What are some good scuba diving sites in the United States?

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I аm going tο gеt mу scuba diving license sometime soon (hopefully) аnԁ I really don’t know anywhere tο gο уеt.

Posted by p_ji at 12:34 pm on September 27th, 2008. 3 comments... »

The Florida keys are very nice, but ask your local dive shop for local sites. They should be able to hook you up with a bunch of great local dives.

Posted by Heretic on September 27th, 2008.
Ask your instructor for areas around you. He’s got no reason to lie.

Of course Florida’s always good if you live nearby, can afford to go there. I’ve been to Panama City Beach, and am going to go to Ocala and dive in Manatee Springs over spring break.

You’ll enjoy your certification, I’ve only had mine for a couple months and look forward to every chance I get to gear up.

Posted by Jack Squat on October 1st, 2008.
Top on my list of places to dive is the night manta ray dive off Kona, Hawaii. I know a couple people who have done it and it sounds amazing. It’s a dive where you go out at dusk, they give you lights and all the divers go down to the floor and circle around a larger light, which attracts plankton. The plankton is food for manta rays, who feed at night. There you are sitting on the ocean floor in the darkness and a 10 foot wide manta ray comes sailing over your head. Awesome!

I also want to check out the Molokini Crater off Maui and the wrecks off Oahu (WW2 stuff).

Back on the mainland, our local shop runs trips down to the Catalina, CA area (Channel Islands) a few times a year and they never dissappoint.

Posted by lunachick71369 on October 2nd, 2008.

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