This Blog is dedicated to scuba diving as you all know…and we all know that Key Largo is “DiveCapital of the World” But often after a great day of diving Key Largo…what do folks do to pass the time until the next dive trip? We get asked to highlight other activities here in the Keys regularly of course, and there is so much to explore between Key Largo and Key West in your free time!. Let’s begin with the most straightforward option; a scenic and stunning drive south on US1, known to most world-wide as the “Overseas Highway”. This drive is the epitome of a Florida Keys vacation. To fully immer ..read more

The Beautiful Island of Key Largo! The Monroe County Tourist Development Council has produced this wonderful video of our beautiful island of Key Largo!    We think it’s a great run down of all the wonderful things to do here in paradise!  It’s not ONLY about scuba diving in Key Largo, (although it’s the best in America)!  There are many outdoor activities to do once you get off the Dive Boat… the Keys are a unique ecosystem of mangrove islands so you can immerse in this sub-tropical environment. Kayaking, surf boarding, eco-tours, fishing and of course snorkeling and scuba diving abound! We ..read more

[This post contains video, click to play] Video by Aaron Davitt Key Largo Marine Life Key Largo is known for it’s diverse and abundant Marine Life.  Particularly the schooling fishes such as Snappers, Grunts, Goatfish, Spadefish, Parrotfish, etc. This this is why divers return again and again to dive here.  But Key Largo also frequently sees many of the bigger Pelagics on it’s reefs and wrecks. One of the favorites for our divers is the beautiful and majestic Spotted Eagle Ray.  The Spotted Eagle Ray According to Oceana: “Reaching widths of nearly 11 feet (over 3 m), the spotted eagle ray i ..read more

Key Largo Reefs: Sharks Anyone? Caribbean Reef Shark | Molasses Reef Andrew Jalbert – All Rights Reserved Over the decades, the reefs of Key Largo have always been abundant with marine life of many species. Sharks included, particularly the common Nurse Shark, a common sight on any reef during any season. Occasionally,  scuba divers would come across a Hammerhead, Bull or Reef Shark.  But over the last decade or so, the Caribbean Reef Shark has become a much more common resident of the Florida Keys reefs.  Caribbean Reef Sharks – Making their home on the Key Largo Reefs The Reef Shark is ind ..read more

Are you a scuba diver with a passion for the coral reefs? Do you want to help save coral reefs from extinction? At Sea Dwellers Dive Center, our answer is an emphatic YES to both! Here’s how…  The Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF) Citizen Scientist Program is a way to be involved and help protect our beautiful coral reefs here in the Florida Keys.  Sea Dwellers Dive Center will be taking scuba charters on a regular basis out to CRF reef sites to monitor planted coralks using the fun, easy-to-use smartphone app, OkCoral, you can use your recreational dives on the Florida Reef Tract to help u ..read more

“Key Largo Diving Blog” Makes Top 25 Best Blogs! “Key Largo Diving Blog” Top 25 – FEEDSPOT We’re proud to announce that our very own Blog, the “Key Largo Diving Blog”, has been voted into the Top 25 Scuba Diving Blogs by FEEDSPOT (Link) Content Reader!  Thanks so much to FEEDSPOT, and everyone involved in helping to contribute to our Blog!  The Key Largo Diving Blog was created to help keep our divers informed about scuba diving Key Largo and scuba diving in general. We thank everyone who follows it and appreciate the feedback we’ve gotten in the past.  Thanks again to everyone! -Your Sea Dw ..read more

Instructor Shorey In a world where it can be challenging to find clarity and substance; and self-growth is often overlooked, we are  given extraordinary opportunities as divers to learn more about ourselves. It does not matter if you are a seasoned recreational scuba diver, a dive professional, or beginning an open water class next week. The fact is both diving and the ocean have an impressive ability to be therapeutic, lend lessons, and heighten self-awareness about all aspects of ourselves in life. Surprisingly enough we may not even realize it. Among the diverse dive community througho ..read more

Instructor David Jefferiss The Future of the Coral Reefs in Key Largo by David Jefferiss The current situation: NOAA estimates that US coral reefs, including the ones we dive on regularly in the Florida Keys, contribute about $3.4Bn annually to the US economy. Worldwide some 500 million people depend on reefs for food and income. In addition, barrier reefs like Molasses reef and French reef that we dive on the Sea Dweller III here in Key Largo provide protection to the shore and reduce potential flood and storm damage. Coral reefs today are suffering as a result of multiple threats. Some glo ..read more

A Good Holiday Season in “lucky” Key Largo! 2017 is over.  Whew! And while my father wisely told me when I was younger, “never wish your life away”, I have to admit that, like many people down here in the Florida Keys, I cannot say I’m sorry to see 2017 over with.  It was a tough year for many people in the Florida Keys, as well as many islands in the Caribbean.  After 10 – 12 years of relative quiet, multiple Hurricanes ravaged different parts of the Caribbean.  Irma, Harvey, Maria… and many people lost many things dear to them. Which brings me back to my island, Key Largo.  Yes, we were aff ..read more

Divemaster Natalie “In the end we will only conserve what we love…” -Baba Dioum I graduated from Denison University in Ohio with a degree in biology and environmental studies. Before attending graduate school for marine conservation, I wanted to take some time off and gain experience, so I moved down to the sunny Florida Keys to be by the ocean and focus on the marine environment.  Not to mention….to go scuba diving!  I had always heard that Florida Keys diving is the best in the states,  and in particular, in Key Largo, known as the “Dive Capital of America”.   Since moving down here, I ..read more