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Dive Op / Resort	Live Aboard?	Area	Title / Review	Rating Advanced / Beginner	Diving Date	Reporter/ # Dives	Photos/ Helpful Votes
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*Texas Caribbean Charters*		Texas	"Thriving corals, lots of fish at Flower Gardens Reefs" It's tough to plan visits to the Flower Gardens Banks in the northern Gulf of Mexico. There is no shelter from any sort of wind o... Full report		8/2023	Mary K Wicksten 1000+ Dives	1
*American Diving*		Texas	"Texas Clipper, American Diving" Pre- dive briefing on day before trip and just before each of 2 days of diving. Takes about an hour to get to sunken ship, can be c... Full report		7/2015	Mary K Wicksten 1000+ Dives
*Sea Seacher II*		Texas Gulf Coast	The Sea searcher II operates out of Freeport, Texas and makes runs of approximately 100 miles to the Flower Gardens Marine Sanctua... Full report		8/2002	Larry Day 100+ Dives
*Fling Charters*		Texas, Gulf of Mexico	"Stetson Bank: you never know what's coming to visit" Stetson Bank lies 70 miles out from Galveston, Texas. Unlike the Flower Gardens banks, this bank consists of bedded sedimentary ro... Full report		7/2019	Mary K Wicksten 1000+ Dives
*Tilden's Scuba Center*		Thunderbolt Wreck	Tilden's is a good, quality dive operator. Trips are run from the dock around the corner from their shop at Mile Marker 49. 5 in M... Full report		9/2007	Jack Kelly` 250+ Dives
*Quiescence Diving Services*		Upper Florida Keys	Funny name, but great shop. Small six- pack boats, and well appointed shop. My son and I went out with two other divers and two s... Full report		7/2014	jim martin 100+ Dives
*Ocean Divers*		Upper Florida Keys	Efficient dive operation using large 20- diver boats, but we got lucky with only 8 divers on board. Used a dive guide (Tuck) since... Full report		7/2014	Jim Martin 100+ Dives
*Rainbow Reef Dive Center/ Ramada Limited Key Largo*		Upper Keys	This was out 5th trip, this time mid- June, back to the Florida Keys diving with Rainbow Reef Dive Center (MM100). We were so plea... Full report		6/2010	Allan Ripple 100+ Dives
*Florida Keys Dive Center*		Upper Keys (Key Largo)	I dove with this operator for four two tank day trips and a night dive. I had my newly certified 14 year old daughter with me. Sh... Full report		9/2006	Tom Chase 100+ Dives
*Homestead Crater/ Homestead Resort*		Utah	Homstead crater is a hotspring. The water stays in the mid 90's year round. Because of the hight water temperature there are no fi... Full report		6/2003	Paul Farago <100 Dives
*Aristakat*		Venice	"Found Meg teeth" We dove with this op, and this location, to search for fossilized megalodon teeth. It was our first time doing this, and first vis... Full report		7/2024	Rick Feinleib 100+ Dives
*Aristakat*		Venice	"Found Meg teeth" We dove with this op, and this location, to search for fossilized megalodon teeth. It was our first time doing this, and first vis... Full report		7/2024	Rick Feinleib 100+ Dives
*Black gold*		Venice Fla.	"Meg tooth hunting" Michael, the owner operator and dive master was on time, complete with an abusive attitude, bullying from the start. Wouldn’t allo... Full report		9/2022	Thomas huggins 500+ Dives	1
*Top 2 Bottom Charters*		Venice Florida	"Megalodon Shark Tooth Diving " Megalodon Shark tooth and fossil Diving. We did a 3 tank dive with Top 2 Bottom Charters. This is a six pack type boat, with a max... Full report		6/2024	Richard Meyerholz 500+ Dives
*Top 2 Bottom Charters*		Venice Florida	"Megalodon Shark Tooth Diving " Megalodon Shark tooth and fossil Diving. We did a 3 tank dive with Top 2 Bottom Charters. This is a six pack type boat, with a max... Full report		6/2024	Richard Meyerholz 500+ Dives
