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Our Bonaire
video features octopus, seahorse, hawksbill
turtle and frogfish!
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Reef
Report
Sunday,
July 21
Bonaire with Toucan Divers
Dive
1: Capt. Don's Reef, seas 0',
depth 78', vis 80', water temp 82
degrees, no current. Sightings include
schooling creole wrasse, brown chromis,
healthy corals, sea whips, nudibranchs and
octopus!
Dive 2: Sharon's Serenity,
seas 0', depth 85,, vis 80', water temp, 82
degrees, no current. Sightings include
blue and brown chromis, vase sponges, acres
of beautiful healthy coral.
Dive 3: 18 Palms (house reef), seas 0',
depth 61', vis 80', water temp, 82 degrees,
no current. Sightings include large towering
boulder corals, dense coral cover with huge
amounts of small and large fish.
Dive 4: 18 Palms (house reef - night
dive), seas 0',
depth 54', vis 80', water temp, 82 degrees,
no current. Sightings include tube sponges,
arrow crabs, spotted moray eel, numerous
huge tarpon feeding on the critters
attracted to our dive lights.
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Active Divers Safety Officer Rachel Davis |
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| Bonaire Divers:
top row (from left) Al Menendez, Tony
Spagnolo, Chris Noll, Connor Fiehler, Dan
Baeza, Randy Sonntag, Rachel Davis. Bottom
row (from left) Jay Abbazia, Dennis
Fiehler, Susan Noll, Daryl Johnson, Jason
Fiehler, Cindy Sonntag, Z Mayer, John
Davis, Kathleen Whitcomb. |
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| Beautiful images of
Key Largo reefs are captured in this video by
Amaury Cruz. |
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Reef
Report
Saturday,
July 20
South Tavernier with Capt. Slates
4 Active
Divers ( Amaury Cruz, Jerry Callis, Steve
Moore, & Safety Officer Mo Smith)
Captain Slates– Boat Crew consisted of the
Vessel Captain and a 1 Crew Member
1st Dive – Davis Ledge - The
seas were 1 foot waves in height and the day
was sunny with the water temperature being
86 degrees. Upon descending the reef
was located at the bow line of the boat, the
visibility was approximately 40 feet and a
mild current was noted at the surface and
depth (30' foot depth). The 4 divers
followed the crews instructions on how to
dive the reef. Divers reported seeing
multiple Nurse Sharks, Moray Eels, Groupers,
Snappers and abundance of Yellow Tail.
2nd Dive – Pleasure Reef
- For dive #2 The travel to
a second area was short allowing the divers
time to change cylinders and gear up. Upon
Descending an immense amount of yellow tails
and snappers were observed throughout the
reef. In some areas so much sea life was
encountered that the sea floor was blanketed
by the abundance fish. Additionally the dive
brought many pleasant surprises, numerous
Moray Eels, Spotted Eels, Sting Rays, Nurse
Sharks, were observed. The second dive’s
visibility and water temperature was the
same as the first dive. A slight
current was also noted on the second dive
and the maximum depth was 25’ feet. On both
dives the four divers decided to dive as a
pack, which enhanced the dive experiences by
sharing the observations together.
Gentlemen, Thank you for a great dive and
companionship. It wouldn’t have been
the same without you.
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Active Divers Safety Officer Mo Smith |
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Don't let
your favorite dives fill up without you!
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Sunday,
July 28
Key
Largo - PM
Rainbow
Reef
SOLD
OUT!
Call Lon for more space
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Sunday,
August 4
Vandenburg
Wreck - AM (Advanced)
Lost Reef
Adventures
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left!
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this Dive
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Sunday,
Aug. 11
Duane
Wreck + BBQ - PM (Advanced)
Florida
Keys Dive Ctr.
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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.
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