Diving

ZADAR
In Dalmatia it is the Zadar area which is richest in islands and
the advantage of this type of aquatorium is that regardless
of weather conditions a location well protected from winds
and waves can be found for safe diving. Waters around the
island of Pag conceal a considerable number of shipwrecks,
but at greater depths (over 40m), which are inaccessible for
diving using compressed air, but which are now accessible
for divers able to use gas mixtures for deep sea diving
(technical diving). However, this form of diving demands a
great deal of experience, training and professionalism, and
only a relatively small number of divers engage in it. Apart
from its complexity, the cost of the gas preparation needed
for diving at great depths is still beyond the reach of the
wider diving population. Consequently, the expansion of
diving tourism and its supply continues to crucially depend
on the accessibility of locations not exceeding 40 m in depth
(optimum depth for diving using compressed air).
Thousands of years of history have
left their traces on the Adriatic’s sea bed:
countless attractive wrecks of ships
∆
∆ Remains of Roman shipwrecks in the
Adriatic Sea are among the last in Europe to
become accessible
Pag
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