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Wales Best of the West – Episode 1 – Porth Ysgaden

Published 4 years agoon February 10, 2022

Wales Best of the West (Cymru Gorau’r Gorllewin) is a bilingual online series that takes viewers on a journey from North to South Wales to discover four favourite shore dives.

In this episode, we explore Porth Ysgaden.

Porth Ysgaden is a shallow bay situated on the North coast of Pen Llŷn. The bay barely gets deeper than 9m making it perfect for training and personally a location I dive most often and learnt to dive at. The bay may be shallow and small but it certainly doesn’t disappoint. Exploring the range of seaweed species, kelp parks, gullies and patches of clean sand you can find a diverse range of marine life from macro nudibranchs (sea slugs) up to catsharks patrolling the reefs. Heading below the waves at night also reveals the many inhabitants that remain hidden during the day.

Link to Welsh version: https://youtu.be/BaG8wVbx3k4

JD Scuba

Jake grew up on Pen Llŷn, North Wales and from a young age, the underwater world and marine life have played a major role in his life. He's a marine biologist and an underwater videographer who aims to share the range of marine life and habitats found beneath the waves. Giovana trained as a professional dancer/actress/singer in London. She is also a personal trainer, scuba diver and L1 skydiver. Currently training to become a Stunt / SPACT performer within the film industry. Jake and Giovana enjoy traveling and being in the water where they share the trips and experiences on their YouTube channel: Scuba Bucket List.