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Originally Posted by scubagirlj
am leaving sun for ft laud and was just told by a friend who used to live and dive there that sea lice season is on the full moon(22nd)-never encountered this before-what to expect or is she just kidding?
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I have never dove Ft Lauderdale, but they have sea lice in the Caymans. The only time we had a problem was with night dives off the Nekton Rorqual liveaboard. The dive deck is well lighted. This attracts the sea lice.
Suggestions:
1. Do not do your water entry from the dive deck. Go forward and use some of the side gates. It's a longer drop but there isn't much consequence.
2. Leave you dive light off while you are entering the water. Don't turn it on until you are underwater and descending.
3. One guy covered his head with a large plastic bag while entering the water. Underwater he put the bag in pocket. When we were ready to exit the water, he put it back over his head. (He got stung anyway).
4. Turn you dive lights off before you start up to do you safety stop. Leave them off during the safety stop and the exit.
5. As you coming up from your safety stop, have your octo out and purge it above your head in a circular fashion. It tends to move the sea lice away from your sufacing point.
6. Keep some first aid treatment for sea lice handy just in case.
Dive safe. Have fun.
Art
PS Just for fun, find some brain coral. Move back a little and shine your light on the brain coral. The light will attract the sea lice. The brain coral will eat the sea lice.