You want fish to Kill and fossils, NO QUESTION.....THE GULF!
You want to dive in warm "semi tropical" clear water with color, corals, sea fans, tropical fishees by the zillions, bugs everywhere, NO QUESTION....THE ATLANTIC!
You want to see lots of sharks real close in muddy water while you are killing their prey,
NO QUESTION....THE GULF!
You want to do drift dives and lots of wreck dives, NO QUESTION....THE ATLANTIC!
You want to be close to springs and caves, NO QUESTION....THE GULF!
You want a huge variety of dive boats for 60 miles from Miami to Jupiter that go out virtually every day, NO QUESTION....THE ATLANTIC!
You want cheaper real estate, NO QUESTION, ....THE GULF.
You want shore dives, NO QUESTION,....THE ATLANTIC.
Chug
Prefers the Atlantic, warm water, Lion Fish and drift dives in a cultural wasteland.