Dive Review of Brac Scuba Shack/private house rental in
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Brac Scuba Shack/private house rental: "Reefs not as healthy as the last time we saw them in 2019", Nov, 2022, by Burro Station, VA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 8 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 12422.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	This was our third trip to Brac (2018, 2019, 2022). We love the easy shore diving. Brac Scuba Shack takes excellent care of all shore divers' needs. We waited to return until both US and Cayman travel restrictions were lifted. The once-plentiful fish and colorful reefs were gone. Lots of algae covering the corals and very few parrot fish (known algae-eaters). Instead of numerous live conch moving across the sandy bottoms, we saw just a few, and huge piles of discarded empty shells. Nobody was able (or willing) to say what might have happened, but we suspect overfishing that got out of control while the borders were closed. The half-dozen dive sites we visited were no longer as vibrant and full of life as they were in 2018-19. That is why we reduced the 5-star ratings from the review of our earlier visits. One high point, however, was a spotted eagle ray with a six-foot wingspan at Scott's Dock. Also a few stingrays and good-sized groupers, though they had been more plentiful on previous visits. The wind shifted around during our stay, so on some days the south shore was unusually calm while the north shore was choppy. It was a rare privilege to shore-dive from the south shore. I thought I had posted this review in November but somehow failed, so conditions may have changed.
Websites	Brac Scuba Shack
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Curacao, Bonaire, Florida, Salt Cay TCI, Cayman Brac, St. Croix, St. Eustatius
Closest Airport	CYB	Getting There	Nonstop American Airlines Charlotte (CLT) to Grand Cayman,then Cayman Airways to Cayman Brac. One bag did not get to Cayman Brac until the next morning.
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	83-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Brac Scuba Shack/private house rental in Cayman Islands/Cayman Brac

Brac Scuba Shack/private house rental: "Reefs not as healthy as the last time we saw them in 2019", Nov, 2022,

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Dive Review of Brac Scuba Shack/private house rental in
Cayman Islands/Cayman Brac