Cheeca Rocks
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An inshore patch reef system with a variety of hard and soft corals which attract a variety of marine life. The smallest Special Protected Area (SPA) in the Florida Keys NOAA system. No touch or take of any kind.
Hard and soft corals, nurse sharks around the edges, schools of grunts and snappers, French and Gray angelfish, and several types of parrotfish.
Dive Activity
Top Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Alamy-WaterFrame
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Barracuda
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Ocean Sunfish
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Wrasse
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Angelfish
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Butterfly Fish
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Nurse Shark
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Sweetlips and Grunts
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Grouper/Basslets
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Parrotfish
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