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Wreck and reef guides, gear advice and season updates for South Florida, written by real divers.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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