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Panama City Dive Charters

Air or Nitrox Rental Tanks Are FREE For Florida Dive Connection Insider Members On Dive Charters With PANAMA CITY DIVE CHARTERS! Panama City Dive Charters is a full service dive shop located in Panama City, Fl. We offer an array of different services including dive charters, classes, tank fills, gear rentals, and a [...]

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A-Plus Marine Recalls High Pressure SCUBA Diving Hoses

After receiving three reports of incidents of High Pressure Hoses separating and causing rapid gas loss A-Plus Marine Supply, Inc., of Gulf Breeze, Florida has announced a voluntary recall of all these products sold. No injuries have been reported. The recalled air hoses are high-pressure scuba air hoses with a black, smooth rubber outer covering. [...]

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Florida Panhandle Shipwreck Trail

The Florida Panhandle Shipwreck Trail is made up of twelve shipwrecks off the coast of the Florida Panhandle from Pensacola to Port St. Joe, each with a different and interesting history. The wrecks are fascinating dive sites and include both naturally sunk wrecks and artificial reefs. Many have historical significance. The twelve wrecks are located [...]

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FPL Power Poles Become Artificial Reefs

Two new artificial reefs for SCUBA divers and fishermen have been created off the coast of St. Lucie County using 130 old concrete power poles donated by Florida Power and Light (FPL). The poles mark the largest and second donation of material from FPL to St. Lucie County’s artificial [...]

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Art as Reef in Lee County Florida

After the successful deployment of the USCGC Mohawk off Sanibel Island on July 2, 2012 the team who brought you Southwest Florida’s new top dive site is working on an encore for 2013. Mike Campbell of Lee County’s Marine Services Program is working [...]

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Craig Dietrich Underwater Photography Website

South Florida based Underwater Photographer, Craig Dietrich is known for his captivating images of the marine world. Craig is a proponent of all the diving Florida has to offer and he has shared his amazing photos on Florida Dive Connection: Whale Shark Sighted Offshore Pompano Beach. The [...]

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Sea Experience Joins the Dive Charter Family!

We’re happy to announce that our friends at Sea Experience will be featured on Dive Charter- The web docu-reality series about dive charters and the Scuba Diving Lifestyle. Click to view the Dive Charter Announcement Check out the Dive Charter series and show [...]

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Underwater Explorers in Boynton Beach Has a New Website

Check out the new look for the Underwater Explorers Website! www.diveboyntonbeach.com Our friends at Florida Dive Connection business member dive boat Underwater Explorers have updated their website with a new easy to navigate and informative design. The wrecks and reefs offshore Boynton Beach are some of our favorite dives, this [...]

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NACD Elects New Board Members

The 2012 NACD membership votes for board members have been tallied.  Jeff Bauer has been elected as an Instructor Director and Bill Lester has been elected as a Non-Instructor Director. Congratulations to both of these fine individuals and we thank you for your service to the diving community.

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Scuba Sport Magazine Announces 2 Exciting 2013 Trips You Can Be A Part Of

Join Scuba Sport Magazine and it’s editor on two awesome trips in 2013! Belize Aggressor III- April 27 – May 3, 2013  Sand Tiger Safari – Morehead City, NC – May 17-19, 2013 Scuba Sport editor and SSI Platinum Pro 5000 recipient Joe Froelich has had hundreds of photos published in almost every diving magazine [...]

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