Sand pit may become Texas' next SCUBA park

Two years ago the skull of a 38,000 year-old woolly mammoth was unearthed in Vernor Material and Equipment's sand pit in Clute, TX. Now with the pit near retirement the company hopes to transform it into a scuba park. The 35-foot pit plans to submerge machinery like jet airplanes to become home to largemouth bass, Asian clams, and channel catfish.

This could be great for landlocked Texas divers in a couple of years if the pit owners can achieve decent visibility. I don't know much about Mammoth Lake and whether the pit already has fish or not, but I know breeding aquatic life isn't easy. The owners of Athens Scuba Park has tried to raise catfish, but hasn't suceeded as of yet. Probably because of the intense care it takes to raise the little creatures (I recall someone telling me the owner had to feed them by hand? Interesting.).


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