Barracuda Scuba Ltd - Northumberland & Northeast
Barracuda Scuba Ltd operates in the cooler waters off Northumberland and the Northeast, a region known for its historical wreck diving and hardy local marine life. We find it’s a good choice for divers keen on exploring UK dive sites, particularly the numerous wrecks scattered along this coastline. If you're local or looking to get into drysuit diving, this centre offers a solid base for colder water training and regular club dives.
- Location
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 52.976906, -1.113054
- Address
- Fraser Road, 100A, Nottingham, NG4 1NQ
Dive Sites Near Barracuda Scuba Ltd
Barracuda Scuba Ltd provides access to 15 dive sites in Northumberland & Northeast.
- AARLA - 35m (wreck)
- ABBOTSFORD - 7m (wreck)
- ABYDOS - 8m (wreck)
- ACACIA - 11m (wreck)
- ACTION - 0m (wreck)
- ADC 527 - 60m (wreck)
- ADC 527 - 50m (wreck)
- ADC 527 (POSSIBLY) - 37m (wreck)
- ADGILLUS - 36m (wreck)
- AFTON - 22m (wreck)
- AFTON - 0m (wreck)
- AILSA - 1m (wreck)
- ALARM - 27m (wreck)
- ALASTOR - 13m (wreck)
- ALBANIAN - 35m (wreck)
Other Dive Centres in Northumberland & Northeast
- Above & Below Dive Centre - ["PADI"]
- Academy Divers - ["PADI"]
- Aqua Adventurers Scuba Diving
- Aqualogistics
- Aquaventurers - ["PADI"]
- Below The Surface - SSI, PADI, BSAC, RAID
- Bespoke Diving Adventures
- Blackpool Area Diving Centre - ["PADI"]
- Blue Planet Aquarium - ["PADI"]
- Bolton Area Divers - ["PADI"]
Marine Life in Northumberland & Northeast
Home to 132 recorded species including 53 reef fish, 15 whales & dolphins, 11 sharks & rays, 10 other, 10 seagrass & algae, 9 crabs & lobsters.
Notable Marine Life
- Protestant (Clupea harengus) - Reef Fish
- whiting (Merlangius merlangus) - Reef Fish
- Cowfish (Tursiops truncatus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) - Reef Fish
- Common sea star (Asterias rubens) - Starfish
- Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) - Reef Fish
- dab (Limanda limanda) - Reef Fish
- harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) - Whales & Dolphins
- long rough dab (Hippoglossoides platessoides) - Reef Fish
- sprat (Sprattus sprattus) - Reef Fish