Carolina Dive Center - North Carolina
If you're looking to get serious about your PADI certifications, Carolina Dive Center in North Carolina is a solid choice. As a 5 Star IDC centre, they’re geared up for everything from your Open Water right through to instructor development, making them a good fit for anyone eyeing professional paths. They run a tight ship, we’ve found, focusing on thorough training. Divers looking for a well-established operation with a strong PADI focus will appreciate their approach.
- Location
- North Carolina, United States, North America
- Coordinates
- 35.858340, -78.596085
- Website
- https://travel.padi.com/dive-center/united-states-of-america-usa/carolina-dive-center-2/
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI 5 Star IDC [padi:25137]
- Address
- Raleigh, United States of America (USA)
Dive Sites Near Carolina Dive Center
Carolina Dive Center provides access to 15 dive sites in North Carolina.
- 184 menhaden vessel CAPT GREG MICKEY AR-400 (wreck)
- Aeolus (Wreck) - 31m (wreck)
- AR-220 - Buoy - 20-35m (wreck)
- AR-225 - Buoy
- AR-255 - Buoy
- AR-302 - 459 Assault Transport Ship YANCEY (wreck)
- AR-366 - Buoy
- AR-368 - 10 Railroad boxcars (wreck)
- AR-368 - 241 barge LC-16 (wreck)
- AR-368 - Buoy
- AR-372 - 10 Railroad boxcars - 15-30m (wreck)
- AR-372 - 2 220 barge (wreck)
- AR-376 - 10 Railroad boxcars - 15-30m (wreck)
- AR-376 - Buoy
- Atlantic Beach Reef AR-315 - 104 US Navy tug TAKOS (reef)
Other Dive Centres in North Carolina
Marine Life in North Carolina
Home to 42 recorded species including 38 reef fish, 2 clams & mussels, 2 other.
Notable Marine Life
- Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii) - Reef Fish
- Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) - Reef Fish
- Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) - Reef Fish
- American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) - Reef Fish
- brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) - Reef Fish
- asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) - Clams & Mussels
- Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) - Reef Fish
- Longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus)
- Skipjack Herring (Alosa chrysochloris) - Reef Fish
- White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii) - Reef Fish