Has been awhile since I dove this site(maybe 9 months or so)
Viz 70 plus
water temp 75 no current
Calm seas
To start I do not see a dead reef at all.
That being said scltd, last years bleaching and hurricanes have hurt.
The above stressors appear to be similar in other parts of the Caribbean
The...
First time I was able to get in the water since 12-4-23
Bad timing and just a rotten winter wind and temperature wise
Davis reef 72/73 water temp 50/60 feet viz 1 footers
Meh fish life
100 feet viz reported at molasses today
Viz started out poorly at around 25 dark green water, improved to 50 while leaving
water temp 83 and surface flat calm
moon jellies arrived
some color is returning from the summer bleaching it appears
Had reef to ourselves all day
water temp 87/88
No bleaching but never much hard stoney coral here anyway
nice viz around 60 feet
bit of current and 1-2 foot seas
The water is a sauna as been reported!
Hen and Chickens reef a mile and half from shore in very shallow water
25 foot viz
No bleaching as of yet but it seems to be a definite (hope not)
Finally the bad viz is gone
inshore reef today 30 feet
Deep wrecks 80-90 feet
Over a dozen dolphins in as lil as 2-3 feet of water
6 or more snook was one of the highlights
85 degree water no current no seas
The water is still green.
Hopefully a couple more days and the blue water is back
water temp 84/85
viz 10/15
slop chop on surface
Hen and Chickens inshore reef
https://scubaboard.com/community/threads/macro-today-in-the-florida-keys.634733/
A 22-year-old male was airlifted by Trauma Star Friday to Jackson South Medical Center in Miami after he reportedly was bitten in the ankle or foot by a shark.
The subject was reportedly spearfishing near Davis Reef off Islamorada at approximately 11:30 a.m. when the incident occurred. The...
Viz 30/40
water temp 78
Numerous thick schools of the usual characters
Multiple green morays
Goliath grouper
During the dive the sunlit reef became a night dive almost for about 10 minutes (Huge thick mat of sargassum)
Unusual I saw 2 lionfish together.Have not really seen them at all on the...
Surface conditions were flat as can be
Visibility looked amazing on the surface
Meh 30ish vis while diving
nice bit of current
water temp 78
This reef is a lil longer for us to get to and the viz is always a crapshoot
Fish life is always top notch though
on the surface 5 seperate pods of...
Great viz 70/80 feet
water temp 75
mild current
Bit of a chop on the surface
surprisingly 2 lionfish
free swimming green morays
20/25 Eagle rays swimming together on the way out
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