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@VsubT it looks like the Octopus has a hold of a Striate Bubble. Not sure if its playing or eating. Nice lighting on the seahorse image. Went to the bridge for diving today. Arrived at 1215 for a 1547 high tide. The park was not crowded when I arrived, by the time I left at 1545 it was...

Went to the bridge for diving today. Arrived at 1210 for a 1447 high tide. The park was crowded, but still some parking left. It was a beautiful day weather wise and water wise. Sea temp has risen to 77f, and visibility was 50+ feet. It was the first time since December have not been cold...

@Johnoly I think April and May are breeding season for the Atlantic Long Arm Octopus. There are always a lot of them around during those two months. @Jaan, I think that might be a Juvenile Slippery Dick that decided to jump into the middle of Octagon between the Arrow Crab and Coral Shrimp...

Went to the bridge for diving yesterday. Arrived early 0800 for a 1058 high tide. It was not crowded at all for the duration of my stay in the park yesterday. Decided it was to windy and the water a little to green to snorkel prior to dive. Did an Ebird survey, and went looking for mollusk...

Went to the bridge for diving today. Arrived at 0750 for a 0921 high tide. It was a rare day for the bridge. Very few people there, divers or beach goers. Almost no boat traffic. Visibility of 50 feet. Sea temp back down to 74f. Entered the water on the westside at 0810, exited the water...

Went to the bridge for diving yesterday and today. Park was more crowded Monday than Tuesday. It seemed like divers were outnumbered by beachgoers. I think mostly spring vacation type tourists. Visibility was 10-15ft on Monday. Visibility opened up today to 25ft, with more blue water moving...

Went to the bridge for diving today. Given that it was a Friday and high tide was at 11:31 I had expectations of the park being crowded. Arrived at 0950, while there was still plenty of parking, but the place filled up pretty fast. Checked the seawall immediately for visibility, and though...

@archman, we have had discussions about the water testing here before. When the sample is taken, how often etc. It was all speculation so 18 months ago I emailed the source. See the response at the end of this post after the images. FWIW the volume of tidal exchange at the park is enormous...

@Divin'Papaw I have been using a magnifying glass underwater since thirty years ago, when my eyesight was far better than it is today. I wear progressive eye glasses for normal day wear. Last summer I had the same prescription put in a mask, except they recommend bifocals as opposed to the...

I can go into excruciating detail in a later post, but here are a few things you need to know about how this can happen. Food for thought, think of the momentum of an object that weights 100,000 tons traveling at even a slow speed of five knots. It was unheard of and unimagined when the bridge...

Went to the bridge for diving yesterday and today. Arrived kind of late with respect to the high tide on both days. Not crowded yesterday, and more people than I would expect today with an air temp of 62f. But if they are mostly tourists, maybe not a deterrent. Sea temp still holding at 73f...

So price drops on these, $150 a piece for the the 95's, $250 for the 133. $500 for all three. In North Palm Beach County, no shipping.

Went to the bridge for diving today. Arrived at 1040 for a 1301 high tide. It was not particularly crowded when I arrived, but I knew that would last long given the time of year, and the near perfect weather conditions, much like yesterday. Visibility was 40 feet and sea temp was holding at...

One to the bridge for diving today. Arrived at 1010 for a 1210 high tide. It was not to crowded when I arrived but there was a steady flow of cars coming in the entire time I was getting ready. Parking lot was 95% filled when I finished my dive. Definitely a lot of vacationers. Water was...

Went to the bridge for diving today. Arrived at 0845 for an 0946 high tide. Park had more people than I would expect for a 0946 high tide on a Monday. Entered the west side at 0825, sea temp was 72f, and visibility was a very hazy 20ft. Covered a little more ground than I have been lately...

@PBcatfish I like the very last link you provided. I did know about the eye stripe of Lesser not hitting the dorsal fin, and the eye stripe of the Greater hitting the dorsal fin. The Almaco Jack are usually smaller and the higher profile dorsal fin is a dead give away. Banded Rudderfish...

@PBcatfish, I uploaded the same image to inaturalist.org as "Jacks", got a hit less than 24 hours later of Banded Rudderfish, which is in the Jack family. Greater Amberjacks can look similar as well when juvenile. I don't think hanging out under Man O War Jellyfish in open water is something...

Went to LBTS for diving today. It was the opposite of BHB yesterday, Datura Ave was empty, and there were not any other divers entering at 0825 when I entered. Wind was out of the southeast and moderating to less than 10 kts. Waves were about three feet, sea temp 73f, and visibility was 30ft...

Went to the bridge for diving today. Arrived at 0850 for a 1219 high tide. The park was not crowded at the time. Went and snorkeled from from 0945 to 1040, returned from snorkeling and the park was overflowing. The parking spaces in the middle reserved for car and trailer were all filled with...

@Green Frog, nothing is ever guaranteed. But for those who move slowly through the water and pay close attention, BHB rarely disappoints. Hiring a guide increases your chances exponentially (but still no guarantee). Went to the bridge for diving today. Arrived at 0830 for an 1130 high tide...