Key West Scubanauts

The Key West Chapter of Scubanauts International completed fish identification dives on the reef near Key West.  Pre-dive training was conducted at Subtropic Dive Center the evening before the dive trip.  Tom Crabbs is the President of the Key West Chapter of Scubanauts International.  Gerald Canavan is the Vice-President of the Key West Chapter.   See http://www.scubanautsintl.org/chapters/keywest/index.html for more information on Scubanauts.  Scubanauts is for middle school and high school age students who would like to learn about the ocean and scuba diving.  The Scubanauts’ motto is “Education through Exploration”.

Having a home brew after the dive.

Fred Miller and Drake Barber having one of Fred’s famous home brew beers on the way back to Subtropic after a dive on the USS Vandenberg.

On the Starfish Enterprise II

The SCUBAdventures group had a great experience on an afternoon double dip dive on the USS Vandenberg off Key West, Florida.

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The SFDI Scuba Club on the Subtropic Dive Center dock in Key West after a great dive on the USS Vandenberg.

Diver Deuce

Lou Nunez – Dive Master at Subtropic and avid photographer

Swimming Moon Jelly

This beautiful Moon Jelly was phothgraphed on a recent dive expedition off the island of Key West.

Mangrove Clean Up Crew

On September 19, 2009 Subtropic Dive Center organized and sponsored a mangrove cleanup. The trip to the mangroves was accomplished on kayaks that were donated for the event by Lazy Dog Kayak Rentals. The cleanup crew kayaked to the mangroves then got in the water with snorkeling gear and removed trash that had floated into the mangroves around the island of Key West. Multiple pictures were taken of the event. The mangrove clean up pictures can be seen at http://www.subtropic.com/poster/sep09/index.php .

Finding trash

On September 19, 2009 Subtropic Dive Center organized and sponsored a reef cleanup. The reef cleanup crew enjoyed a complimentary trip to the reef aboard the Starfish Enterprise II. The scuba diving crew collected trash in mesh bags and transferred the trash to the Starfish. A very successful cleanup of trash on the reef was accomplished. Multiple pictures were taken of the event. The reef and mangrove clean up pictures can be seen at http://www.subtropic.com/poster/sep09/index.php .

Subtropic as the trip pulls out.

Dockside view