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Each year many divers descend upon the Florida Keys for recreational mini-lobster season (the last Wed & Thur of July) and later for regular lobster season (Aug 6 thru Mar 31). Have fun but please stay safe & dive within your limits and with buddies you are familiar with. Every year there are...

This is long overdue resolution to this Key Largo tragedy of Dec 2011. https://www.keysnews.com/news/pair-plead-guilty-in-2010-florida-keys-dive-death-case/article_05e7b9ae-db95-11ec-b00d-5fc1f253e759.html [The owners of a now-defunct Key Largo dive shop — who maintained their vessel in such...

More changes happening in Key Largo. It was officially announced yesterday that Rainbow Reef Dive Center is buying Ocean Divers. They will maintain operations on both sides of the canal running 5 boats from the dive center behind the Courtyard Hotel and 3 boats from the dive center next to the...

Third Annual Coralpalooza June 2nd – 4th, 2017 This summer, Coral Restoration Foundation is hosting our 3rd Annual Coralpalooza — a weekend dedicated to promoting awareness for our coral reefs! In honor of World Oceans Day, this event will be held over the weekend of June 2nd. Dive program...

NASE Nitrox classes have been a huge success on past Scubaboard Invasions. NASE agreed to do it again this year! So if you're not NitrOx certified and are going on this ScubaBoard Invasion, you're probably dissed that you'll be missing out on NitrOx. Well, feel dissed no more. NASE will be...

REEF.org is putting another great FREE Fishinar on May 11th. TWA Fish ID: Join Scott and Patti Chandler as they cover some tips and tricks for identifying some of the common fish in Roatan. Thursday, May 11th, 2017, 8 - 9pm Eastern time - REGISTER Instructor: Scott & Patti Chandler Webinar...

Let's get this party started! It was a bit chaotic on day 1. Due to a hiccup at the Cayman Brac Airport, all incoming 4 jets were diverted to Grand Cayman and subsequently about 14 puddle jumpers had to shuttle the Surge Crew to the Brac for a long say of delays. Good news, we are all here and...

Dick is holding these forums about once a month in case you miss this event.

NASE Nitrox classes have been a huge success on past Scubaboard Invasions. NASE agreed to do it again this year! So if you're not NitrOx certified and are going on this ScubaBoard Surge, you're probably dissed that you'll be missing out on NitrOx. Well, feel dissed no more. NASE will be...

30th Splash-iversary! November 13, 2016 1-4 PM Jules Undersea Lodge & MarineLab Undersea Laboratory Celebrating more that 30 years underwater! Free hot digs * chips * soft drinks Marine Science activities * displays*videos *speakers Certified divers can visit Jules and Marine Lab for only a $10...

Many of you who have been to Key Largo, may have met Dick Rutkowski. He is known as the Father of Recreational Nitrox and the infamous saying "Science always wins over bull$hit". Through Hyperbarics International he has been training dive professionals in hyperbaric and undersea medicine for...

For months as I run into friends who work at local dive shops or own local dive shops, the most common comment is “We are looking for Captains if you know anyone”. One week in May there were at least 5 companies looking for captains and running into the same road blocks. Being a Captain in the...

Online: Keys Wide Underwater Clean-Up during Get into Your Sanctuary Celebration June 2016 Keys-wide Underwater Clean-Up during Get into Your Sanctuary 2016 Celebration Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Blue Star certified charter operators are calling all divers to participate in...

Diver safety bill moving ahead Rachel Leitao 5:49 PM, Feb 24, 2016 WPTV RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. – Local diver Rob Murphy was run over by a boat while diving in 2009. He lost both legs below the knee and now walks on prosthetics. “We had a dive flag,” Murphy explained. “It was all legal and...

Yesterday morning our community was shocked by the news that Capt. Joe Thomas had died. If you dove with Ocean Divers since the 90's you probably met him. Capt. Joe was a well known local with decades of experience who taught many divers and mentored many captains over the years. He was quiet...

The past three Invasions, the FREE NASE Nitrox classes have been a huge success. NASE agreed to do it again this year for Curacao Surge! So, if you're not NitrOx certified and are going on this Invasion. NASE will be providing free online academics, while Lamar Hires, Jared Hires, Pete and...

It's time for ScubaBoard's Spree4All...finally! In case you don't know what all the excitement is about: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/florida-diving/493891-scubaboards-spree4all-keys-wreck-trek-july-2015-a.html The Netdoc mobile is packed with gear & heading to the MV Spree for our 8pm...

Who's going to Scuba Show this year? Home - Scuba ShowScuba Show No booth, but we will be wandering the show floor catching up with everyone.

I'm at Ginnie Springs today and heard some of what happened here last night. Late yesterday, a buddy team (purposely leaving out their names out of respect) entered the Devils system with scooters. One diver made it back, the buddy was found 300 ft from the entrance out of air. This buddy team...

Congrats, that's alot years and many many students. Glad to call you my friend.