*Florida West Scuba/ none*		Venice, Florida	This is a great place to dive for the teeth of Carcharocles Megaladon. Yes, the teeth are laying right on top of the sand for you ... Full report		9/2003	Thomas Daly 100+ Dives
*Florida West Scuba/ none*		Venice, Florida	This is a great place to dive for the teeth of Carcharocles Megaladon. Yes, the teeth are laying right on top of the sand for you ... Full report		9/2003	Thomas Daly 100+ Dives
*Lake Rawlings*		Virginia	This is a great place to go to "tune up" or to practice skills. They have a lot of LDSs holding classes and certifying, but it is... Full report		6/2003	Lisa <100 Dives
*Vortex Springs*		Vortex and Morrison Spgs, FL	As mentioned in another entry, while rough seas kept the Pensacola area dive boats at the dock for a couple of days, I decided to ... Full report		10/2007	Mort Rolleston 100+ Dives
*Island Dive and Watersports*		Washington state	First time diving the San Juan Islands Washington and booked onto Island Dive and Watersports charter for two days of three tank d... Full report		10/2005	Jerry Jensen 100+ Dives
*Aquatic Obsessions/Dive Clearwater*		West Florida	This is a report on a dive trip that did not happen, because of inept customer service by Aquatic Obsessions dive center. I live i... Full report		4/2003	Mel 500+ Dives
*Jim Abernathy's Scuba Adventures*		West Palm Bch	Jim Abernathy's operation is always top notch. This was a club dive, on the Deep Obsession with only half of our usual number atten... Full report		5/2009	Ron & Dawn Steedman 250+ Dives
*Pura Vida divers*		West Palm Beach	Good - There were plenty of turtles and lobsters (though we went just before lobster season so I expect that anytime after August ... Full report		7/2013	Bill McManus 100+ Dives
*Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures/ Hyatt West Palm*		West Palm Beach	I spent a week of diving in West Palm Beach. The first four days were spent on reefs south of the West Palm inlet (there was a pu... Full report		7/2013	Joseph Gallagher 1000+ Dives
*Quiescence Diving Services*		West Palm Beach	Great drift diving. The boat and store staff were friendly and helpful. The boats were efficient at pickups; Most dive masters wer... Full report		7/2013	Bill McManus 100+ Dives	1
*Dive Narcosis*		West Palm Beach	I have been out with many operators. Van's is the best with whom I have gone. The boat is large and very fast. Everything is drift... Full report		9/2012	Andy Kenley 1000+ Dives
*Narcosis Dive Charter*		West Palm Beach	I arrived at the marina at 9: 15am, followed closely by Nelson, a super nice deck hand. I still had to confirm with Van, the captai... Full report		8/2012	Torsten Gross <100 Dives
*Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures*		West Palm Beach	Abernathy's is a consistently good, top- notch, solid operation - always safety conscious, helpful, and friendly. We went out on the ... Full report		5/2010	Ron & Dawn Steedman 250+ Dives	1
*Pura Vida Divers*		West Palm Beach	Went down there with a lot of other divers telling me that the diving would not be that good. Saw lots of little critters every di... Full report		12/2007	Alex Hall 100+ Dives
*Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures/ Marriot*		West Palm Beach , FLA.	I had'nt dove Fla. since I got certified there ( Key Largo ) in 1990 . And I was Amazed at how good the diving was . Water ... Full report		8/2002	Joe Culhane 100+ Dives
*jim Abernathy's Scuba Adventures/ n/a*		West Palm Beach Florida	Reefs were in very poor condition. Lots of brown algae. We seen several large and one huge loggerhead turtles which kept us intere... Full report		6/2005	Dave Jackson <100 Dives
*Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures*		West Palm Beach, FL	"Worth a dive" We (my wife and I) went on the Blue Heron Bridge dive with Jim Abernethy as a very small part of a drive to Florida from Chicago. ... Full report		1/2015	Allan Baldwin 250+ Dives	1
*Pura Vida Divers*		West Palm Beach, FL	Every dive in West Palm Beach is a drift dive and our currents averaged being moderate for the 5 days of diving we did. Most of t... Full report		8/2007	Roger Roth 500+ Dives
*Jim Abernathy Scuba Adventures/ Marriott Ocean Pointe*		West Palm Beach, FL	We had planned on four days of two tank diving with Jim Abernathy's Scuba Adventure, but boat problems (two were recently sunk in ... Full report		5/2004	Richard Rodriguez 100+ Dives
*Jim Abernathy's Aquasports*		West Palm Beach, Fl	Diving off of West Palm Beach is adventurous due to proximity of Gulf Current to Florida Coast at this bend on the Eastern side of... Full report		8/2003	Joseph Gallagher 250+ Dives
*Multiple operators/ Private home*		West Palm, Boynton Beach, FL	"You can't always get what you want..." I found myself with a week that I could come back down to SE Florida, just 3 weeks after my last visit. You make your reservations... Full report		5/2021	Craig A Wood 1000+ Dives	1
*Narcosis, Starfish Scuba, Loggerhead/ AirBNB*		West Palm, Boynton, Delray	"Great winter diving in SE Florida" I had a business trip to Florida and decided to leverage that into a 5 day mini dive vacation in SE Florida. I'm not sure about ot... Full report		2/2017	Gregory Bruce 500+ Dives	3
*Walker's Dive Charters/ Private home*		West Palm, Florida	"Great new operator for me" I have been diving in Boynton Beach, West Palm, and Jupiter for a little over 10 years and frequently use one of five operators I ... Full report		2/2020	Craig A Wood 1000+ Dives	2
*Out to Sea Adventures/ Port Aransas, Texas*		western Gulf of Mexico	The best Spearfishing trip I've ever gone on, with more fish, better Captain and crew, and better accomodations than I've encounte... Full report		6/2006	Rusty Hubbarth 250+ Dives
*Aqatic Safaris*		Wilmington, NC	My son and I made special advance arrangements (3 months ahead) with Aquatic Safaris in Wilmington, NC to complete the 5 required ... Full report		8/2008	Tim <100 Dives
*Aquatic Safaris*		Wilmington, North Carolina	I just went out for a day because I was visiting my family. We went out to 23- mile ledge and then to the Hyde. The 23- mile ledge ... Full report		6/2009	Jim Hartman 250+ Dives	1
*Nordic Divers*		Wisconsin	On October 22nd, 1929, the 350 foot steamship Milwaukee disappeared with all on board somewhere on Lake Michigan's vast storm swep... Full report		5/2007	Matt Schultz 1000+ Dives
*dinosaur divers/ shore line inn*		wisconsin	door county, wisconsin(lake michigan) is about an hour north of green bay. it is full of craft shops and not a mcdonalds or pizza h... Full report		8/2003	guy johnson 500+ Dives
*black river falls*		wisconsin	this is some of the best fresh water diving in the midwest! the water can be cold the deeper you go, but the vis is great!usually ... Full report		6/2003	guy johnson 500+ Dives
*black river falls*		wisconsin	this is some of the best fresh water diving in the midwest! the water can be cold the deeper you go, but the vis is great!usually ... Full report		6/2003	guy johnson 500+ Dives
*Aloha Dive*		Woodland Hills, California	I am an experienced diver with over 20 years of diving both locally and on far away trips. My two children have long wanted to go... Full report		11/2007	James Isaacs 250+ Dives
*Key Dives/ Cheeka Lodge & Spa*		[Florida Keys	"Key Dives, Islamorada FL - outstanding " Key Dives provides an outstanding diving experience. The entire staff, including the dive shop staff and the divemasters, are fri... Full report		10/2014	Dale H Cowan MD 500+ Dives
