Char
A common cold, freshwater game fish
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The char fish, also known as Arctic char, is a close relative to the trout and salmon of North America. Arctic char are commonly found in the cold, deep lakes and rivers of the New England area of North America. It is also widely distributed throughout the North Atlantic to Europe and the icy Pacific waters near Alaska. The char fish is an excellent source of food and popular sport fish, gaining in popularity as a flavorful fish like salmon.
The char’s lifecycle is similar to the salmon, living most of its life in arctic and subarctic coastal waters, returning from the ocean to the freshwater rivers where they were born to spawn. Char can grow up to 2.5 kg and have bright red to pale pink coloration on its underbelly.
Popular dive sites
Grafenmätteli
189 Logged dives • 41 Sightings Right beautiful steep wall with great variety, slight overhang near the entrance and exit. There are few parking spaces, suitable for sport and XR divers.Switzerland
Plura Cave
62 Logged dives • 12 Sightings Plura is Northern Europe’s biggest water-filled cave! The magnificent marble formations are there to give you an experience you’ll never forget. The cave is located on private land. The use of infrastructure and parking has a fee of 500kr/day. Visibility is 8-100 meters with an average of 30 meters.Norway
Alpenaquarium Grüblsee, Präbichl
1256 Logged dives • 192 Sightings The attraction of this dive site are certainly the countless fish that approach the diver extremely trusting and curious. Treasure divers are also catered for here. All kinds of objects such as statues, treasure chests or cannons are scattered around the lake.Austria
Samarangersee
301 Logged dives • 38 Sightings The privately owned Samarangersee is the little brother of the Fernsteinsee and is considered one of the most beautiful freshwater lakes in Europe. The lake, which lies at an altitude of around 1000 m, shows a landscape of sunken trees, which form a fairytale underwater world through their growth.Austria
