Paradise Reef
★★★★★
(270)
Shallow tropical reef with coral formations, sandy areas and abundant marine life. Warm, generally clear water provides relaxed diving and opportunities to encounter colorful reef fish, rays, turtles, barracuda and other Florida Keys species.
Captain Slate’s Creature Feature offers close underwater encounters with nurse sharks and moray eels, with animals approaching divers gathered on the reef.
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.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
51 Sightings
J
5
F
2
M
7
A
4
M
9
J
4
J
6
A
3
S
2
O
3
N
2
D
4
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
Barracuda
21 Sightings
J
2
F
1
M
5
A
3
M
0
J
1
J
4
A
4
S
1
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.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
12 Sightings
J
3
F
1
M
5
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
1
O
0
N
0
D
0
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
11 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
0
J
0
A
6
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
0
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
10 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
2
A
2
M
0
J
1
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
1
N
2
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
8 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
3
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
0
A
0
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.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
6 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
0
A
3
M
0
J
0
J
1
A
0
S
1
O
0
N
0
D
0
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
5 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
2
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
Alamy/BIOSPHOTO
Ocean Sunfish
5 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
3
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
1
O
0
N
0
D
0
iStock-crisod
Reef Manta Ray
3 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
3
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
Alamy-National Geographic Creative
Leatherback Turtle
3 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
3
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
