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  1. Nick Steele

    Hurricane Dorian

    The latest landfall has it coming ashore around Fort Pierce 25 miles from my house and 10 miles from work not worried about home more worried about work. Once the storm takes that westward turn we will be more certain of its landfall point I believe. On a good note I’m looking forward to some...
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    Grouper or scorpion fish?

    Thanks everyone! It does look like the Spinycheek scorpionfish 100%.
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    Grouper or scorpion fish?

    Okay guess it is a red hind thanks guys quick as usual!
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    Grouper or scorpion fish?

    Don’t red hinds have black margins on their tails? Maybe looking at book pictures isn’t doing any good for me I’m out of practice.
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    Grouper or scorpion fish?

    Not dive related but buddy of mine went out deep dropping and got what he called a rock hind grouper (doesn’t look like one to me) so please help me ID it. I believe it’s some type of scorpion fish. Caught in 400’ of water in east central Florida.
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    Blue Heron Bridge Trolls III

    Haven’t been snorkeling/diving in a few months now but finally had a nice freediving trip to the bridge this morning. All the usual suspects along with 4 frogfish (a pair and two singles) a seahorse and a mating pair of octopi and an juvi eagle ray. Most pics touched up with dive+ App Frogfish...
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    Plans for Marine Science Education

    I finished college 2 years ago with a degree in biology with a focus in marine biology/ecology. I wasn’t involved with high school and just slacked by which made college a lot harder. I also had to work to put myself through college and didn’t have time for internships. I did how ever do some...
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    Accident & Incident Discussion - Northernone - aka Cameron Donaldson

    When I read the description of the reef damage from the divers that went to the last known area my first thought was that it was an impact from the dpv and was a main cause of him not surfacing. I didn’t want to say this at the time because I was still hopeful he would turn up somewhere on the...
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    Diving the Spiegel Grove this Weekend - Any Guesses on Current?

    Glad you guys had fun and found good current on the spiegel. Nice pictures/video too! Looks like a spinner to me. The black tip (if that is a black tip) on the anal fin is a good ID mark (although not always). Another way to tell them apart is if the backside of the peck fins overlap the front...
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    Frightening shark video

    Haha did you change your avatar just for the song? That’s funny!
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    Lionfish predators in the Caribbean

    Not sure if the grouper got the LF but there was a big sand cloud and then no LF so I’m hopeful. Happened in Ft Lauderdale Florida. I was picking some lobster off a coral head (small undercut to hide in but not disappear) and there was a LF (small one 4” maybe) on the side of the coral head...
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    Frightening shark video

    They actually did a section on SNL if I’m not mistaken on baby shark. Here’s a more adult version. Reggie shark.
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    Search and Rescue - Scubaboard Staff Member - Northernone - Missing in Cozumel

    While I’ve never meet him we had some limited back and fourth on SB and I would have never guess he was as young as he was because he carried himself so well. He was very knowledgeable about diving and I hope he comes back to share his insight of this incident. Thoughts and prayers out to this...
  14. Nick Steele

    Underwater Checkers tournament

    That looks awesome! Glad you had fun.
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    From the....don’t see this every day!

    It’s only 50 ft from the shore so not far at all. Although it’s strange I don’t think it’s anything to be particularly concerned about.
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    Vero Beach snorkeling/spearfishing in August

    This is a good list of sites from Sebastian to Stuart. Some sites get covered with sand depending on the year so some research is nice before going. http://www.deepsixintl.com/PDF/BeachDiveGuide.pdf I have been to all the spots south of pepper park within the past year and have found some big...
  17. Nick Steele

    Tell me about your freediving experiences!

    I grew up freediving in the 15-40ft range (no intention to go deeper) way before I started scuba diving. I still enjoy freediving as it is much easier to get close to the wildlife and slightly cheaper alternative and gives more time to explore (opinion here). I have laid on bottom within two...
  18. Nick Steele

    New Rules for Blue Heron Bridge

    My understanding is spearfishing is still legal from a boat here but can’t enter from the beach due to being within 300 ft from a public beach
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    New Rules for Blue Heron Bridge

    True it is a really good thing it now has different regulations I won’t argue that. I was just curious as to why not make it an entire no take zone.
  20. Nick Steele

    New Rules for Blue Heron Bridge

    I get what you’re saying but most of the tropicals that are now “no take” aren’t endangered either.
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