Joe Patti Memorial Reef (Wreck)
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This 175′ x 40′ x 10′ barge with numerous steel structures welded to its deck was sunk in July 2013 and is now known as the Joe Patti Memorial Reef. It instantly became one of the areas most popular inshore dive sites.
You’ll see the typical Gulf of Mexico Caribbean fish species like stingrays, snapper, triggerfish, hogfish, and possible sandbar, blacknose, and bonnethead sharks.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
22 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
4
J
6
A
7
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
0
iStock/HakBak1979
Bull Shark
5 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
5 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
5
J
0
A
0
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0
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
51 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
2
A
0
M
2
J
14
J
17
A
13
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
43 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
11
J
13
A
13
S
2
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 110
iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
43 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
3
A
1
M
4
J
12
J
10
A
8
S
0
O
4
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
33 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
1
M
3
J
10
J
9
A
4
S
3
O
2
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
29 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
1
M
4
J
11
J
7
A
4
S
0
O
1
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
24 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
3
A
0
M
2
J
9
J
5
A
3
S
0
O
1
N
0
D
0
AdobeStock-_italo
Moon Jellyfish
24 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
4
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
9
A
8
S
2
O
0
N
0
D
0
