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Grunts and yellowtails school around the City of Washington Wreck. Photo by Active Diver Kathleen Whitcomb. 
Reef Report

Saturday, June 29
North Key Largo with Horizon Divers

Dive 1 – Elbow Reef - Anchor Chain:  Seas 2', Depth 30, Water temp 86, mild current, visibility 40'. This site had high boulder coral relief with some good soft coral. Marine life included schools of grunts and yellowtails and plenty of parrotfish, trunkfish and porkfish. 

Dive 2 – City of Washington Wreck: Seas 2', Depth 31, Water temp 86, mild current, visibility 40'. This wreck had towering spires and many nooks and crannies with schools of yellowtails and grunts in abundance. A highlight of this dive was a small green sea turtle. 

Dive 3 – Hannah M. Bell Wreck (night dive): Seas 2', Depth 26, Water temp 86, no current, visibility 40'. Formerly known as Mike's Wreck until historians discovered the true identity of this steam ship that sank in 1911. Our dive began at dusk, then transitioned to night. There were lobsters walking around everywhere - spiny, Spanish and slipper. The highlight of this dive was a very curious squid who came right up to my flashlight and hung out there for about ten minutes, putting on quite a display with its tentacles and fins. I finally realized that my light was attracting a lot of small worms and minnows and the squid was actually feeding. I all my years of diving I had never seen a squid behave this way. This proves that after hundreds of dives you can still always experience something new!

-- Active Divers Safety Officer Rachel Davis

Reef Report

Saturday, June 23
South Tavernier with Florida Keys Dive Center

Dive 1 – Molasses Reef Winch Hole:  Seas 6 inches, depth 30', vis 50', moderate current, water temp 84 degrees. Sightings include schooling snapper, french angels, cuda, goat fish, neon gobies cleaning stations, parrot fish being cleaned, hole-in-the-wall swim thru.

Dive 2 – Molasses Canyons: seas 3 INCHES, depth 25', vis 50', strong current, water 84 degrees. Sightings include many caves, some swim-thrus filled with glassy sweepers, cuda, snapper, spanish hogfish, brittle star fish. Note, all our ADA divers executed the dive plans perfectly and no one had difficulties with the notorious Molasses currents. Well done all! Welcome new members Mora, Marisa, Emily, Carlos, Karla, Cadel, and Henry. also diving Roger and Kathy, veteran ADA divers.

-- Active Divers President and Safety Officer Lon Von Lintel

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Saturday, July 6

Sea Turtle Dive - 9am (Advanced)

Jupiter Scuba Diving
SOLD OUT!
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Sunday, July 7

Miami Reef - PM 

Deco Divers

Beautiful reefs close to home. 
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Sunday, July 14

Tenneco Towers - PM (Advanced)
American Dream
Unique sunken oil rig platforms. 
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Saturday, July 20

North Tavernier


Capt Slates
Critters galore!
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Sunday, July 28

Key Largo - PM

Rainbow Reef
Tanks included!
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TRAFFIC ALERT
 
22 miles of Turnpike construction is underway in south Miami-Dade County. Expect slow downs, delays, hazardous driving conditions, and plan accordingly when traveling to our dives in the Florida Keys. This project is anticipated to last for several months. Friendly reminder - for the safety of all concerned, our rules require all divers to be present for the entire pre-dive briefing. Failure to do so could result in being excluded from the Active Divers group for that dive. Please plan ahead and allow plenty of travel time so you're not the diver showing up late.