Dive Review of Key Dives in
The Continental USA/Florida Keys

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Key Dives: "Great Dive Outfit in the Florida Keys", Mar, 2015, by Terry H Anderson, TX, US ( Sr. Contributor 28 reports with 15 Helpful votes). Report 8161.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Because of an Undercurrent Report, we went with Key Dives on Islamorada, mile marker 79. (There are other dive shops with similar names.) It was spring break week, so they had 18 divers and two who were getting certified. Nevertheless, the boat captain and head DM, Mike, know how to run a tight operation. One DM with 6 divers. Show up at 8am, and leaving the pier at 8.30, and in the water by about 9. We did the wreck at 100 feet, and saw the largest Grouper of my scuba life. The second dive was filled with many large schools of small, colorful fish, and beautiful, young, healthy coral, an hour dive. Mike was exceptional--loves his job--writing on his underwater board telling us the names of fish. The other DMs, Sam and Jeff, also were excellent. They all worked together to change out tanks and they gave great dive briefings. Friendly, efficient crew, and surprisingly good diving. Only regret is that we only dove with them one day. Key Dives has excellent, new equipment, and even supply computers.
Websites	Key Dives
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Maldives/Galapagos/Indonesia/ Caribbean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	73-78°F / 23-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive with DM to wreck, down the mooring line. Dive own profile on second, shallow dive.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Key Dives in The Continental USA/Florida Keys

Key Dives: "Great Dive Outfit in the Florida Keys", Mar, 2015,

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Dive Review of Key Dives in
The Continental USA/Florida Keys