Blue Heron Bridge Trolls III
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Given your circumstances I am sure I would have done the dive. I am sorry for you loss.
Would you mind ratting out their locations?
The one from the image I took was at the south most piling of the channel barrier west side.
Was going to the bridge today but seems conditions are pretty poor (or one might even say crappy)
palmbeach.floridahealth.gov
| Site | Name | City | Enterococci | Water Quality | Status |
| Phil Foster | Riviera Bch | 1,723 | Poor | Advisory |
HEALTH ADVISORY - Carlin Park, Riviera Beach, Phil Foster, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach Municipal and Lake Worth-Kreusler Tested Poor | Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach
Palm Beach County, FL—Florida Department of Health Palm Beach County has ISSUED A HEALTH ADVISORY for Carlin Park, Riviera Beach, Phil Foster, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach Municipal and Lake Worth-Kreusler after recent sampling showed bacterial levels in the water to be more than 71 colonies per...
tarponchik
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I simply look at the surf forecast for Palm Beach at magicseaweed.com. If they forecast more than 2 ft, diving under the bridge (or any shore diving) won't be worth it.
Thank you for that link. It's a handy reference.Was going to the bridge today but seems conditions are pretty poor (or one might even say crappy)
Site Name City Enterococci Water Quality Status
Phil Foster Riviera Bch 1,723 Poor Advisory HEALTH ADVISORY - Carlin Park, Riviera Beach, Phil Foster, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach Municipal and Lake Worth-Kreusler Tested Poor | Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach
Palm Beach County, FL—Florida Department of Health Palm Beach County has ISSUED A HEALTH ADVISORY for Carlin Park, Riviera Beach, Phil Foster, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach Municipal and Lake Worth-Kreusler after recent sampling showed bacterial levels in the water to be more than 71 colonies per...
I do have to wonder when the sampling occurred at Phil Foster (BHB). On an incoming tide, especially near high tide, the water tends to be much cleaner than at other times. I would expect the difference in bacterial loading to be at least an order of magnitude when comparing high tide to low tide. A much larger difference would not surprise me.
I have had to dive to do emergency repairs on a boat in that area during the wrong tide. I could feel a substantial difference in the water quality. Skin irritation lasted for days. The red patch in one eye lasted more than a week.
When the water looks close to clear, I don't have these issues.
The exception to this is when red tide is in the area. On the rare occasion that red tide is substantially present in the area, I make it a habit to stay away from the coast by at least a few hundred yards. If the toxic Blue-green algae, that I have seen up by Stuart in the past, ever made it down this far, that would also cause me to avoid the area.
There was an issue a few years ago over the period of a few months that the park was closed to swimming. It just so happened to be a period of really nice weather, and clear viz.
Then it was mentioned that the tests were taken at low tide near shore. A few divers started independently testing and got far better reports.
Then it was mentioned that the tests were taken at low tide near shore. A few divers started independently testing and got far better reports.
tarponchik
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Recently, I came over something that looked like cup corals under the bridge. Wait a minute, I thought, they are from the Pacific! But yes, turns out they are invasive species in the Atlantic now. Well, I always liked them. So I decided I am OK with that.
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