Rick, GREAT report, and I can relate to much of it. Very sad, too. I've seen incredible changes in the Keys reefs since I became familiar with those waters in the mid-seventies.
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Remember when DU had those huge treasure hunts from Hwd beach?
Rick, GREAT report, and I can relate to much of it. Very sad, too. I've seen incredible changes in the Keys reefs since I became familiar with those waters in the mid-seventies.
IS this the diver that was looking for the "Green" boat on the other thread?
Rick, I remember my first beach dives off Broward circa 1981-ish. It was a very short swim out to the reef and it was so beautiful! Now between pollution, beach renourishment, and everything else, the swim out to the good part of the reef is 30-40 minutes and that's not because I got older!Thanks Debby, it is quite an impact looking back. With change happening slowly over time, it can be easier to take in. I was just in Cozumel diving for the first time since 1973. I recall Palancar as the most incredibly diverse and robust reef that I had seen, in large measure even up to today. It has changed a good deal too, can still picture the wall and coral back then, excellent blue water viz. too. It is still a great dive, just different. Lots of changes in such a short time. Visibility has dropped even up here in SE mainland Florida. Back in the day, if you went out into a few hundred feet of water or more, it was intensely clear with a unique cobalt blue cast. Been out there a lot in the last few years for free diving training sessions on the float. Sixty foot, slightly turbid viz. is more the norm these days. Did have some astounding 110 ft. perhaps greater viz. days late in the fall this year though and over wrecks closer to shore. Felt good to see those conditions.
Hi Rick
Bill moved on to Captain a livaboard called the "Impossible Dream". We were in the Bahamas of Lucaya....That's were Paige married us on a reef then called Treasure Reef