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Dive Key West/N/A, Oct, 2010, by Robert Atanasio, CA, US ( 1 report with 2 Helpful votes). Report 5761 has 2 Helpful votes.
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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	N/A	Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I dove with this company after my live-aboard to the Dry Tortugas was cancelled while I was en route to Key West. As well as refunding the trip, the live-aboard operator let me stay on board at dock for my three days in Key West and hooked me up with this operator. The boat was comfortable enough. I think the dive-briefings were thorough and clear. One gold star goes for the dive master who spent a few extra minutes with me sketching out the sites. Seas were choppy with 4-7 foot waves. In the shallow sites (<25 fsw) the surge was manageable, but it kicked up sediment and reduced visibility to less than 15 ft at times. On the days I went out, the dives were all less than 60 fsw. These sites were: the Hump, Middle Sambo, Joe's Tug and 9-foot Stake. I think the more photogenic critters on these reefs were the sea fans and sponges. I saw the usual Caribbean species of fish and coral representing, but I didn't have any big WOW moments. Except for the lion fish and its a bad kinda' wow because I can't believe how many I found-- eight over 4 dives. I give these guys kudos for being part of the Blue Star program of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. I think any operator working in the Florida Keys NMS should step up and participate in the program.
Websites	Dive Key West
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Jamaica, Panama, California Central Coast, Cozumel
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	76-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	15-40 Ft/ 5-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Asked to return to boat with specified PSI depending on dive and conditions and/or within 1 hour.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Separate camera rinse

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Dive Review of Dive Key West/N/A in The Continental USA/Key West

Dive Key West/N/A, Oct, 2010,

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