Red tide -- affecting dive conditions?

large_diver · May 27, 2005

Thinking about doing some diving on Cape Ann this weekend, but have been reading all these stories about the "worst red tide since '72".....spread from ME to Cape Cod Bay

Has this affected coastal Cape Ann waters in terms of dive conditions...how's the vis been lately?

aquageek · May 27, 2005

That's a good queston. I'm sure that the seas are still stirred up a bit (without the red tide) after the storm and that Sunday or Monday would be better than Saturday. As to the red tide, I was wondering it there were any health risks involved if you accidently got some sea water in your mouth.

lord1234 · May 27, 2005

there are no health risks to people unless you eat the meat of an affected shell fish. I wish I could back this up...but I know someone in the next post will...i am at work so I don't have my links handy

yak · May 27, 2005

large_diver:
Thinking about doing some diving on Cape Ann this weekend, but have been reading all these stories about the "worst red tide since '72".....spread from ME to Cape Cod Bay

Has this affected coastal Cape Ann waters in terms of dive conditions...how's the vis been lately?

Here on the coast, it's been hard to tell what the viz is like in the water, cuz the viz has been so bad on land!

Seriously, I would expect to see higher than normal sediment stirred up from this week's pounding.

bhapps24 · May 27, 2005

I'll let you know about the vis tommorow nite. I'm hoping to get out sat.

spectrum · May 27, 2005

aquageek:
As to the red tide, I was wondering it there were any health risks involved if you accidently got some sea water in your mouth.

My understanding is that the problem comes when it is concentrated in shellfish. I skindove in a mess of it last summer with no ill effects. Swimming in water filled with what looked like hair cover with scum wasn't anything too special but beat staying dry.

Pete

large_diver · May 28, 2005

Thanks for the replies.....but isn't there anyone who has been diving on Cape Ann during the past week.....?

lord1234 · May 28, 2005

god that would have been some unpleasant diving....with the chop and waves even entry into the water would be miserable.

large_diver · May 28, 2005

lord1234:
god that would have been some unpleasant diving....with the chop and waves even entry into the water would be miserable.

LOL -- yeah, you're right.

Nice weather today -- would love to hear some feedback from folks who are out diving today.

macado · May 28, 2005

Just got back from Cape Ann an hour ago. Went out with Easy Divers, awesome weather! visibility was pretty poor because of the storms. I dove in a wetsuit, temperature was 40 degress I believe. No problems. I saw lots of lobster unfortunately most of them were too small and the bigger ones were unreachable. I got nothing today

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