*Seahorse Divers*		[Grant's Pass ,Oregon	... Full report		6/2002	tracy simon 250+ Dives
*Quiescence/ [Ocean point condo*		[Key largo	I dove with Quiescence(Q) Dive (mm103. 5)in April of 2006 for a two week. Q runs three 6 packs out of Key Largo. They have been aro... Full report		4/2006	CHED MILLER 1000+ Dives
*Finz Dive Center/ Fairfield Inn & Suites*		[Key West Florida	"2016 Keys Wreck Trek - Part 1" Our “Wreck Trek” started with a drive down the Keys to Key West. We checked in at Finz Dive Center at its 2nd floor location in H... Full report		5/2016	Eric A Frick 250+ Dives
*Beaver Dam Dive Center*			"Beaver Dam Dive Park" Not the most exciting dive. We plan to dive all the states we can drive to with our motorhome. Similar to a quarry dive they hav... Full report		8/2023	Richard Blackburn 1000+ Dives
*Jupiter Dive Center*			"Great Dive Operation very good diving" Jupiter Dive Center has very well trained and helpful staff in all areas. They were very clear on their requirements ( smb and com... Full report		6/2022	Alison Scheflow 1000+ Dives	1
*Spectre*			"California Diving" The Truth Boats are gone from Santa Barbara, or so I have heard they do day trips for $500. Spectre goes To Anacapa Island and San... Full report		9/2021	Russell Person 500+ Dives
*Walker's Dive Charters*			"Good crew, good diving" I dove with Walker's Dive charters on 2 separate days in April 2021. On both days we had the same crew, Michelle and Autumn. Both ... Full report		4/2021	Bill Radunovich 100+ Dives	1
*Sea Dwellers*			"Easy diving with friendly competent crew; reef not recovered" Sea Dwellers runs a very friendly operation in Key Largo. It has no accommodations, but it happily arranges rooms at the Holiday ... Full report		11/2018	Samuel B Johnson 500+ Dives
*Lost Reef Adventures*			"We have had a long love affair with Lost Reef Adventures" We have had a long love affair with Lost Reef Adventures (LRA) We've been diving with Nick and LRA since the late 80's. Now we're... Full report		4/2018	Timothy Bever 250+ Dives
*Loggerhead Dive Charters/ The Inn*			"Outstanding" Outstanding owners and crew. Captain Jim was very flexible on changing dive dates following several attempts to drive from J... Full report		10/2017	Captain Jim Davis, Jr 1000+ Dives
*South Florida Dive Headquarters*			"Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse" First the good: adequate boats. Reef is in very good condition. Now the rest. I've dove around the world, and experienced som... Full report		8/2017	Dan Benson 1000+ Dives
*Horizon Divers*			"Horizon Dive Charter Key Largo, FL." My dive partner and I decided to do the Florida Key Wreck Trek last May. We booked the dives through a broker. Our first day of di... Full report		10/2016	Barry Fox 250+ Dives	2
*Fling Charters*			"Flower Gardens Banks, Texas" This is not a luxury boat. You have curtained bunks, common dining area and dive platform. Some curtains don't quite shut out th... Full report		7/2016	Mary K Wicksten 1000+ Dives	2
*Subsurface Progression, Fort Bragg/ na*			"Mendocino, Calif " First time diving north of San Fran which had more wildlife than I had found in the Monterrey area. All diving was shore diving wh... Full report		6/2016	Harvey Monroe 500+ Dives
*Jupiter Dive Center/ Best Western*			"Great diving at home" Went to dive when the Goliath groupers were spawning. Conditions and viz were terrible due to recent heavy rains and the state dr... Full report		9/2015	Maureen kverek 250+ Dives
*Jupiter Dive Center/ [N/A*			"Goliath Grouper Aggregation" Goliath Grouper Aggregation Jupiter Dive Center, Jupitar Fla. Sept 2015 Four 60ish dive buddies flew into Palm Beach early o... Full report		9/2015	Pat Wikstrom 500+ Dives
