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We had a wonderful
season opener kick-off dive on Saturday, May
23.
Check out our video and see what we saw! |
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Reef
Report
Saturday, May 23
Blue Heron Bridge, Riviera Beach
Beach Dive, Bravo Team (Rachel is Alpha team).
Seas 0’, depth 20’, vis 20’, current mild to
zero, water temp 80 degrees. Sightings include
stingrays (including a baby), numerous giant
star fish, angel fish, banded shrimp, orange
cup coral, arrow crabs, Atlantic spade fish,
swarms of minnow, snake eel, spotted moray
eel, porcelain crabs, hermit crabs, frog fish,
batfish.
Thanks Rachel, we needed that.
-- Active Divers President and Safety
Officer Lon Von Lintel
PS: Alpha team also saw a Goliath Grouper! (we
have video proof) |
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| Curious
creatures of the Blue Heron Bridge:
shortnose batfish (left) and nine-arm sea
star (right). Thank you Jean Gruss for these
incredible photos! |
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Diving
in the Age of Covid Update
It's official that the checkpoint at Florida
City will be lifted and visitors will be
allowed back to the Keys on June 1st! The Blue
Heron Bridge is open for diving from dawn to
dusk (no night diving yet) and dive boats are
currently running with reduced capacity from
Jupiter to Miami.
North of the Keys, capacity on the dive boats
is restricted to 8 passengers. Because of
reduced capacity, our dives are filling up
quickly and additional space is extremely
limited. When the Keys opens to visitors,
boats will be limited to 12 divers. These
numbers may increase as the season progresses.
Special restrictions have been put into place
on dive boats due to COVID-19 until further
notice. On all dives, members must use a face
covering (mask) in place at all times, except
when using a regulator. Dive boat capacity is
limited to facilitate a minimum of six feet of
distance between divers. Social distancing
will be expected at all times, on boats and on
beach-entry dives. Personal hand sanitizing
products or gloves must be used. Following
these procedures, all can enjoy a safe and fun
dive.
We look forward to seeing you on a future
dive! |
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Angelfish nestled between orange
coral-encrusted pylons at the Blue Heron
Bridge. Photo by Active Diver Jean Gruss. |
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Renew Your
Membership before May 31!
You have just
one week left to renew your Active Divers
membership for the low early bird rate of
just $35, but only through May 31. And did
you know that your membership covers all
members of your household, because the
family that plays together stays together!
So renew your membership, gather up your
crew and meet us on a dive soon! |
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| Atlantic
Spadefish are plentiful at the Blue Heron
Bridge. Photo by Active Diver Jean Gruss. |
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| Our Dive
Schedule is Now Open for Booking! |
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Saturday,
May 30
Palm Beach - ADVANCED
Walker's
Dive Charters
Check in at 12:30 p.m. Drift
diving in swift currents.
SOLD
OUT! |
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Saturday,
June 6
Blue Heron Bridge Shore Dive
Phil
Foster Park
Check in at 8:00 a.m. Bring your
own tank and weights.
Dive is free but groups are limited to
10 people. Please call Rachel at
786-316-9852 to reserve. |
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Saturday,
June 13
Jupiter - ADVANCED
Kyalami
Charters -
Jupiter Scuba Diving
Check in at 12:30 p.m. Drift
diving in swift currents, lots of
turtles!
SOLD
OUT! |
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Saturday,
June 20
Islamorada
Key
Dives
Check in at 12:00 p.m. Pristine
reefs, lots of marine life.
HURRY!
ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT!
Book
this dive |
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Thursday,
June 25
Blue Heron Bridge Shore Dive
Phil
Foster Park
Check in at 11:30 a.m. Bring your
own tank and weights.
Dive is free but group is limited to
10 people. Please call Rachel at
786-316-9852 to reserve your space. |
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Saturday,
June 27
Sea Turtle Dive - ADVANCED
Kyalami
Charters -
Jupiter Scuba
Check in at 8:00 a.m. Drift diving
in swift currents, turtle-palooza!
Book
this dive
HURRY!
ONLY 3 SPOTS LEFT! |
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What
is the Active Divers Sea Turtle Dive?
Florida has the greatest abundance of
nesting loggerhead sea turtles in the world,
and the height of nesting season is during
the months of June and July. This video was
taken in Jupiter, an important site for
loggerheads, on last year's Sea Turtle Dive.
We saw about 20 loggerheads, mostly females
during this dive. Numerous turtles rest
nearshore atop Loggerhead Reef, waiting for
nightfall to go up onto the beach to nest
and lay eggs. This special dive will sell
out quickly, so book early!
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