Reef Report - August 19th
Islamorada with Key Dives


Dive 1: Unknown, seas 1-2', depth 45', vis. 40', no current, water temp. 86 degrees. Sightings include 9' bull shark, eels, angel fish (queen,french, grey) blue chromis fish, feeding goat fish, blue finger sponges, burr fish.

Dive 2: The Maze, seas 1', depth 25', vis. 40', no current, water temp 86 degrees. Sightings include eagle rays, nurse shark, butterfly fish, (banded, reef, false eye) spanish hog fish,assorted wrasses cleaning station, small green turtle.

-- ADA President and Safety Officer Lon Von Lintel
A juvenille green turtle glides over The Maze in Islamorada on 8/19/17. Photo by Leah Bamford.

CRF staff demonstrates proper coral planting technique at our ADA Coral Restoration Foundation Coral Planting Event.

Coral Restoration Foundation Coral Planting Experience on September 9th


Join ADA for our full-day Coral Planting Experience. The morning session covers classroom instructional techniques for prepping baby corals, transplanting them onto the reefs, monitoring and documenting success of CRF's efforts. After a lunch break we will join CRF staff for a two-tank boat dive touring the coral nursery, outplanting, maintaining and documenting corals on the reefs. Learn more about this program. Register and make your payment here.

Dive Conditions are Excellent!

The best diving of the season is just a giant stride away and ADA's summer dives are filling up fast. Don't miss out on your favorite dives! The 2017 ADA Dive Schedule is ready for you to book your favorite sites today! 

Join us for these upcoming dives:
Sunday,
August 27th PM
Boynton Beach
(Advanced)

Saturday,
Sept. 2nd PM
Tenneco Towers
(Advanced)

Saturday,
Sept. 9th all day
Coral Restoration
CRF Key Largo
Sunday,
Sept. 10th PM
S. Tavernier 
Florida Keys Dive Center
Saturday,
Sept. 16th PM
Islamorada
Key Dives
(tanks included)