SSharkk
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Friday 3 Tank Dive
Checked In = Gerry
Captain = Mike
Dive Guide = Sandy
Deckhand = Bo
Stunningly Good Conditions
Water temp 78 F, sea temps are beginning to warm quickly
Vis - 20 to 80 + ft. - first dive was in clear Palm Beach Blue water
Moderate north current, 2 to 3 foot seas, very little cloud cover
Animals of Note:
1 manatee - at the dock while we loading the dive boat Republic IV. A very good omen, which paid off later. Save the Manatee Club
27 bull sharks the migrations are starting to build in numbers
19 caribbean reef sharks two tagged
It was reported to us by fellow divers aboard the boat that a hammerhead was on the surface close to the dive guide and me while we were doing our safety stop, we never saw it. Drat!
Surprisingly no nurse sharks
1 leatherback sea turtle on the surface in transit between dives 1 and 2, The Project Log
5 loggerhead sea turtles two swam off the bottom to inspect us at very close range
3 hawksbill sea turtles including one mature male, the first adult hawksbill I have ever seen in Florida
3 green sea turtles
In net we saw four of the five species of sea turtles present in Florida waters in a single day.
18 goliath groupers
3 schools of kingfish
1 school of bonitos
2 schools of jack crevalle, one school of jacks were harassing a bull shark
1 snook
The conditions and the marine life were quite good. We should be seeing even bigger numbers of migratory fish as we head into May and early June.
Friday 3 Tank Dive
Checked In = Gerry
Captain = Mike
Dive Guide = Sandy
Deckhand = Bo
Stunningly Good Conditions
Water temp 78 F, sea temps are beginning to warm quickly
Vis - 20 to 80 + ft. - first dive was in clear Palm Beach Blue water
Moderate north current, 2 to 3 foot seas, very little cloud cover
Animals of Note:
1 manatee - at the dock while we loading the dive boat Republic IV. A very good omen, which paid off later. Save the Manatee Club
27 bull sharks the migrations are starting to build in numbers
19 caribbean reef sharks two tagged
It was reported to us by fellow divers aboard the boat that a hammerhead was on the surface close to the dive guide and me while we were doing our safety stop, we never saw it. Drat!
Surprisingly no nurse sharks
1 leatherback sea turtle on the surface in transit between dives 1 and 2, The Project Log
5 loggerhead sea turtles two swam off the bottom to inspect us at very close range
3 hawksbill sea turtles including one mature male, the first adult hawksbill I have ever seen in Florida
3 green sea turtles
In net we saw four of the five species of sea turtles present in Florida waters in a single day.
18 goliath groupers
3 schools of kingfish
1 school of bonitos
2 schools of jack crevalle, one school of jacks were harassing a bull shark
1 snook
The conditions and the marine life were quite good. We should be seeing even bigger numbers of migratory fish as we head into May and early June.