Captain’s Dive Blog

Swimming with sea turtles is usually one of the fondest experiences scuba divers are lucky enough to have. You’ve heard me tell you before that scuba diving in West Palm Beach is one of the greatest places to go if you want to have the best sea turtle encounters, so let me elaborate a little more and share with you the story and photographs from today’s…

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Celebrating World Oceans Day is something we do here at Walker’s Dive Charters every day. World Oceans Day is a reminder to stop and think about our life-giving oceans and the importance of caring for them. Every day on the ocean we are mindful of the items, such as plastic and fishing tackle, that harm our ocean and its inhabitants, so we are always in…

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“All good deeds towards nature are rewarded, ” I like to say. It never fails. I pickup some garbage underwater or right an upturned coral, and the next thing I know nature is rewarding me with a really cool underwater moment. As I was slowly drifting along the reef today, I came across some fishing line entangled throughout the reef. The first thought…

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So you’ve come to Palm Beach, Florida to go diving, do you have a few days?  Well,  it may not be enough time to see all that we have to offer here in our waters, but we can start you off on a few of our beautiful reefs.  Some of our reefs are less than a mile off shore and stretches up  the coast. You’ll be amazed at the variety and abundance of marine life.…

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If you haven’t heard love is in the air, or should we say in our ocean.  Turtle Love in the Palm Beaches is where it’s at. Loggerhead and Green turtles are most prevalent to be seen, with the occasional Leatherback sighting, during mating and nesting season (March thru September). These Green turtles were seen on the surface doing their little ‘tango’…

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Yesterday we pulled this net which was floating just below the surface of the water.  The net appeared to be part of a commercial trawling net.  On our daily trips we find items such as mylar balloons, buckets, gallon jugs, plastic bags, etc. and that’s just on the surface.  Our guides and regular divers make every effort to keep our reefs clean and come…

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I know I sound like a broken record player, but I have to say it again: Scuba diving in West Palm Beach, Florida is always full of surprises. You never know what wonderful encounter you will experience next! If you have been following my blog posts for the past week you can see how diverse and special every dive can be. Today was no different! Within a handful of…

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While showing my underwater photographs to scuba divers who have only visited the coral reefs of West Palm Beach, Florida, once or twice,  I often surprise them with the blue water visibility that some of my photographs depict. They are quick to question whether this is really West Palm Beach, or whether I have enhanced the photographs in the computer. While…

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Another day of scuba diving in West Palm Beach, Florida and another story unveils. Today’s story is on fish alliances. Fish alliances are important for the purpose of feeding or seeking protection (among other reasons). Many times they happen right under our nose while we are scuba diving. Some of these behaviors make sense, some not so much. The latter…

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Scuba diving, like any venture into the great outdoors, offers the opportunity to experience the unexpected. When you least expect it you can be smiling ear to ear as a whale shark gives birth in front of you or something sneaks up on you and scares the wits out of you. In my case, it was the latter that happened to me on BOTH DIVES today! We headed down to Flower Gardens…

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