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Popular Scuba Diving Sites from LeisurePro
Whether you are a beginning scuba diver or a seasoned pro,
there are many action-packed dive destinations in the least obvious
locales, including hundreds of sites in the Northeast.
New York, NY (PRWEB) September 1, 2007 -- Whether a beginning scuba diver
or a seasoned pro, there are many action-packed dive destinations in the
least obvious locales, including hundreds of sites in the Northeast.
Most people would never consider "cold water" diving but they do not
realize that the Gulf Stream pushes warm water close to the New Jersey and
New York coastlines. These currents bring excellent visibility and sea
life, particularly in the late summer and fall months.
Here are some interesting dive sites in the region for divers of all
experience levels provided by -- Ben Teichberg, Master Scuba Instructor
with LeisurePro:
The Shark River Inlet - (Belmar, NJ) The Shark River is one of the more
popular shore diving locations in New Jersey. In the summer and fall it is
common to see tropical fish such as seahorses, angel fish and butterfly
fish. Lobster hunting is also common among night divers here. There are a
few areas where divers can enter the river - either side of the inlet
offers rock jetties as well as upstream at Avenue A and in the back bay
area at Avenue L. There is adequate signage that outlines restrictions as
to where and when you can dive.
Round Valley Reservoir - (Clinton, NJ) The reservoir is a freshwater
diving area that is known for good visibility and moderate temperatures.
With an average depth of 60 feet, it is a good dive for the beginner to
intermediate diver. It is approachable by walking from the beach or a
boat. Common to the reservoir, divers can see large and small mouth bass,
blue gills, brown and lake trout.
Delaware River (Delaware Water Gap, PA) - This inland river actually
features a train wreck below its surface. It is another excellent
freshwater diving area, known for its drift dive -- where you follow your
way down current mostly in shallow waters (depths between 6 and 45 feet),
lengthening dive times to well over an hour, or even two. Because of boat
traffic, it is an intermediate level dive site.
Dutch Springs (Bethlehem, PA) - The spring is an artificial reef built out
of an old limestone quarry and is suitable for all level divers, from
beginner to advanced. It is often used for training dives and equipment
check-outs because of its generally good visibility, mild temperatures,
easy access, underwater platforms and calm waters. Underwater sights for
divers to explore include sunken boats, buses and airplanes and for those
who want to bring someone who might not dive yet there is a water park as
well.
Atlantic City Costal Area- (Atlantic City, NJ) This is one of the oldest
artificial reef sites in New Jersey and contains numerous old U.S. Army
tanks. The Atlantic City coastal area also offers an excellent environment
for spear fishing along its numerous jetties, where there seems to be a
never-ending supply of black fish and stripers.
New Jersey State Aquarium - (Camden, NJ) The aquarium offers volunteer
scuba divers the opportunity to see sharks up close in a controlled
environment. The volunteer divers assist with cleaning the tanks and even
perform feeding demonstrations for visitors. Volunteer must be certified
divers at least 18 years old with at least 25 logged dives. Contact the
aquarium directly to find out more details about the application process.
Coney Island Aquarium - (Brooklyn, NY) They offer a similar scuba
volunteer program to the New Jersey State Aquarium for volunteer divers.
Far Rockaway Beach - (120 Beach Street, Far Rockaway, NY) This beach is a
popular location in the New York City area for scuba. Many dive shops,
schools and organizations, including the scuba rescue units at New York's
Police and Fire Departments dive from this location. The dive usually
starts out with a surface drift to the Atlantic Beach Bridge at the end of
high tide. This gives you the best visibility with the in coming seawater.
During slack tide you can dive under the bridge and enjoy lobsters,
Blackfish even the occasional seahorse and trigger fish that are swept up
in the Gulf Stream and make it all the way to Queens! Toward the end of
the dive; tide flows back out to the Atlantic and you can drift dive all
the way back to you entry point.
Shinnecock Inlet - (Hampton Bays, NY) The inlet has two rock jetties on
either side of the inlet. Divers can park nearby and walk to the water in
their scuba gear. Divers must enter from the ocean side.
Iberia (Wreck dive off Long Island, NY)
Sunk in 1888, the wooden steamer lies off the shore of Long Island in
about 60 feet of water and is a good dive site for beginning divers.
Pinta (Wreck dive south of Long Branch, NJ)
Sunk in 1963, the Pinta (not to be confused with Columbus' ship) is one of
the more popular dive sites in New Jersey for intermediate level divers
and fish. The freighter lies in 55 to 85 feet of water.
S.S. Delaware (Wreck dive off Barnegat, NJ)
Sunk in 1898, this wooden steamer ship lays in about 75 ft of water and is
a good dive for advanced scuba divers. In this area you will likely
encounter crabs, sea bass and blackfish. You may find some artifacts
inside the ship such as glass bottles, pennies and pieces of brass from
the ship in the sand.
Scuba Diving Locations provided by -- Ben Teichberg, Master Scuba
Instructor with LeisurePro. Founded in 1989, LeisurePro is one of the
largest sellers of scuba equipment in the world. The company is committed
to growing scuba diving's popularity through making the sport more
affordable and accessible to the general public. For more information on
scuba diving, visit: www.LeisurePro.com/info
If you have any questions, please feel free to call Joe Clark, Rosica
Public Relations at
201-843-5600. |
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