Reef
Report
Key Largo with Horizon Divers -
Day and Night
Saturday, June 11
Dive
1: North North Dry Rocks -
Seas less than a foot, depth 25,
viz 60, no current, water temp 82.
We love the northern reefs with
abundant soft corals and
interesting marine life. This dive
was spur and groove with high
walls. Sightings include huge
channel clinging crab, abundant
sea fans, elkhorn coral, green
moray eels, very large porcupine
pufferfish. It's wonderful to be
diving in the turquoise calm clear
water of Key Largo again!
Dive
2: The Elbow - Fingers -
Seas less than a foot, depth 27,
viz 60, mild current, water temp
82. More of the great high relief
fingers, though these were lined
with huge stands of healthy
elkhorn corals on top. Capt. Troy
said this is one of the last
healthy stands of abundant elkhorn
in all of Key Largo. We saw a huge
school of blue tangs moving
swiftly and aggressively attacking
the reef along the way,
lizardfish, scorpionfish and a big
barracuda with big teeth. Steve
and Natalie saw five spotted eagle
rays, Rudy and Eric saw a small
green turtle scratching its back
on a fan, and Rachel and John saw
an enormous loggerhead swimming
swiftly away and a huge green
moray swimming toward us!
Night
Dive: Hannah M. Belle wreck
(f/k/a Mike's Wreck) -
Seas less than a foot, depth 25,
viz a flashlight beam, no current,
water temp 82. It was a great
night for a dive with clear, calm,
warm water and this actually began
at dusk. Sightings on the wreck
included a spotted moray on the
hunt, two pairs of lobsters
fighting for territory, others
boldly strolling about, another
large channel clinging crab and
its smaller purple brother. But
the highlight of this dive was the
octopus spotted by Rachel, John
and Eric that started out
glowstick green, then changed to
white, purple and brown with
spots, right before our eyes. A
great dive followed by warm
breezes and a starlit sky on the
ride back to the dock.
--
Active Divers Vice President and
Safety Officer Rachel Davis |
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| Dinner
between dives with selfie-master Jean
Gruss, and clockwise from left Steve
Potanovic, Roger Bach, Rachel Davis,
John Davis, Carlos Cerna, Rudy Lopez,
Eric Hallock, Steve McPhillips and
Natalie Thomas. |
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| Scenes
from Key Largo by Active Diver
Rodolfo Lopez. |
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| The
beauty of the northern reefs by
Active Diver Jean Gruss. |
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Attention
Ladies: Dreaming of Cozumel?
We have a single female looking for a
roommate on our international
trip to Cozumel coming
up August 12-16 this year on a
wonderful all-inclusive vacation at a
very affordable price. Contact Daryl
at diverdaryl@bellsouth.net for more
information. See you in the swift
drift! |
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Save the Date
for April 29-May
6, 2023. Our awesome
International Dive Trip Leader Daryl
Johnson has a wonderful vacation in
store for our members next year.
Details will be forthcoming. If you've
ever dreamed of diving in Fiji, this
is your opportunity!
With more than 390 coral species and
around 1200 fish species it's an
underwater naturalist's
dream. Wall dives, swim-throughs,
caverns, canyons and incredible blue
water encounters like bull sharks,
wahoo and the occasional manta or
whale shark make diving in Fiji
an unforgettable experience. |
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| Hurry!
Sign up for your favorite
dives today before they
sell out! |
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Sunday,
June 19
Pompano Drift Reef
South
Florida Diving HQ
Check in at 12:00 pm
ADVANCED DIVE
Plenty of space is available -
contact Rachel at 786-316-9852
or reply to this email |
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Saturday,
June 25
Key Largo - morning
dive (tanks
included)
Amoray
Dive Resort
Check in at 7:30 a.m.
Hurry!
Only 2 spaces left!
BOOK
NOW! |
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Saturday,
June 25
Key Largo - afternoon
dive (tanks
included)
Amoray
Dive Resort
Check in at 12:00 noon
SOLD
OUT
Contact Rachel at 786-316-9852
or reply to this email to be
added to the waitlist. |
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Sunday,
June 26
Creature Feature (tanks
included)
Capt.
Slate's Scuba Adventures
An experience not to be
missed!
Check in at 7:30 a.m.
SOLD
OUT
More space may be available -
contact Rachel at 786-316-9852
or reply to this email |
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Saturday,
July 2
Sea Turtle Dive
Kyalami
Charters
Jupiter Scuba Diving
Check in at 9:00 a.m.
ADVANCED DIVE
SOLD
OUT
More space may be available -
contact Rachel at 786-316-9852
or reply to this email
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| On the annual
Sea Turtle Dive, we've seen up to 20
turtles on a single dive. Check out
this video from our past dive for a
sneak peek at what you'll experience,
and join us for this unforgettable
experience! |
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Saturday,
July 9
Coral Restoration
Experience
Key
Dives
Check in at 9:00 a.m.
Full day includes instruction,
lunch and boat dive to help
restore the reefs.
BOOK NOW |
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Saturday,
July 16
Looe Key (tanks included)
Looe
Key Reef Resort
Check in at 12:00 pm
SOLD
OUT
More space may be available.
Contact Rachel at 786-316-9852
or reply to this email. |
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Sunday,
July 17
Vandenburg Wreck in Key
West
Lost
Reef Adventures
Check in at 7:30 a.m.
SOLD
OUT
More space may be available.
Contact Rachel at 786-316-9852
or reply to this email. |
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| Join us for
the best weekend of the season with
Looe Key and Key West July 16-17.
Enjoy this video from the Vandenburg
Wreck and find out what happens to the
unsuspecting skeleton! :) |
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