Dive Review of Aquatic Safaris in
The Continental USA/Wilmington, North Carolina

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Aquatic Safaris, Jun, 2009, by Jim Hartman, CO, USA ( 1 report with 1 Helpful vote). Report 5188 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	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 started at around 90 feet, the viz was about 50--maybe. Glad I had on the 5 mm. I was dismayed (but not overly) that a couple divers were actually collecting live specimens--one a mollusc nut, the other fish for an aquarium. I hadn't expected that because I had never dove with collectors before. I got over it. The water was a green color--different from what I was used to in the Carribbean, but fine. The Hyde is a wreck, intentionally sunk, it had several sand tiger sharks--ugly looking things but not threatening; several barracuda, and some schools of fish that I did not remember to identify. There was a very large school of some 3 inch silver fish--one of those "bait ball" looking things. Very cool to watch--in fact I spent most of my time watching it--and the sharks. I liked this Dive operation, the boat was great and big, not real crowded, the people were nice. I liked the rig they had set up--the bar at 15 feet over the port side--no fun to try to hang onto in the swells, so I hung free during the safety stop. a current line went from the bar to the down line (anchor line). So it was easy to control your descent. Good dive briefings, I thought. I did not arrive with a buddy, so was paired up with one--typical situation though with unknown buddies, i tried to be a buddy but he was one of those 'in the same ocean" buddies (he was the mollusc collector).
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Bahamas, Belize, Cabo, Florida, Wisconsin, Colorado, New Mexico,
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, dry	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	78-74°F / 26-23°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No limits imposed.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Aquatic Safaris in The Continental USA/Wilmington, North Carolina

Aquatic Safaris, Jun, 2009,

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Dive Review of Aquatic Safaris in
The Continental USA/Wilmington, North Carolina