Ocean Promotion Scuba & Snorkel Adventures
Dive Sites
The
Abby Too Reef
First Dive
- Type: Drift
- Depth range: 40 ft. - 60 ft.
- Skill level: Open Water Certification
- Excellent vertical N-S ledge. There is a wide
variety of reef fish. Grouper, snapper, jacks, barracuda, and moray
eels. Trumpetfish and spotfin drums have also been seen here. There
is lobster in the caves along the base and top of the reef. The second
dive will be on a different reef with a similar profile.
Second Dive
- Type: Drift dive on a reef.
- Depth range: 40 ft. - 60 ft.
- Skill level: Open Water Certification
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Hillsborro Ledge
First Dive
- Type: Drift Dive
- Depth range: 33 ft. - 40 ft.
- Skill level: Open Water Diver
- There is a sheer N-S trending ledge. Holes provide good cover for
marine animals. Landward of the edge there are low blocks of rubble
with sand in between. Tropical fish are abundant. Yellowheaded jawfish
and tobacco fish can be seen.
Second Dive
- Type: Drift dive on a reef.
- Depth range: 40 ft. - 60 ft
- Skill level: Open Water Certification
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Moray Bend
First Dive
- Type: Drift Dive
- Depth range: 45 ft. - 70 ft.
- Skill level: Open Water Diver
- Another favorite reef of Dive Operators on rough days due to the
close proximity to Boca Inlet. However, the N - S ledge here in some
places is 20 ft. high. The reef was named for one of the local resident
moray eels. Goliath Groupers are have also been spotted here.
Second Dive
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Nursery
First Dive
- Type: Anchor Dive
- Depth range: 15 ft. - 30 ft.
- Skill level: Glassbottom passengers, snorkelers and scuba divers
- This is probably one of the best all around sites on the Gold Coast.
The "Nursery" offers something for all ages and skill levels.
The "Nursery" is named after the family of resident Nurse
Sharks that inhabit this reef. Our trained feeders interact with the
sharks as divers, snorkelers and glassbottom passengers watch in amazement.
These docile sharks are the ambassadors to the shark species. They
will change your whole perspective about sharks and the ocean realm.
The "Nursery" has been featured on Wild Things, Adventure
Crazy, Dateline NBC, CNN and National Geographic.
Second Dive
- Type: Anchor Dive
- Depth range: 20 ft. to 30 ft. making it accessible for snorkelers
as well as divers. .
- Skill level: Glassbottom passengers, snorkelers and scuba divers
- The SS Copenhagen was a 325 ft. coal freighter that ran aground
off the shores of Pompano Beach on May 26, 1900. She was carrying
4,940 tons of coal on voyage from Philadelphia to Havana. Although
the ship was unsalvageable, her cargo was saved. The Copenhagen remained
partially visible above the water until WWII naval fighter pilots
used her for target practice sending her to the bottom where she sits
today. The Copenhagen was declared a State Underwater Archaeological
Preserve in 1994.
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A mile and a half north of the Hillsboro Inlet, a 5 to 8-foot
ledge in depths from 34 to 40 feet. This is a great shallow dive. Visitors
often see many different species of tropical fish, lobster and a variety of
hard and soft corals.
Pompano Dropoff
This colorful reef includes some of the most popular dive sites
in South Florida for diving, snorkeling and glass bottom boat rides. The Nursery,
Caves, and the wreck of the Copenhagen can all be found on this shallow reef
line. Ranging in depth from 12' to 30' it is a very popular spot for seeing
some friendly nurse sharks, stingrays and lobsters.
Opal Towers
A mile north of the Hillsboro Inlet, Opal Towers is a 5 to 8-foot
ledge in depths from 34 to 40 feet. This another great shallow dive. The shallow
drift dives offer the return of vibrant colors, sponges, corals and 1000's
of tropicals. You can also find lobster, eels, turtles and various other reef
inhabitants.
La Bonte
La Bonte is one mile north of the Hillsboro Inlet. The top of
this reef is in 35 feet of water and reaches to a sandy bottom at 45 feet.
This is a nice beginner's reef since it is relatively close to shore, easy
to find, and contains an excellent variety of fish and invertebrate life.
The inside edge is full of holes. Lobsters, Snapper and Grouper can be found.
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