East Coast Shore Diving?

[aquaman_06]

I have been shore diving in Kill Devil Hills, NC. It wasn't that bad, the current was pretty strong and viz was alright, maybe several feet. There were starfish and creatures on the wrecks.

 

[emcbride81]

The response equals the diving...

The problem is that while there are a couple of decent places to dive for a few reasons, they are generally either un-diveable or unsafe to dive.

Calvert Cliffs would be great shore diving (for teeth and bones)- but it is not allowed from shore. You can do it by boat though.

Diving around Hartmiller Island (treasure hunting with a metal detector) is great but heavy boat traffic in summer makes it too dangerous. It is doable in late fall... but it too requires a boat to get over there.

Hardy divers could dive off of any of the beaches in OC or Fenwick as boat traffic is light... but so are the reasons to dive there. You'll be over a generally sandy bottom in shallow water with what can be a tough current - all to spot the occassional ray, baby shark, blue etc... and occassionally find some fishing tackle.

Oddly enough, the best "shore" diving outside of local quarries is probably in and around the Baltimore Harbor. Again, with heavy boat traffic in summer... quite dangerous... but the sealife is fantastic. Schooling Menhaden, blues, stripers, white perch, American Eels, Sturgeon, Blue Crabs and once even a baby bull shark.

While oyster diving in the bay is fun - it too requires a boat... as does diving the Black Panther Wreck.

So options for shore diving are limited... Be Safe... have fun... Sea-Ya.

How often do you all dive the inner harbor? I wouldn't mind tagging along with some people that knew where to go.

 

[dwashbur]

I guess the question is academic for me now, since we're outa here and back to the west coast next week.