How to shore dive & find Shark Teeth in Venice, FL | 1 minute instructional video for Scuba Divers

Welcome to the shark tooth capital of the world, in the beautiful Venice Beach area in Southwest Florida.
This place is loaded with “Black Gold” such as the famous MEG tooth, as well as plenty of other shark teeth like Tiger, Mako, Bull and others.
BUT, it’s also loaded with fossils like whale teeth and bones, mammoth, mastodon, giant beaver, horse, and even Direwolves (yup, we said Dire Wolf!)

Gulf Coast waves and currents are typically pretty tame here, so shore diving is usually pretty easy. Viz can be decent (20’-30’ on a good day) BUT can get down to only a foot or less on a bad day -but for this dive, it’s not a problem!

Although not a deal breaker, low tide is preferred, since you can get out further while diving shallower. Right after a good storm is the best time to find new goodies, even tho viz will be down. Storms kick up the bottom and unearth more shark teeth and fossils (think of a storm as shaking up a snow globe)

Look for beach access parking anywhere within 3 miles North or South of Sharky’s Pier.
Most people walk from their car to water already geared up, so the early bird gets the good spot.

However shark teeth can be found from Venice Inlet down past Casperson Beach and Manasota Beach.

Bring that dive flag, and dive anywhere from the beach to around 200ish yards offshore, with a max depth of around 20 feet.
To go further out, book a local dive charter and get access to some less-picked-though locations, and expert advice, tips and tricks.

For this dive, you’ll be sifting around on the bottom, feeling for fossils and shark teeth, so don't forget a mesh goodie bag.

In the winter, it gets “thick-wetsuit-&-hood” cold. In the summer it gets nasty hot, when lycra skins are more than enough for underwater protection. Also, that sand will scold your feet in the summer, so wear flops or dive booties, at least to the water.
You can use gloves to stay warm in winter but it’s a little harder to feel for goodies (although you still can).

Currents and geological formations unique to the area created this INSANE accumulation of shark teeth and fossils. Megalodons ARE included!

Special thanks to:

Captain Michael Nastasio with Black Gold Charters   / blackgoldfossilcharters  

Shark Frenzy gift shop: https://sharktoothsifter.com/30301-2/

Produced by https://sweetwaterscuba.com
Voice - Jonny Green
Video/Talent - Katie Reich
Edited/Written by Kenny Dyal (also for acting the dive on theft sand)