SCUBA DIVING and SNORKELING in Utah

      info@seabase.net    or call    435-884-3874

Bonneville Seabase is your in-land source for Utah SCUBA diving and snorkeling. This geothermally heated, salt water, high altitude mini ocean with colorful marine tropical fish is the only one of its kind for SCUBA, snorkeling, and dive training. Whether you are feeding the beautiful French angel fish or observing the docile nurse sharks, you'll never believe you are in the middle of Utah. 

see below for underwater photo contest info.  Judging and prizes on the Sunday before Halloween!

                               Seabase Hours: 

Thurs & Fridays, 9 AM to 3 PM  by appointment

Saturdays & Sundays, 8 AM to 4 PM,    also  by appointment 

All minors (under 18 years of age) MUST bring their parents or they can bring a signed (by parents) waiver, printable from the bottom left of this page

If you want to dive or snorkel on other days, it might be possible, also by appointment, & must be agreed to by us, and paid in advance.  We need a bit of notice to arrange staffing!

UNDERWATER PHOTO CONTEST

               AT SEABASE: 

Starting immediately:  Photos must be taken between June 5th, 2008 and October 22, 2008.   There will be Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in both categories:

 1- SCUBA professional, which is anyone who works in  or for a dive store, dive business or is an instructor, divecontrol specialist or divemaster

2-Non professional:  any snorkeler or certified SCUBA diver who is not involved in the SCUBA business

 1st place $500              2nd place $300                           3rd place $100

*photo judging by professional photographers from Inkleys

*Entries to be submitted to Neptune Divers or Bonneville Seabase by October 22nd, 2008

*underwater shots only, and can be of fish, animals, structures, people, divers,...as long as it is shot in Seabase.  No props or anything that could harm the fish, obviously.

*Photo rights to be released to Seabase for possible use, credit given to photographer. Photos to be submitted in jpg format and a hard copy printed on photo paper in 4 x 6 or 5 x 7

No name to be on photos-a number will be assigned -and judging will be done by professional photographers, and prizes awarded during the pumpkin carving contest at Seabase on Sunday, October 26th, 2008.  Photographers need not be present to win, but...it would be a lot more fun if they were!

Non profit groups can get a discount on area use fees on Thursdays, Fridays, & Sundays

Seabase Conditions as of 10.4.2008

White Rocks Bay
Habitat Bay
The Abyss
73ºF
71ºF
843ºF

   

Dive in Utah- with tropical fish

It is cooling down, in the air and water.   Currently, the "vis" in White Rocks, looking down,  is only about 4 and a half feet, and a few more feet looking across when you get to the bottom. In Habitat Bay, it's a bit better.  The instructors say it is good on the bottom.  The cooler temps might start clearing the water.  

It seems the idea for bubbling large amounts of air into water for clearing the algae  wasn't working... 

...we're trying another plan in our quest for more consistent clarity  (and it isn't working yet either) , but...keep watch!

In the Abyss, vis is between 7 and 10 feet, and there is a school of bangai cardinal fish swimming around, and... it is much warmer.

The fish like to nibble romaine or long leafy red lettuce out of your fingers, so if you want,  bring some heads of lettuce to feed them- or buy some lettuce from us, (if we haven't run out), but, please-

they won't eat iceberg lettuce.

    May '08

Photos by :

Lynn Findlay & Linda Nelson

Quick Links

Driving Directions
Seabase Waiver Download


What's New

03.17.05
  "Divers Log" Section added to the Seabase web site. Read all about people's experiences at Seabase or submit you own comments.

The water is getting much clearer, and there are hundreds of little monos and little porkfish that hatched late last year-

Hours of Operations

Thursday and Friday - 9A-3P.
Saturday and Sunday - 8 A-4 P
Special Reservations Available for other days.  Call or e-mail forpossibility of appointment.

 

Contact Seabase

E-mail - info@seabase.net
Local - 435.884.3874
Toll Free - 866-866-DIVE

FAX-435-884-0132

Link Partners

 

Affiliate Link

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Photography by

Linda Nelson and

Manta Vision

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