Hi, everyone. I have come back from Montpelier and decided to share my impressions of the southern coast of France. Unfortunately, visibility remained very low off Montpellier for all the days I spent there, so while I did try twice to dive off the jetties there, I did not see any decent size fish. I also tried asking a local diving shop expert on spearfishing for some advice after buying some stuff from him, but he was not helpful (the shop is though well stocked - and is located at Palavas-les-Flots, so if in the area, suggest you check it out if you run short of anything related to spearfishing). In the end, I opened google maps on my phone in satellite imagery regime and scrolled up and down the shore to find sports where there were no continous sandy beaches. I found that the closes of such spots were located south west of Montepellier rather than north east of it, so I travelled there by car. It took me about 1. 45 min to get to Port Vendres and I was not disappointed – it was all rocks and clear visibility (7-10 meters) with some acceptablsize mullet and sea breams – make sure you dive outside the port’s jetties, however, as diving inside is prohibited. I did not find any fish under the rocks, however – both breams and mullet cruised in mid-water or above rocks. I also went down to Leucate, which was about only one hour from Montepellier – visibility was not as good as in Port Vendres, but still much better than in Montepellier (5-6 meters). It also had less fish than Port Vendres (one reason was, perhaps, that it is frequented by spearos). Overall, I was pleased to dive in clear waters if only for two out of more than a dozen of days I spent there – great contrast after the Atlantic ocean off New England (though far far less fish)