Typical “where do we dive” post

[ScoobyNooby]

Hello scoobies of venice!
We are visiting the area for a birthday end of September and wanting to do a dive. Preliminary google searches only suggest charters and some 15-20ft deep shark tooth diving.
I was hoping someone could share some popular locations OTHER than shallow shark teeth? Somewhere deeper with wildlife?

Thank you all!

 

[2TH DIVR]

See if Aristakat charters might run out to the army tanks.

 

[ScoobyNooby]

See if Aristakat charters might run out to the army tanks.

Are there really no somewhat deep shore dives in venice/nokomis?

 

[Belzelbub]

Are there really no somewhat deep shore dives in venice/nokomis?

Somewhat deep and shore don't go together for much of the Florida West Coast. The slope is pretty shallow, so you've got to get a good distance offshore before you get to divable depths. I dive just a bit north of that area and regularly run at least 10 miles offshore. That's just to get into 50-60' depth. Marine charts for the Venice area show it's pretty much the same.

Shore diving isn't really a thing here. Definitely not deeper shore diving.