Dive Review of HMS Minnow in
The Continental USA/Key Largo

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HMS Minnow, Jun, 2003, by Eva Katcher, MD, USA . Report 531.
No photos available at this time
Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Jeff Jarvis of the HMS Minnow (hmsminnow.com) runs an excellent dive operation. He takes a maximum of 6 divers so that he can get out before the cattleboats. He also treats you like an adult. He provides a good dive briefing and then leaves it up to you to dive your own profile. You need to be back on the boat with 500 PSI. We were down for more than an hour on some locations. The weather ranged from great to poor the weekend we went. One day there was a very strong current on the surface and the seas were cresting at 3-5 feet. The next day the surface was flat and very calm. Plenty of barracudas, eels, and fish schooling. We managed to dive the Spiegel Grove, which is already getting good coral growth. An excellent weekend.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Bahamas, Little Cayman, Cancun, Cozumel
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	80-0°F / 27--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	50-0 Ft/ 15-0 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Only restrictions were to come back with 500 PSI
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
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 HMS Minnow in The Continental USA/Key Largo

HMS Minnow, Jun, 2003,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of HMS Minnow in
The Continental USA/Key Largo