Sinking the Atlantis and Hunting Lionfish in Destin Florida

I am back out with ‪@sharkquestdiveshop‬ and today we are diving the RMS Atlantis and the Phoenix Barge. The Atlantis has been down for 3 months and already a lot of life on it to include Lionfish! The Phoenix is a favorite of mine since there is always Lionfish to be taken off it and the chances of seeing sharks is always HIGH...if nothing else there is always the resident Goliath Grouper hanging inside! Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy. See below for what I use and for Shark Quest's contact info.
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[@adventuresofjandk]

Another banger.

[@ActiveDutyOutdoors]

That’s all I know how to make! 😂

[@DownSouthDiver]

Awesome GoPro shots!

[@ActiveDutyOutdoors]

Thanks buddy! You been out looking for megs lately?

[@danielblair6592]

Awesome footage man. I just got my first lionfish two weeks ago. Got 8 in total. I dove the Atlantis the week after they dropped it, and it has changed so much already as far as sealife that is coming into it. Can't wait to see how it looks after a year.

[@ActiveDutyOutdoors]

That’s awesome! Congrats on the Lionfish, it is addicting! All these new wrecks are going to be awesome next year!

[@danielblair6592]

@@ActiveDutyOutdoors I posted a video of the dive. Would really appreciate you checking it out.

[@plaidjoker1321]

How is sinking an iron ship considered artificial reef deployment?

[@ActiveDutyOutdoors]

When a human-made object sinks, be it an inadvertent wreckage or a purposeful effort in an artificial reef program, the ocean quickly takes over. “From the minute it sinks, it starts to form a new habitat underwater,” Paxton said. “Once you sink a ship, it quickly attracts schools of smaller fish,” echoed Chris Taylor, an ecologist who works at NOAA with Paxton. Over time, as a complex community of fishes gather and colonize the reef, a carpet of algae, corals and other invertebrates grow on the structure’s surface. The currents curling around a sunken structure likely push up clouds of plankton, the essential base of the ocean food web. This buffet attracts small fishes like sardines, which in turn entice sharks and other larger predators to hang around. Eels and groupers move into the holes and dark spaces in the reef, and tuna and barracuda slink in looking for a snack.

[@championjigsoutdoors2015]

Hey man, we are in the destin area and would love to find someone interested in possibly doing a collab. Could be in shore or deep sea. If you know anyone interested please let me know, thanks!

[@ActiveDutyOutdoors]

For sure. Me and Mike (Fishing with Redbeard) are always going out to the Navarre Reefs. Especially now that black fin are about to be back.

[@championjigsoutdoors2015]

That would be Awesome brother! We are here until Sunday morning. I know that’s quick but I’d love to work something out!

[@ActiveDutyOutdoors]

Dang, where are you out of originally? I am in a Lionfish tournament starting tomorrow with the weigh in on Sunday.