Sponge Diver Supply at the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks

Sponge Diver Supply sits along Dodecanese Boulevard at the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks, a commercial waterfront built up by Greek immigrant divers who arrived in the early 1900s to harvest natural sea sponges from the Gulf of Mexico. The shop sells natural sponges alongside apparel and souvenirs tied to the trade. Tarpon Springs still bills itself as the sponge capital of the world, and the docks remain a working harbor for the dwindling fleet of Greek-owned sponge boats that continue to dive the Gulf beds each season.

Taken December 2019