Diving Biscayne National Park
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Here is a link to the offical site.
http://www.nps.gov/bisc/
and a link to the diving info. Scroll down a bit for the information.
http://www.nps.gov/bisc/visit/concession.htm
http://www.nps.gov/bisc/
and a link to the diving info. Scroll down a bit for the information.
http://www.nps.gov/bisc/visit/concession.htm
I dove "The Wall". It is called the longest and most vertical wall diving in the Keys. The top of the wall runs between 60 and 70 feet. From there it drops to the flat sandy bottom at about 105 feet. Because this site is approximately 13 miles offshore, the currents tend to be strong. As a result, the dive was conducted as a drift dive.
Large basket sponges are found at the base of the wall, as well as on the sand flat that stretches toward deeper water. Also observed were a large number of angelfish: Blue, French, and Grey, as well as large green moray eels. This is particular dive site is also a great place to see large pelagic fish such as, sharks and amberjacks. Although I did not see any sharks on this particular dive. At the top of the wall ridge are more big basket sponges, soft corals, and brain coral.
Our second dive, was on Virginia Reef. During this dive I bserved Finger corals, Brain corals, and large Elkhorn coral formations. Also, I spotted a 5-foot Nurse Shark, Barracuda, Stoplight Parrotfish, Blue striped Grunts, all kinds of snappers, and a couple of lobsters. At one point in the dive a large school of Minos followed me around in what appeared to be a defensive posture against some predator.
Large basket sponges are found at the base of the wall, as well as on the sand flat that stretches toward deeper water. Also observed were a large number of angelfish: Blue, French, and Grey, as well as large green moray eels. This is particular dive site is also a great place to see large pelagic fish such as, sharks and amberjacks. Although I did not see any sharks on this particular dive. At the top of the wall ridge are more big basket sponges, soft corals, and brain coral.
Our second dive, was on Virginia Reef. During this dive I bserved Finger corals, Brain corals, and large Elkhorn coral formations. Also, I spotted a 5-foot Nurse Shark, Barracuda, Stoplight Parrotfish, Blue striped Grunts, all kinds of snappers, and a couple of lobsters. At one point in the dive a large school of Minos followed me around in what appeared to be a defensive posture against some predator.
DennisS
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It's keys diving without the tourist circus. I plan on heading down for a week on tuesday, it looks like it should be flat. There is a reasonably priced RV park in Homestead and motels that are half the price of the keys in Fl city. Scuba trips are only saturday and sunday so having your own boat is a must if you're there during the week. The reefs are off of elliot key which is about 5 miles offshore. It's uncrowded during the week and really nice diving.
They only have scuba trips on Saturday and Sunday. Also, the "wall" dive is only done on Sunday. The wall is done as a drift but if they have a lot of divers they will split you into four or five groups and give each a line and reel with float ball.
It's worth doing. Plenty of cheap motels and food available in bearby Florida City, where the turnpike ends.
It's worth doing. Plenty of cheap motels and food available in bearby Florida City, where the turnpike ends.
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