*Atlantic Edge - Gaithersburg Maryland/ N/A*			"National Aquarium - Baltimore Maryland" It was a lovely dive in the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland in late August. Unfortunately, this would be our only diving ... Full report		8/2015	Nick J Monaco 250+ Dives
*Truth Aquatics*			"Diving unchartered areas of Big Sur Coast Rugged yet exception Diving" Truth Aquatics are an exceptional dive outfit with years of experience diving the southern and northern Channel Islands. They onl... Full report		7/2015	bill mashek 500+ Dives	1
*Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Resort*			"OK DIVING, POOR OPERATION" Diving was OK. The two deep wrecks were interesting and viz improved greatly once below the swift current at the surface. Most o... Full report		7/2015	Edward Svitil 500+ Dives
*Jupiter Dive Center/ Private home*			"Lemon Sharks!" I have dived with Jupiter Dive Center on several previous occasions and now have about 60 dives with them. I have never been ... Full report		2/2015	Craig A Wood 500+ Dives
*subaquaric sport battle creek mi/ days inn mackinac city mi*			"Great Lake Wrecks" I drove up from home on Friday and we were booked in the Days Inn. I ran into Rob Knolle our dive guide and we went out for great... Full report		10/2014	Stacey Garrison 100+ Dives
*Discovery Diving/ N/A*			"Mr. Pat takes daughter’s fiancé’ on first salt water dives" Mr. Pat takes daughter’s fiancé’ on first salt water dives Late last year I took my daughter, certified since 12 and very ex... Full report		10/2014	Pat Wikstrom 500+ Dives
*Bluewater Divers of Key Largo/ Hilton Key Largo*			"Fun, easy & way better than expected!" It had been years since we dove in Key Largo and we'd forgotten how good the diving could be. Plentiful sea life and a nice varie... Full report		7/2014	Dorothy McDonald 500+ Dives	1
*Truth Aquatics*			This was a 3- day trip to the Cortes Bank. Truth did a good job of picking a favorable weather window. As a result, we were able ... Full report		1/2014	Thomas Anklam 100+ Dives	1
*Rainbow Reef Dive Center*			I usually dive in the Keys without a dive buddy. Rainbow Reef always has a guide in the water, which is very reassuring when you'... Full report		1/2014	Gill Havard 100+ Dives
*Miami Bay Tours*			This was a unique dive trip for us. Years ago we decided to spend eternity at the underwater cemetery off Miami, called NEPTUNE S... Full report		9/2013	Warren Sprung 500+ Dives
*Sea Dogs Dive Center*			Dove wrecks off of Daytona/ Ponce Inlet. The wrecks are big open and easy to dive, the fish populations are incredible. Had 6 great... Full report		5/2012	Theodore C Recupero 100+ Dives
*Key Largo Dive Center*			I did a two tank reef dive with this fine operation and was very pleased from start to finish. CLee, an instructor who was manning... Full report		9/2011	Robert Birdsall <100 Dives
*Pirate Island Divers/ Marriott Beach Resort*			I have dove with this operation when it was ITS A DIVE- They are now "Pirate Island Divers" We were told the seas were 2- 4 feet... Full report		7/2011	David N Scarborough 1000+ Dives
*Southpoint Divers*			Dive Operation had to find Office PAID to Park in Key West. HAd to carry gear from office to boat 2 blocks away. Dove Vandenbur... Full report		6/2011	David N Scarborough 1000+ Dives
*Neptune/ Bonneville Seabase*			Warm water all year long. Great for a refresher or classes. The uncovered bay is excellent for low vis navigation practice. Supri... Full report		4/2011	Joel Horie <100 Dives
*Scuba-Do*			Key Largo is a dangerous place for experienced solo divers. The passengers on a dive boat there represent a wide range of experienc... Full report		8/2010	Andy Kenley 1000+ Dives
*Force-E/ Admiral's Club*			If you want to dive Phil Foster Park in West Palm/ Riviera Beach, you want the max convenience, aren’t allergic to a little pet dan... Full report		3/2010	Paul Selden 250+ Dives
