Veteran's Reef
I have to admit, I was a bit concerned...I have been told repeatedly that "there's no ocean diving" in Tampa, so when a friend offered the chance to hitch a ride on his boat, I had no idea what to expect.
Veteran's Reef is a collection of sunken vehicles, including barges and a plane, that collectively provide habitat and shelter for a variety of fish and other marine animals.
Website: http://www.veteransreef.org.
More Info:
Latitude 28º 2.868'
Longitude 83º 0.768'
Maximum Depth 45 feet (most of this site is around 30 feet down)
Built 8/4/1999
Review:
Massive schools of bait fish and Goliath groupers characterized this heart-pounding dive. Every time I turned around, there was another huge grouper just disappearing into a hole in the barge. One of the barges has collapsed, and coral/plant life is relatively limited, but the prolific fish make this a worthwhile dive. This is a shallow dive with fairly obvious "landmarks", making this a dive suitable for beginners as well as interesting for more advanced divers.
Veteran's Reef is a collection of sunken vehicles, including barges and a plane, that collectively provide habitat and shelter for a variety of fish and other marine animals.
Website: http://www.veteransreef.org.
More Info:
Latitude 28º 2.868'
Longitude 83º 0.768'
Maximum Depth 45 feet (most of this site is around 30 feet down)
Built 8/4/1999
Review:
Massive schools of bait fish and Goliath groupers characterized this heart-pounding dive. Every time I turned around, there was another huge grouper just disappearing into a hole in the barge. One of the barges has collapsed, and coral/plant life is relatively limited, but the prolific fish make this a worthwhile dive. This is a shallow dive with fairly obvious "landmarks", making this a dive suitable for beginners as well as interesting for more advanced divers.
posted by Tampa Dive Instructor at
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