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: MARINE CLEANUPS COMBAT ONGOING TRASH PROBLEM

BUMPY RIDE OUT THERE  Conditions this past week were bumpy but doable. Those kinds of conditions are annoying until you descend. Then it's beautiful until...

DIVE REPORT: INAUGURAL CAMP IN HONOR OF LOCAL CAPTAIN TRAINS YOUNG ‘SEALS’ SCUBA BASICS

CONDITIONS A LITTLE BUMPY FOR MINI-SEASON Conditions out on the water were a little bumpy last week. The start of a two-day lobster mini-season on...

DIVE REPORT: ASSESSING PROS & CONS TO LOBSTER MINI-SEASON IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

CONDITIONS ON THE WATER FAVORABLE We had favorable conditions again this past week, but lobster "mini-season" week looks like the opposite of favorable, with calls...

DIVE REPORT: HAMMERHEAD SPOTTED OFF THE FLORIDA KEYS WATERS

Divers heading out for a dive underneath the Florida Keys waters had great conditions last week. The winds picked up just a tad on...

DIVE REPORT: ANNUAL EVENT CELEBRATES THE WOMEN DIVERS IN THE WORLD

Conditions out on the Florida Keys waters continue to be nothing short of amazing as we move into mid-July. We’ve had some light winds,...

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