Tuesdays during the high season. Departure from Deshaies for an afternoon snorkeling on the coral reefs of the ilets Pigeon.
On reservation.
Fans of the series Death in Paradise? This Franco-British detective series is filmed right here in Deshaies for most of the scenes.
You can visit the “police station”, Catherine's bar or the inspector's hut on La Perle beach during the 6 months of filming.
OMMAG
OMMAG (Observatoire des mammifères marins de l'Archipel Guadeloupéen - Marine Mammal Observatory of the Guadeloupe Archipelago) is a non-profit association under the French law of 1901. It's a network of observers who collect and analyze data for scientific purposes. If you see whales, dolphins or other marine mammals, don't hesitate to pass on the information.
The lionfish is an invasive species native to the Indo-Pacific region, introduced to Florida by accident in the early 1990s. It is rapidly proliferating in the Caribbean region and poses a real threat to the coastal marine ecosystems of the French West Indies.
For licensed divers, the FFESSM license automatically includes Civil Liability insurance. As an ANMP center, you are automatically covered for third-party liability when you practice under the responsibility of a DP.
The Divers Alert Network (DAN) is a 501(c) non-profit medical and research organization dedicated to the safety and health of recreational divers. It is associated with Duke University Medical Center (DUMC). DAN is supported by the largest recreational diving organization in the world.
Being well-insured
choosing your insurance
Experiments carried out in various seas around the world have shown that certain UV (ultraviolet) filtering components contained in many sun creams can stimulate the development of infections that destroy the famous zooxantella, a microalgae that lives in symbiosis with coral and is necessary for its development. As a result, the coral whitens and dies.
Fortunately, there are sunscreens with zinc or titanium mineral filters that are safe: the minerals do not penetrate the skin and do not cause allergies. They are designed to limit the impact on marine ecosystems.
Death in paradise
Lionfish (pterois volitans
A threat for our reefs
Sunscreen : a poison for coral reefs
Read more about Tropicalsub Diving in Destination Guadeloupe magazine. You can also read our article in Scubadiving.com magazine.
This report from the Swiss Society for Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine explains all you need to know about the Patent Foramen Ovale in diving.
Press kit
Many of you are asking the question : what is a PFO
This is the story of Léa, a young woman from Brest who decided to give a second life to neoprene wetsuits. Neoprene is a synthetic rubber made from polluting materials derived from petrochemicals. Léa recycles over 1,000 wetsuits a year.