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: EXPLORE THE UNDERWATER WORLD DURING WINTER BREAK

Conditions this past week weren’t all that great. We had a couple days of high winds but it did lie down nicely for the weekend....

DIVE REPORT: UPPER KEYS’ ALEXANDER BARGE IS THE MECCA OF MARINE LIFE

Divers in the Florida Keys experienced pleasant conditions this past week, so good that lots of divers and fishermen were out taking advantage of...

DIVE INTO THE SCUBA MARKET IN TAVERNIER ON DEC. 11

Florida Keys diving conditions were stellar over the Thanksgiving weekend. It’s a popular time in the scuba industry with school out, and this past...

DIVE REPORT: PREPARATION TIPS IN TIMES OF A STORM

Diving conditions were fine leading up to Hurricane Ian earlier last week. But I do think the threat of Ian kept a lot of...

DIVE REPORT: VICTORY REEF A CREW FAVORITE

VICTORY REEF WORTH THE DIVE One of the favorite spots to dive in Islamorada per the crew is Victory Reef. Located about 5 miles off...

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