Circle of Heroes Memorial
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The Circle of Heroes is an underwater military veterans memorial 10 miles off the coast of Dunedin Beach, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico. It is the first underwater veterans memorial. It was dedicated on August 5, 2019, and currently has 12 6-foot tall statues at a depth of 40 feet underwater.
You’ll see the typical Gulf of Mexico Caribbean fish species like stingrays, snapper, triggerfish, hogfish, and possible sandbar, blacknose, and bonnethead sharks.
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Total number of species approx.: 27
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Total number of species approx.: 600
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Total number of species approx.: 250
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Grouper/Basslets
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Total number of species approx.: 90
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Angelfish
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Total number of species approx.: 120
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Flounder
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Total number of species approx.: 7000
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Crab
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Total number of species approx.: 110
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Snapper
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Total number of species approx.: 150
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Sweetlips and Grunts
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Moon Jellyfish
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Total number of species approx.: 3400
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