Lobster “Mini Season” starts today – the Florida Keys has gone bug crazy!
July 28, 2010 by Dianne Scott
Filed under Dive Reports, Events
The Florida Keys is crazy for lobster! Lobster “mini-season” is open today and tomorrow. Boaters will be out in full force hunting for “bugs”. They have been scoping out the best spots for days – insuring that they will be able to catch their limit. It is one of our favorite times of the year. [...]
Lobster Season
July 25, 2010 by Editor
Filed under Dive Reports, Events, Rules & Regs
Every year “mini season” or Sportsman’s Week kicks off the start of lobster season. People in the Keys catch the fever and there are boats everywhere trying to catch their limit. Mini-season is always the last Wednesday and Thursday before the start of the regular season. This year it is July 28th and 29th with [...]
Freediving
July 21, 2010 by Editor
Filed under Dive Reports, Diving, Podcasts
The sport of freediving has a beauty to it that not many will ever get to experience. It requires discipline and training and has inherent risks associated with it that makes this a sport for the brave hearted. Capt. Marlin had a chance recently to interview Sterling Holbrook who came to Key West to take [...]
Undersea Concert at the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
July 13, 2010 by Dianne Scott
Filed under Dive Reports, Events, Lower Keys/Key West
This year, this popular underwater event drew a crowd of 500. Snorkelers and divers swim to music played through speakers attached to boats underwater. This year’s theme was Alice in Wonderland and as you can see, they were quite creative with the costumes!
3rd Annual Florida Keys Spearfish Open Tournament
July 13, 2010 by Editor
Filed under Dive Reports, Events, Middle Keys
The 3rd Annual Florida Keys Spearfishing Open Tournament was a huge success over the weekend and netted some pretty sweet fish. The tournament took place at Captain Hook’s Marina and Dive Center in Marathon. Over 60 fish were weighed in over the weekend including this record black grouper – 75.8 lbs – impressive! See below [...]
Diving in the Gulf: New Website Launched
June 21, 2010 by Dianne Scott
Filed under Dive Reports, Gulf Coast Oil Spill, Press Releases
New York, NY – To aid in providing vacationers and water sports enthusiasts with accurate and current first-hand information of water conditions and proximity of oil emanating from the recent spill, and to counter misconceptions that the entire Gulf coast is contaminated and closed to water-sports activities such as scuba diving and snorkeling, the Diving [...]
Spearfishing Wahoo
February 9, 2010 by Dianne Scott
Filed under Dive Reports, Middle Keys
Listen in as Capt. James Simcic who fishes out of Captain Hooks in Marathon explains, in gory detail, what it’s like to spearfish wahoo. Wow. That’s all I can say
ScubaRadio Dives the Vandenberg
November 29, 2009 by Dianne Scott
Filed under Dive Reports, Lower Keys/Key West
Join Greg The Divemaster and friends as they take in an afternoon of diving on the Keys newest and largest artificial reef….The Vandenberg!
December 2009: DEMA was a Sight to Behold
November 21, 2009 by Capt Greg Davies
Filed under Dive Reports, Events, Middle Keys
This year’s DEMA Dive Industry Trade Show was once again the cornerstone of communications and innovation in the dive business. It consists of 4 days of meetings, presentations, product and destination displays, and what’s new in the industry. There were some real highlights this year that every diver should know about especially if that diver [...]
November 2009: Let the Keys Make You a Better Diver
October 16, 2009 by Capt Greg Davies
Filed under Dive Reports, Middle Keys
A huge loggerhead banks to the right around a gagged ledge and rises to the surface to take a breath. Jawfish are popping up out their burrows and then back in again, all in unison. A nurse shark is foraging over the reef with all its senses in play to find a tasty meal. Diving [...]