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As soon as you publish a book of this nature, things change!

Great care has been taken to ensure that the facts given in these guides are correct and up to date, but please feel free to contact me with any additional information, updates or corrections so that I can keep this site up to date.
Chris

Page 20- Maes Artro has now closed.

Page 65 - Dive 4.29 This bay is known locally as Bae Fawr (Big Bay)


Page 107- June 2010 - Although discussions are underway regarding the demolition or rebuilding of Trefor Pier, it remains unchanged.

Page 123 - The Nature Trail & Telephone Cables. On a really good neap tide, we found that high-water slack was about 2 hours and 15 minutes before high-water Liverpool, not 2 hours as stated. As
mentioned in the book, I still can't recommend diving at this time, as slack-water is either too brief or non-existent. Always dive at low-water slack on a neap tide. The website that gave the current underwater visibility at http://straits.bangor.ac.uk is no longer available to view. (Aug 2009)

Page 129- Access is no longer available. There has been a landslip to the west of the wreck.



Page 136 - Porth China -- In May 2004, a padlocked gate was erected across the access road.

Page 155 - The footpath is still blocked.

Page 171- We understand that the life belt on the cliff top above the "Hermine" is no longer there.

Page 178- Craig y Mor reef. Parking is now severely restricted.

Page 179 -The sign "Henoed/ Elderly people" has been replaced by a "Left-hand bend" and a "Horses" sign. At Easter, 2004, the wreck was buried under a layer of sand. It was still buried at mid-April 2005. The wreck was mostly visible during April and May 2007, but has disappeared again in July 2011.

Page 195 -" Kyle Firth" - Just after we went to print, a dive in August 2003 revealed two boilers, not one as stated. This now throws into doubt the identification of the "Kyle Firth" and the "Editor."

Page 197 - Bricks were made by Gartcraig, not Cartcraig.

Slipways

• The garage at Rhoshirwaun (Aberdaron) has closed for petrol and diesel, but the garage at Sarn Meyllteyrn has reopened for fuel.
• Aberdaron tractor-launching.has been discontinued.
• The car park in Aberdaron is now owned by the National Trust. Trust members can park for free (with membership card). Other fees depend upon the length of stay. The car park no longer closes at night. However, overnight sleeping in vehicles is not allowed.
• Signs have been erected at Porth Ysgaden banning parking on the beach.
• Gwynedd County Council are now responsible for the slipways at Morfa Nefyn/ Porth Dinllaen and also Porth Nefyn. They are now covered by the Gwynedd county Council launching permit.
• Summer 2004 - Most slipways on Anglesey are now charging an access fee.
• Trearddur Bay and Traeth Buchan car-parks are now pay & display. There is now an additional charge for trailer parking.
• North Wales Councils now require boats to be registered (£15 at Llangefni or £20 on the beach) before they can use their slipways. This is in addition to the daily / weekly / annual charge.
• Llaneilian slipway on the north coast of Anglesey is now blocked by a padlocked post.
• Menai slipway - page 217 - June 2010- The area around the slipway has been redeveloped, so the land previously available for parking is blocked off. Boat storage is now available at Porth Daniel, close to the slipway. However, the slipway has been widened and a parking area for trailers has been created immediately adjacent to the slip. See photos

New wider slipway Trailer Park

However, do read the nearby notice

Page 221- Parking charges are now in force for trailers as well as vehicles. Please check the notice boards.

Air Supplies

Page 222 - Anglesey Divers are now open Sunday mornings from 9.00am until noon. With their new compressor they can now offer air fills to 300bar.
The Sea Shanty Cafe has now been demolished.

Page 223 - AKS Diving, Conwy, is no longer trading.

Page 224 - Neptune Diving at Ellesmere Port has ceased trading.

Page 225. Accommodation and air are no longer available at Llyn Diving, Llanbedrog. For details of boat-dives, see the website www.shearwatercruises.com

Page 225. Marine Electronics, Abersoch. Sadly, Richard Bufton died in late November 2010, so air is no longer available in Abersoch. Richard was a great friend and diving-buddy who contributed a vast amount of information to both volumes of ‘The Essential Underwater Guide to North Wales.’ He will be greatly missed.

Page 226. Air is no longer available at ‘The Dive Inn’, although camping and boat-storage are still available.

Page 226. Penrallt Divers, Tudweiliog, are no longer trading.

Page 227. Air is not available at Dive North Wales

Page 227 Diver's Air is now at Unit 412, Ash Road North, Wrexham Industrial Estate, LL13 9UF.
Tel 01978 661352.

Page 228. For details of ‘Shearwater Diving’, visit www.shearwatercruises.com


Air is once again available at Vivian Quarry, Llanberis. Telephone 01286 870889 or visit their web site at www.divevivian.com

C.W. Marine has ceased trading.

Air is no longer available in Moelfre.

Dive Boats

Page 229 - SBS Boat Charter - web site - www.sbsribcharter.co.uk
e-mail - apr@diggle5120.freeserve.co.uk

Waterline boat-charters now operate a 6.5-metre Tornado RIB with a 130 hp Honda outboard,

A.K.S. Diving has ceased trading.

By-Laws

Page 236- As of the 1st April 2010, new regulations came into force regarding scallop-fishing around Wales. Scallop-dredging is now prohibited close inshore, a move that is bound to be welcomed by divers. For details, see the map at http:// wales.gov.uk/docs/drah/publications/100203scallopsummaryupdateden.pdf

In addition, the Sea Fishery Committees have ceased to exist as independent bodies in Wales, and the Welsh staff and resources of the two former Committees have now been amalgamated into the Welsh Assembly Government. However, they and their by-laws will in essence remain in place until they can be reviewed, so you can continue to refer to the Sea Fisheries Committee regulations.


Article 4 of The Scallop Fishing (Wales) (No 2) Order 2010 explains that it is an offence to "fish for, take or kill scallops in Welsh waters during the period 1 May to 31 October in each year by any means, including diving." However, for the calendar year of 2010, the period shall run from 1 June. In effect there is a blanket ban on removing scallops by any means at any time from Welsh waters during the specified months.


During the 'open' period, divers may only take scallops for personal consumption, so it is an offence for divers to sell scallops they take unless they are a registered seller of fish.

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