Discovery Diving Co., Inc. - North Carolina
If you’re keen on exploring North Carolina’s wreck alley, Discovery Diving Co. Inc. offers a solid base. They're a PADI 5 Star IDC, so it’s a good spot if you’re looking to advance your training, all the way up to instructor level. We’ve found their local knowledge particularly helpful when planning trips out to the offshore wrecks. They run regular boat trips and are well-versed in the local conditions, which can be a bit variable depending on the time of year. It’s a no-nonsense operation, focusing on getting divers out to some truly impressive historical sites.
- Location
- North Carolina, United States, North America
- Coordinates
- 34.721943, -76.663100
- Website
- https://travel.padi.com/dive-center/united-states-of-america-usa/discovery-diving-co-inc/
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI 5 Star IDC [padi:224]
- Address
- Beaufort, United States of America (USA)
Dive Sites Near Discovery Diving Co., Inc.
Discovery Diving Co., Inc. 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