ZEELANDBRUG 32
Nederland, Zeeland
The Zeelandbrug (originally Oosterscheldebrug) is one of the most famous dive sites in the Netherlands. Both the dyke, the pillars of the bridge and the stone reef are exuberantly overgrown and teeming with marine life. At greater depths, the Zeelandbrug is home to grey mullet and bass. Cuttlefish and seahorses are also typical. Every year, many hundreds of divers head for Zeeland specifically for these species. Cuttlefish can be spotted near Zeelandbrug from April and May, while seahorses visit the area from May to October. Sometimes a single seahorse is still seen in November.
Particulars
Enter the Zeelandbrug from one of the stairs and dive around the rubble stone reef. Equally interesting are the pillars of the bridge. The second pillar can only be reached by experienced divers. From the Zeelandbrug drift dives can be made to the dive sites Halverwege and De Val. In 2009 steel slag were used to reinforcement the dike at the Zeelandbrug. This destroyed a lot of the marine life but it soon recovered. The Zeelandbrug is an official monument.
Warnings
Be careful, route navigation Diver's guide will lead you over the Zeelandbrug. Only park in the compartments! The stones of the reef are very large, be careful not to bump yourself. The Zeeland Brug is also a professional fishing ground. Do not dive when
ZEELANDBRUG Divemaps 1
- Divers Guide Map
- Detailed map
- Wreck map
- Local map
Distribution is illegal
ZEELANDBRUG Features
- Nicknames
- De Brug, Pijlers Zeelandbrug, Oosterschelde
- Address
- Galgelaan, Zierikzee
- Parking
- Sufficient parking in marked parking spaces only
- Distance
- 50 - 250 m.
- Suitable for
- Groups, experienced oosterschelde divers , experienced drift divers , underwater photography, technical diving
- Permit
- N.v.t. / NA
- Access
- Free access
- Facilities
- Toilets, scuba fill machine (200 and 300 bar), scuba fill station (lucht nitrox), stairs, locker rooms , picknick tables, sinks
- Water
- Salt
- Tide
- LW en HW
- Kind of dive
- Shore dive, boat dive
- Current
- Fairly strong
- Visibility
- 1 - 6 m.
- Average visibility
- 3 m.
- Depth
- 30 m.
- Bottom
- zand, klei, breukstenen, staalslakken
- Life
- Fourline nudibranch, tube worm, mussel, oyster, catfish, weed, seahorse , eelpout, sea squirt, lobster, sea bass, starfish, squid, lumpfish, crested aeolis, thicklip grey mullet
- Other recreation
- Fishing , bird watching , rambling
- Emergency
- 112