Reef
Report - September 2nd
Tenneco Towers with
American Dream
Dive 1: Towers
East, seas 1-2, depth 95',
vis 60, slight
current, water temp
82-84 degrees. Sightings
include 5 large nurse sharks
nested, 300 lb. black
grouper, orange cup coral
blankets, bright yellow
sponges, huge black
gorgonian corals.
Dive 2: Towers
West, seas 2', depth 90',
vis 60', no current,
water temp 83 degrees.
Sightings include paired 300
lb. black groupers, pork
fish, paired creole
wrasses, schooling snappers,
red hinds, french
angels, schooling
ballyhoo.
-- ADA President and
Safety Officer Lon Von
Lintel |
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| An
ADA diver explores the
Tenneco Towers submerged
oil platforms on 9/2/17.
Photo by Kathleen
Whitcomb. |
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Highlights
from your September
newsletter:
You must join us on October
14th for our End-of-Season
event featuring
Free BBQ, Free Dive and Free
prizes, plus gear swap and
fun with all your dive
buddies. Rachel shares her
unusual marine
life encounters, while
husband John shares the
importance of safety
briefings. Mo explains
the importance of DCS
treatment, while Lenora lets
us know about scuba-related scholarship
opportunities. You'll
die laughing at Lon's ten
reasons to
miss a dive, and enjoy his
surprising shark
facts. Ellen shares a
NYT article on the effects
of sunscreen on
the ocean, while Tom &
Sandy share their favorite lightening
strikes. Lastly Jerry
shares some scuba
lessons! |
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| Last
chance to sign up for
CRF Coral Planting
experience on September
9th! Free ADA membership
with registration. |
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| Picture
yourself here? Join us on
September 9th as we help
save the reef. |
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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. |
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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:
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Saturday,
Sept. 9th all
day
Coral
Restoration
CRF Key Largo
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Sunday,
Sept.
10th PM
S.
Tavernier
Florida Keys
Dive Center
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Saturday,
Sept. 16th
PM
Islamorada
Key Dives
(tanks included)
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Sunday,
Sept.
23th PM
Key
Largo
Rainbow Reef
(Tanks included)
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Saturday,
Sept.
23rd PM
Key
Largo Night
Dive
(Tanks included)
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Sunday,
Oct.
1st PM
Duane
Wreck
(Advanced)
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