Open Water Adventures (OWA) - North Carolina
Open Water Adventures in North Carolina is where we often send divers looking to explore the state’s famous wreck alley. They run regular trips to the numerous shipwrecks offshore, often heading out to deeper sites that need a bit more experience, but they also have options for newer divers. The team knows these waters intimately, which is crucial when dealing with changeable Atlantic conditions. If you’re serious about wreck diving on the East Coast, OWA is a solid choice to get you out there.
- Location
- North Carolina, United States, North America
- Coordinates
- 35.339222, -80.704056
- Website
- http://www.openwateradventures.com/
- Certification Agencies
- Poseidon
- Courses
- yes
- Address
- 12210, North Tryon Street, Charlotte, 28262
Dive Sites Near Open Water Adventures (OWA)
Open Water Adventures (OWA) 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
- All About Diving
- Aquatic Safaris - ["PADI"]
- Bay Breeze Dive Center
- Broadreach Adventures LLC - ["PADI"]
- Bubbles or Not Scuba
- Carolina Dive Center - ["PADI"]
- Carolina Dive Locker - SSI
- Coastal Scuba
- Deep South Scuba
- Discovery Diving Co., Inc. - ["PADI"]
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