Eric Billips

Eric Billips is is the owner, captain and instructor at Islamorada Dive Center and Floridia Keys Dive Center. He specializes in scuba, rebreather, spearfishing and captaining in the Florida Keys

DIVE REPORT: NIGHT DIVES SHOWCASE OUR REEFS IN A NEW (LOW) LIGHT

Conditions this past week were a little rough. Winds picked up throughout the week, and that’s always what brings the “sporty” conditions the further...

DIVE REPORT: AN NFL STAR & A MANTA RAY

This Week’s Dive Report We may be well into the fall, but conditions this past week remained incredible. Visibility was stunning, and we enjoyed calm...

DIVE REPORT: SYMBIOSIS AT SEA

This Week’s Dive Report Conditions this week were great. October is a wonderful month to be in the Florida Keys, and it showed in our...

DIVE REPORT: SHARKS, SEA TURTLES & OCEAN STEWARDSHIP

This Week’s Dive Report It’s fall — and you know what that means! The weather is slowly changing. Conditions were great up until the weekend...

DIVE REPORT: CORAL SHORES STUDENTS WIN WITH FISH ID & FUN DIVES

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