BLUE HERON BRIDGE SHORE DIVE at PHIL FOSTER STATE PARK, RIVIERA BEACH FL
Road trip to Blue Heron Bridge for a Shore Dive to find unusual critters: batfish, fly gurnards, sea horses, frogfish, jawfish.....
This is a 1 tank 90-120 minute shallow shore dive (<25 ft).
ENTER WATER 60-90 MINUTES BEFORE SLACK HIGH TIDE (5:58 pm on 9/19)
Water & beach are closed at SUNSET; so you must be out by 7:20 pm.
Carlos & I will be at BHB by 4 pm to give an orientation. We will enter the water by 4:30 pm.
Fish ID lecture focusing on blennies found in the Florida Keys: their habitats, diet, reproduction & cool facts; along with basic & advanced Fish ID reviews to help you correctly identify them while diving.
Fish ID lecture focusing on parrotfish: their habitats, diet, reproduction & cool facts; along with basic & advanced Fish ID reviews to help you correctly identify them while diving.
Visit: www.100fishid.com - Fish ID Tab to see the most common fish. Put your cursor on the fish to show the family & species name ( www.100fishid.com/#!gallery/c1pwt )
Fish ID lecture focusing on wrasses: their habitats, diet, reproduction & cool facts; along with basic & advanced Fish ID reviews to help you correctly identify the different species.
Visit: www.100fishid.com - Fish ID Tab to see the most common fish. Put your cursor on the fish to show the family & species name (www.100fishid.com/#!gallery/c1pwt)
Carlos and Allison will be presenting on the Starck Fish Biodiversity Study from the 1960s and giving a photographic and video tour of Alligator Lighthouse, Alligator Ledge, and the Eagle Wreck.
Eagle Wreck (advanced dive) & Shallow Reef Dive
Eagle Wreck sits in 110 ft of water with the superstructure at 70 ft. This is an advanced dive as seas can be rough & the current can be strong. Nitrox is recommended for the 1st dive as is diving with a computer.
Fish sighted on the wreck: goliath grouper, jacks (horse eye, yellow, bar); atlantic spade fish, sunshine fish, purple reef fish, striped grunts, tomtates....
Alligator Ledge (2 hr dive, 1 tank / 100 Fish ID Dive)
Key Dives, 12:30 PM Check in
Fish ID lecture focusing on common fish seen on The Eagle Wreck & nearby shallow reefs. We will discuss habitat, diet, reproduction & cool facts of some of the fish found on the Eagle Wreck and nearby shallow reefs. Discussion includes basic & advanced fish ID reviews to help you correctly identify the different species.
