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So what do you typically see there on a dive?

I've heard great things about it also, but with a caveat. Never done it myself, but what I've heard is that the dive time is critical (has to be when the tide is still) and that the water is shallow (around 15 feet) and murky. Apparently it's all about invertebrates? This isn't what most...

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As I said in an earlier post, LBR finally responded to my into request today; there will be no reservations that last beyond May 28th. I wonder what will become of the property. It was such a nice secluded laid back place.

I haven't been to Catalina in 6 years. How bad is the situation? That place heard to be exploding with fish. How does the quantity and diversity of fauna now compare to 6 years ago?

After reading about this kelp decimation here I did read up on this and it appears the situation is a lot worse than something that just happens every now and then due to El Nino cycles. This isn't normal for southern California. This Sargasdum sea weed is an invasive species introduced from...

So, I finally heard back from Laguna Beach Resort and they confirmed what giffenk said. I also got a little more info as to exactly when they're closing; May 28th. They're apparently accepting bookings up until that date.

Welcome to ScubaBoard Jan.

Wow. That is so sad. Catalina used to be a great diving and snorkelling spot. But it's also been ranked amongst the filthiest beaches in California for years so I'm not entirely surprised.

You're probably talking about your landing at Toncontin. That's actually a normal landing. It's considered by many to be the most difficult airport to land in in the world, because the runway is perilously close to mountains. Pilots need to have special training to land there. If it's your...

Where in Florida are you going to be and when? It's past peak season for Manatees but it's not too late to see them, depending on where in Florida you are. You can see them throughout April in places like King's Spring in Crystal River, but that's in the Tampa area nowhere near the Keys. If...

Excuse my last response; there is a West END on Utila, not a West Bay. I misread that. Glad to hear LBR is not closing permanently. Thanks for the info.

There's a West Bay on Utila also.

Hi Katie and welcome to Scuba Board. Congratulations on getting your OW! I'm writing because I'm a bit confused. I got an alert from this thread that there was a new response (I have it set as a "watched thread" because I'm trying to find out of LBR really is closing). My alert said you...

Have they closed during slow season in the past or is this a new thing? I put in a call to ask but they haven't gotten back to me yet. I'd be sad to see it go. It is such a nice, secluded, quaint place. Very mellow relaxing, even when diving 3 or 4 times a day. Great food too. I would think...

I'm looking for one or more people to buddy up with at Dutch Springs over the Labor Day weekend, Saturday or Sunday. I have roughly 70 dives and my highest certification is PADI Rescue Diver. I dove there for the first time over the Memorial Day weekend earlier this year with a couple of scuba...

I was actually about to start a thread to look for a dive buddy at Dutch Springs for Saturday or Sunday of Labor Day weekend, so this is a plus (if I can find a dive buddy, lol). I don't live in the area but am in the vicinity with some frequency. I dove there for the first time over the...

Your experience is not particularly uncommon. One of the best divers I know, now diving for about ten years, failed his first OW certification for the same reason (panicked and shooting for the surface). The dive shop you trained with should have had you do some work in the pool with ALL of the...

I'm not inclined to think the imagery is fake; it's more a matter of the description of what is happening not matching what you see in the video. I see a modest sized shark of indeterminate species (maybe a juvenile sand tiger?) zip in and out of the frame but it doesn't appear to make contact...