Diving in South Korea

Korean islands has demonstrated a high degree of marine biodiversity. The marine flora and fauna around the islands consists of 500 species of fish, 150 species of marine shells, nearly 250 species of sea cabbage and 130 species of crustaceans. The seas around the island of Jeju - hydrodynamic compound mixed with water Yellow Sea, Japan and the East. Hydrographic and characteristics of marine organisms, including fish, mainly depend on the warm Japanese current, which is rounded southeast island. Japanese usually a warm (water temperature above 15 ° C) and saline (above 34.5 ppm). In the summer of the highest recorded temperature 28.8 ° C, but lower salinity (30.4 ppm) for mixing with low-salt water mass of the East China Sea. Reducing the salinity of coastal waters due to the influx of fresh water also affects the marine life in the western and northern parts of the island. Depth around the island generally less than 200 metres. Dive sites. The underwater world of the island attracts divers because it is located on the borders of subtropical and temperate regions. Coral reefs are not. The island of its natural beauty : beautiful swamps soft corals, all sizes, shapes and colors (purple, magenta, yellow, black), fan-corals, cucumbers, sponges, flocks of anchovies and damsel fish, cuttlefish and magic nudibranch (excellent site for makro-semki). The swarms squid watch you large round eyes, and a second disappeared. Ryba-krylatka (Lionfish) spinorog (triggerfish), tetradon (boxfish, pufferfish), silver tuna, jackfish, as well as tropical seas, and rybki-babochki rybki-angely yellow with a black and blue. Orange sea stars. Most dives are committed to the small islands in the open sea in 15-20 minutes by boat from Seogwipo. Type underwater terrain-wall (drop off) stage. Entering water is a step in the bank (height ~ 0.5 to 1 m). Dives are divers for any category. Depth underwater walk up to 40 metres vertical walls go up to 70 m. In some places, and the buoyancy of immersion is beautiful. There are interesting places for beach diving. You can pet fish, bring it with them pieces of bread. Interestingly also swim with the tube. Many fish, including bright colours, swim close to the surface.