Wreck
down to 20 m
Philippe Éric
A trawler sunk in 1983 at 20 m off Le Palais, reached through a wall of pouting and home to a colony of conger eels.
- Advanced
- Conger eel
Advanced≤30 m
Nann Smith
Dive site in Quiberon & Belle-Île, France
A 25 m wreck off Quiberon with boilers, frames and windlass, wrapped in pouting shoals with pollack, congers, lobsters and crayfish.
- Max depth
- 25 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
The dive
A wreck dive. Known for pollack and crustaceans.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: haliotisplongee.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Pollack
- Crustaceans
- Conger eel
Season in Quiberon & Belle-Île
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Good months: Apr–Oct.
Source: divessi.comWhere is Quiberon & Belle-Île?
The point shows the Quiberon & Belle-Île area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Quiberon & Belle-Île
Wreck
down to 28 m
Escorteur de l'Hanan
A wooden trawler requisitioned in Belgium and armed by the Germans that escorted the Hanan, targeted by English airmen and resting at 26–28 m.
- Advanced
Wreck
down to 24 m
Hanan
A small Dutch coaster sunk by English bombers in the last days of WWII, at 24 m and still a refuge for shoals of pouting.
- Advanced
Wreck
down to 24 m
Kansan
Remains of an American cargo ship sunk in 1917, spread over 100 m at 24 m, where large pollack are often seen.
- Advanced
- Pollack
Reef
down to 18 m
La Basse de Palais
A 10–18 m rocky plateau off Le Palais coloured by soft corals, jewel anemones and gorgonians, home to congers, lobsters and dogfish.
- Open Water
- Lesser spotted dogfish
Wreck
down to 38 m
Pontoporos
A deep wreck on gravel and rock at 38 m off Quiberon, known for huge congers, pouting shoals, pollack and lobsters.
- Experienced
- Pollack
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.