{"id":156,"date":"2015-10-31T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-10-31T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulysseplongee.fr\/eng\/?p=156"},"modified":"2023-05-12T14:19:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T13:19:05","slug":"port-cros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ulysseplongee.fr\/eng\/port-cros\/","title":{"rendered":"Port-Cros"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fran\u00e7ais<\/a><\/p>\n

Port-Cros and la Gabini\u00e8re<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

La Gabini\u00e8re is an island south of Port-Cros and placed in the wilderness area of \u200b\u200bthe National Park. <\/span>It is forbidden to land there, but you can dive under certain conditions on developed dive site.
\n<\/span>“Scuba diving in the waters of the Port-Cros National Park is allowed only to individual divers or dive signatory institutions of the partnership charter. <\/span>This Charter provides a limitation to 40 divers simultaneously per site and prescribed behaviors respectful of habitats and species.<\/span>”
\n<\/span>Ulysse Plong\u00e9e is a signatory to the charter. <\/span>Ulysse’s divers<\/span> must honor its different elements, they are set out on the boat before each ride to Port-Cros.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Charter of Scuba Diving in Port-Cros (2015)<\/h2>\n
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  1. avoid physical contact with the substrate or species,<\/li>\n
  2. avoided any disruption of action, withdrawal or destruction of species,<\/li>\n
  3. prohibit any feeding or attractive process for the animals,<\/li>\n
  4. must make use of a buoyancy compensator to avoid impinging palmages for fauna and flora,<\/li>\n
  5. use of underwater lighting and cameras with respect for the prohibition of any physical contact with the substrate or species,<\/li>\n
  6. particularly for structures and diving support, inform and educate instructors and divers on the sensitive underwater environments,<\/li>\n
  7. prohibit the use of underwater scooter,<\/li>\n
  8. only use mooring buoys for the time required for diving,<\/li>\n
  9. for vessels with a cabin or cockpit, equip mooring lines with a system like diabolo (inverted cone) to prevent re-infestation of the island of Bagaud by rats,<\/li>\n
  10. outlaw any pollutant discharge,<\/li>\n
  11. prohibit any inappropriate production of sounds in the heart of the national park by the use of the fog horn for the launching and recall of divers and any non-encapsulated compressor engine use.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Full text on National Park web site (French)<\/a><\/div>\n
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