*Snappa*			This was a shark cage diving operation. Very organized and efficient. Blue sharks and Makos were seen on this trip. Not much "d... Full report		9/2009	Jack Gullo Jr. 500+ Dives
*Splashdown Divers*			... Full report		8/2009	Paul Greene 500+ Dives
*Florida Keys Dive Center*			The original plan was to dive the Spiegel and the Duane shipwrecks in a "heavy metal" tour. Eventhough there was a tropical storm ... Full report		8/2009	Andrea Di Fabio 100+ Dives
*Scuba-do*			The divesite was the Spiegel, a shipwreck laying +120 feet of water. Very strong currents. The dive operator was ok, they gave us ... Full report		7/2009	Andrea Di Fabio 100+ Dives
*Mary Long*			My friends and I spent a week at Laguna Beach Resort. While the diving and services were fine, money was taken from safes by remov... Full report		6/2009	Mary Long 500+ Dives
*Porthole Dive Charters*			One of the best run dive boat operations- - bar none. Capt Mike Ferguson and his crew are extremely dedicated to safety and custome... Full report		4/2008	Bob DeFeo 100+ Dives
*Ocean Divers - Key Largo/ Mariners Club*			I had never been to Key Largo before so this was a new adventure for us. The dive operation was well manned and the staff was ver... Full report		3/2008	Mark VanDover <100 Dives
*Rainbow Reef/ Ramada Inn*			I left Tampa at 7: 30 AM on Sunday, Sept 2nd, in order to avoid the major holiday traffic of the 1st. However, once I was on the 1... Full report		9/2007	Pat Sinclair 100+ Dives
*Island Ventures/ Suites at Key Largo*			The accomodations were older, but nice, on the water ( adj. to a marina) with a pool. Bedroom upstairs with a pull out sofa downst... Full report		7/2007	Ron & Dawn Steedman 100+ Dives
*Dave Ochs' Aqua Safari Adventures*			Dave Ochs set up a week- long trip for two colleagues and me to explore the wrecks and reefs off Southeastern Florida and Key La... Full report		3/2007	Raymond "Chat" Watts 1000+ Dives
*Gulf coast Diving LLC./ gulf coast llc. mv fling, mv spree*			Great crew, dm's, food- - - this diving is the real world- - it's deep and if you want lots of dives watch your computer for deco... Full report		9/2005	Mark Parker 500+ Dives
*Amy Slate's Amoray Inn*			Our group stayed several days at this resort, then, after an abrupt cancellation by a Bahamas liveaboard berthed in Ft. Lauderdale... Full report		11/2004	Dean Knudson 100+ Dives
*Cape Ann Divers*			Cape Ann has great shore diving. Cape Ann Divers was friendly and helpful in getting fills, suggesting locations, pointing out we... Full report		10/2004	Jack A. Gullo Jr. 100+ Dives
*SCUBA-Do & HMS Minnow/ Holiday Isle*			3 days of diving in Key Largo - 2 with SCUBA- Do, 1 with HMS Minnow. SCUBA- Do: Boat accomodates 16 divers but carries max 10. Ex... Full report		10/2003	Eric Lavonas 100+ Dives
*Sea Scan Dive Shop*			Sea Scan was a good dive shop and boat the Poppy set up for small groups of divers. Dive location was decided at launch and was v... Full report		8/2002	David Lemly 250+ Dives
*Iron Eagle*			Hi - please refer to my article to Ben re: Iron Eagle. Use as much or as little as you'd like. ... Full report		7/2002	Marilyn Allen 250+ Dives
*Olympus Dive Center/ na*		[North Carolina	"North Carolina-Morehead City" Great location, visited 10 years earlier. Conditions a little more variation this time with a few less sharks. Gulf Stream brings ... Full report		7/2015	Harvey Monroe 500+ Dives
*South Florida Diving Headquarters/ [Wyndam Santa Barbara*		[Pompano Beach, Florida	I was diving with a beginner friend (17 dives) and now she feels very experienced. October has changeable weather and at times we... Full report		10/2011	Carol Sommers 250+ Dives
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