Scuba diving clubs in the Guadeloupe archipelago :

Ecole de plongée de Gosier, 97190 Gosier, Tel: 00 590 590846643, GSM: 00 590 690437858
Tropicalys, 97180 Sainte-Anne, Tel: 00 590 690544926
Ecole de plongée Saint-François, 97118 Saint François, Tel: 00 590 590858118
Blue Dive, 97117 Port Louis, Tel/Fax: 00 590 590228647
Centre de plongée Alavama, 97115 Sainte Rose, Tel: 00 590 590286549, Fax: 00 590 590284369
La Note Bleue, 97126 Deshaies, Tel: 00 590 590285374, Fax: 00 590 590285689
Tropical Sub, 97126 Deshaies, Tel: 00 590 590255007, Fax: 00 590 590285348
Les Baillantes Tortues, 97126 Deshaies, Tel: 00 590 590982971, Fax: 00 590 590982838
Anse Caraïbes Plongée, 97116 Pointe Noire, Tel: 00 590 590999095, Fax: 00 590 590999269
Archipel Plongée, Plage de Malendure, 97132 Pigeon, Bouillante, Tel: 00 590 590989393
CIP Bouillante, Plage de Malendure, 97132 Pigeon, Bouillante, Tel: 00 590 590988172
Les Heures Saines, Plage de Malendure, 97132 Pigeon, Bouillante, Tel: 00 590 590988663
Atlantis, Rue Baudot, 97100 Basse Terre, Tel: 00 590 590990485, Fax: 00 590 590990487
Blue Bubbles, Marina Rivière Sens, 97100 Basse Terre, Tel/Fax: 00 590 590990665

In Marie-Galante :

- Scubaguad, Section Bernard, 97140 Capesterre, Tél./Fax: 00 590 590972059

- Man Balaou Club, Section Murat, 97112 Grand-Bourg, Tél./Fax: 00 590 590977524

- Ti'Bulles, plage du 3ème pont, 97112 Grand-Bourg, Tél./Fax: 00 590 590975498

In Les Saintes :

- La Dive Bouteille, plage de la colline, 97137 Terre de Haut, Tél.: 00 590 590995425, Fax: 00 590 590995096

- Pisquettes, Anse du Bourg, 97137 Terre de Haut, Tél.: 00 590 590998880, Fax: 00 590 590998820

The national park of Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin: founded in 1987, the marine nature reserve of Grand Cul-de-Sac has been managed by the national park since 1990. Together they form the core of the second biosphere reserve of the Lesser Antilles archipelago designated by UNESCO.
Partly land-based (1,622 ha) and partly sea-based (2,085 ha), the protected territory of Grand Cul-de-Sac covers the main terrestrial ecosystems of the coastal area.
Swamps of mangrove trees cover the land submerged by tidal movement. Within the network of their roots, a multitude of fish and crustaceans are a treat for the many species of heron and egret. Also to be seen are the green-throated hummingbird, the bananaquit, crabs and occasionally the racoon.

The ocean bed, with its abundance of sea fans, corals, sponges and anemones, is inhabited by 460 varieties of shellfish. A myriad of fish weave in all directions: parrot fish, snook, sunfish and cardinal fish; sometimes a green turtle breaks up their shoals...

Guadeloupe (Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre)

Lying more or less in the centre of the Caribbean Arc at16°30’ N and 61°30' W, Guadeloupe comprises two large islands covering a total area of 1705 km2 : Basse-Terre (848 km2, highest point : 1467 m) and Grande-Terre (590 km2 , highest point : 135 m). The two islands are separated by a narrow channel, the Rivière Salée, which is nowhere more than 200 m. wide.

The two islands are surrounded by coral-dominated communities and fringing reefs. The Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin features a 29-km long barrier reef (78 km2). Seagrass beds are very extensive (9726 ha), especially in the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin ; mangrove swamps are much less extensive, except those in the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin (3.000 ha).