Coffins Patch

★★★★☆ (266)

Coffins Patch Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA) is located approximately four miles off Key Colony Beach and offers some of the best snorkeling and diving in the Middle Keys. Maximum depth is about 25-30 feet/ 7 -9m.

Tangs, jacks, stingrays, nurse sharks, groupers, lobster, butterflyfish, turtles, along with hard and soft corals.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

74 Sightings
J
3
F
3
M
5
A
1
M
7
J
7
J
11
A
9
S
6
O
11
N
3
D
8

Green Turtle

40 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
3
A
1
M
3
J
0
J
6
A
5
S
4
O
8
N
8
D
0

Barracuda

27 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
0
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
9
A
5
S
0
O
4
N
4
D
1

Wrasse

24 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
6
J
7
A
1
S
2
O
5
N
1
D
0

Loggerhead Turtle

13 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
2
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
6
A
0
S
0
O
3
N
1
D
0

Angelfish

78 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
3
A
2
M
10
J
14
J
15
A
9
S
7
O
7
N
6
D
2

Parrotfish

75 Sightings
J
1
F
1
M
1
A
2
M
14
J
10
J
17
A
9
S
8
O
6
N
3
D
3

Grouper/Basslets

47 Sightings
J
1
F
3
M
2
A
2
M
5
J
7
J
10
A
6
S
4
O
2
N
4
D
1

Pufferfish

46 Sightings
J
1
F
2
M
1
A
0
M
4
J
8
J
13
A
8
S
7
O
2
N
0
D
0

Butterfly Fish

45 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
1
A
2
M
5
J
8
J
8
A
3
S
5
O
6
N
5
D
0