Treasure Island Reef
Treasure Island Reef
Tampa Bay Dive Sites
Treasure Island Reef is one of the reefs planned and developed by the Pinellas County Artificial Reef program and is located to the north of St Petes Beach Reef.
Tampa Bay – Reef Diving
One of the main features of Treasure Island Reef is the tall pyramid structures found at this reef which attracts pelagic fish and other forms of marine life.
The first of these structures are to the south of the center of the reef and attract fishermen as well as scuba divers. There are 5 more high profile or pyramid structures located on this reef two are to the west and three are to the east.
These tall structures attract all kinds of fish and during your dive at this site you can expect to see grouper, snapper, snook, hogfish and big bull redfish.
The Pinellas County Artificial Reef program has deliberately used different materials and structures at each of the reefs to provide different profiles on these reefs and encourage all forms of marine life to inhabit the various structures.
Tampa Bay Scuba Videos
One of the attractions of Tampa Bay scuba diving is that you will be able to take underwater photographs or underwater videos such as the one below.The Gulf of Mexico waters are warm and clear so you will be able to get some good shots.
This video was taken at the tug Orange on South County Reef in Tampa Bay and you can see that this wreck and reef are popular for goliath groupers and this video does give you an idea of what to expect when scuba diving in Tampa Bay. (Press the button second right on the bottom of the video player to see it in full screen)…
Terence’s Log
When scuba diving any of the reefs around Tampa Bay care has to be taken as these reefs were designed and constructed for scuba diving and for Tampa Bay fishing which is very popular so you will see lots of fishing boats around these dive sites.
The tall pyramids are covered in fascinating growth and they attract all kinds of marine life from bottom to top and are well worth viewing.
