March 26 2010
Dive or Snorkel for Shark Teeth
Treasure Hunt!
Venice Florida Beach Dive!
- Sharks have lived on earth for about 400 million years.
- A shark sheds and replaces tens of thousands of teeth during its lifetime.
- A shark might produce 20,000 teeth through 25 years.
- A young shark might shed its entire front row of teeth every two weeks
Bring the whole family and join us for a fun day of treasure hunting. You do not have be a certified driver to have fun on this trip. If you are NON-Diver, bring your mask, fins and snorkel, floatie or your boogie board and play in the surf while divers enjoy searching the sand bottom (approximately 15-25 ft) for treasure (pre-historic shark teeth). Some of the treasures you will find are prehistoric lemon shark’s teeth including the massive Megalodon teeth which can reach sizes over 7 inches, ribs of dugongs (ancestors of present day manatees), fossilized inner ear bones of dolphins and whales, teeth from prehistoric horses, alligators, whales and many others.
Stay the night, Stay the weekend
Dive as much as you please!
Shark tooth dive: March 26 2010
Meeting Time:
10:00am
Where: Service Club Park at Brohard Park (please read restrictions)
Located at: 1220 Harbor Drive South, Venice on the North end of the park
Drive time est: 3 hr, 11 minutes
About Location:
Brohard Park is a public access beach. Parking is free. Restrooms, fresh water showers, Picnic Tables, Grills, sharks teeth.
Service Club Park is part of Brohard and is on the north end of the park.
Home base will be somewhere off the walkway leading to the beach.
What to Bring:
Required: Dive Flag for each group of divers
Bring a mesh bag for teeth
All your diving gear and tanks
Lunch
Sunscreen
All stuff to make your day at the beach comfy
This is a public beach, so a dive flag is required for each group.
Game Plan
Meet on the morning of March 26 at 10:00am and set up camp for the day
We will swim off shore until even with the end of the pier then drop down.
Expect low visibility 5 to 15ft
Since you are looking down for teeth this shouldn't be a problem.
Look closely.... go slow.
Service Club Park Site Click Here
To make your accomodation reservations:
Click Here Hotel Accomodations
(There is no group sites reserved for hotel or camping. Just call to make your reservation)
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