TISIRI divers Kalakauskis and Kistel encounter a large female nurse shark while collected pictures and video of Taylor Concrete Reef offshore St. Augustine Florida for TISIRI's Reefs Revealed project. Watch in the video below how the shark almost runs completely into Kistel while he is recording.
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TISIRI Featured In Coastal Angler's October Issue
TISIRI's Joe Kistel describes near shore reef development efforts in the October issue of Coastal Angler Magazine. Click on the image below to view the article on page 29.
Read MoreDiving St. Augustine's Desco Reef
9-24-11Divers visited the Desco Shrimp Boat Wreck offshore St. Augustine to collect imagery for TISIRI's "Reefs Revealed" efforts. Below are some of the images captured.[nggallery id=76]Visability is hardly ever perfect for underwater imagery offshore north east Florida but the pictures above provide detail of the structures and...
Read MoreMoon JellyFish Offshore St. Augustine Florida
9-24-11Moon jellyfish were a common sight offshore St, Augustine Florida today. TISIRI Divers were conducting "Reefs Revealed" photography and video efforts at various artificial reefs and spotted these creatures at every dive location. See a few pictures of the interesting animals captured by TISIRI marine photographer...
Read MoreCoastal Clean-up a Success
9-18-2011TISIRI, Divetalking.com, and JRRT join efforts in the international Coastal Clean-up event. The goal of the day was to clean trash and litter debris from the Little Jetties park near Mayport Florida. The participants did just that and found a surprising amount, and variety, of trash...
Read MoreNew "Reefs Revealed" Reef Map
Please take a look at the start of our new "Reefs Revealed" map below. The map data is tied into an interactive Google maps interface that creates a much more interactive experience. Please explore the map and click on a few sites. We would appreciate any feedback or recommendations in the comments section at the bottom of this page. Thanks and enjoy.
Read MoreNear Shore Reef Project Press Release
TISIRI is proposing to build a reef much closer to the shoreline and create North East Florida’s first near shore reef destination.A near shore reef creates all the benefits of a traditional offshore reef but offers additional perks. Some of which include:
Read MoreTISIRI Featured in Coastal Angler Magazine
TISIRI has an article featured in the September 2011 editon of Coastal Angler Magazine of North East Florida. TISIRI's Kistel explains two recent artificial reef projects off the Coast of Duval and Flagler Counties.
Read MoreGiant Toad Fish Chases Diver's Camera Equipment
While filming and photographing an artificial reef for TISIRI's reef inventory efforts, Joe Kistel encounters a large toad fish. The video below captures the fish trying to attach Kistel's tripod.
Read MoreDivers Encounter a Giant Grouper
While conducting a reef photo and video dive TISIRI's Joe Kistel encounters a massive fish: A near 6 foot long , several hundred pound, Goliath Grouper shown in the video below. Watch this Giant grouper stare Kistel's camera down and listen for his deep, lung rumbling, "thumps."
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