Quebecers who want to discover a variety of scuba diving locations across the province can now refer to the Palmée Route, a website that aims to promote aquatic environments and improve the safety of divers.
What we are trying to do is to accredit dive sites where we know there is safe access to the water, with facilities on site and to make these sites available to divers.explanation by Laura Fée Langlois, director of operations of Quebec Underwater, who manages the project.
” People will find a lot of information about scuba diving, plan their future dives. “
So far, 250 dive sites are listed in the province, including approximately 30 in Eastern Quebec.
For many sites, what we do is help them build, to create installations. Making them public and talking about them is a big part of what we doadded Ms. Langlois.
He considers that Matapédia and the North Shore, for example, include particularly interesting places for diving.
Les Escoumins is a truly amazing site, there is a lot of marine life. Starfish, anemones, sea urchins, really full of color, worth a visit.he says. At Lac Matapédia, there is a wreck called Shemogue which is quite well known, with a good reputation. It’s a small boat that’s scuttled, it’s well worth a visit.
The destruction of the Empress of Ireland, just outside Sainte-Luce is also worth the tour according to her, but this dive is for the most timely way.
Québec subaquatique plans to also document areas where snorkeling is possible.
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Source: Radio-Canada
