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Guides Why I Want James Blackman on the Boat I have dived with James plenty of times here in South Florida, and he has trained a good number of my dive buddies. He runs Divers Ready, teaches technical diving out of Miami, and is the rare instructor who never switches off when the course ends. Here is why that matters if you dive here. Technical DivingTrainingLocal DiversDive Instruction P Pablo Strika · 5 min read News Protecting Blue Heron Bridge: Why We Signed the Petition Against Singer Island Gateway A proposed 25-story condo and marina at Phil Foster Park has divers and snorkelers worried about one of the world's most famous shore dives. Here's why we signed the petition against it - and why you should consider it too. Blue Heron BridgeConservationPalm Beach CountyMarine Life P Pablo Strika · 2 min read Conservation Lionfish With Open Sores: What South Florida Hunters Need to Know Lionfish across Florida have turned up with deep open sores. Here's what scientists know, what it did to lionfish numbers, and what to do if you spear one. LionfishInvasive SpeciesSpearfishingHuntingReef Conservation Z Zach Patterson · 4 min read Guides Seasonal Diving Conditions in the Florida Keys: A Month-by-Month Guide for Local Divers The Keys don't have one best season - they have four, and each changes visibility, current and marine life. A month-by-month look at what divers can realistically expect, and how to plan around it. Florida KeysConditionsTrip PlanningSeasons P Pablo Strika · 6 min read Gear & Tips Open Circuit vs. Closed Circuit: Which Is Right for Your Diving? Closed circuit is where I spend most of my time - open circuit is what I switch back to, sidemounted in caves or when I'm traveling light. Here's what actually separates the two, from someone who dives both regularly. RebreatherTechnical DivingGear P Pablo Strika · 5 min read Guides Shark Diving in Jupiter, Florida Why the Gulf Stream current makes Jupiter, Florida one of the best places in the U.S. to dive with sharks - the sites that make the shortlist, the rules that govern shark feeding, and the operator who's been doing it longest. Shark DivingJupiterDrift Diving P Pablo Strika · 3 min read Guides Top 5 Wrecks to Dive in Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale's artificial reef program put more than eighty wrecks within reach of a single tank of air. Here are the five worth building a trip around. Wreck DivingTech DivingFort Lauderdale M Maria Torres · 5 min read Gear & Tips Nitrox vs. Air: Which Should You Choose for Your Next Dive? Longer bottom times, shorter surface intervals, a bit more cost per fill. Here is how to actually decide, dive by dive. GearBeginner Friendly P Pablo Strika · 4 min read News Lobster Season 2026: What Divers Need to Know Regular season opens August 6. Bag limits, measuring gauges, and the sites that get crowded fastest - plan around it, not into it. Lobster SeasonLocal News M Maria Torres · 3 min read Guides Drift Diving 101: Let the Current Do the Work No fins required, just good buoyancy and a SMB. Here's what to expect the first time you dive one of the Gulf Stream's reef drifts. Drift DivingBeginner Friendly J Jordan Reyes · 3 min read Guides Night Diving: A New Ecosystem Revealed The same reef, hours after the fish you watched all day went to sleep - what changes after dark, the gear that actually matters, and where in South Florida to see it for yourself. Night Diving M Maria Torres · 4 min read Guides South Florida and the Keys in 3 Diving Days Four of Florida's best wrecks and the reefs behind them, mapped into a three-day drive from Key West to Pompano Beach - shop by shop, bed by bed, for divers with a long weekend and their own car. Wreck DivingRoad TripFlorida Keys P Pablo Strika · 10 min read Conservation The Lionfish Invasion, and What Divers Can Actually Do About It The lionfish didn't fight its way into the Atlantic - it just found a reef with no rules against it. Here's how it got here, why it wins, and how to get trained to actually do something about it. ConservationLionfishSpearfishing Z Zach Patterson · 9 min read