The Nursery - Florida

★★★★☆ (794)

The Nursery gets its name from the group of resident nurse sharks that live here. It is an easy boat dive and can turn into a drift dive at times due to the current.

You’ll see typical Caribbean life like nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, stingrays, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, parrot fish, and grouper.

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

46 Sightings
J
10
F
4
M
4
A
5
M
6
J
5
J
0
A
6
S
0
O
3
N
3
D
0

Green Turtle

35 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
4
A
4
M
0
J
8
J
0
A
7
S
0
O
3
N
2
D
5

Wrasse

18 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
4
A
3
M
6
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
2
N
3
D
0

Nurse Shark

110 Sightings
J
6
F
5
M
9
A
4
M
11
J
15
J
26
A
11
S
9
O
5
N
4
D
5

Pufferfish

105 Sightings
J
3
F
9
M
15
A
9
M
13
J
17
J
14
A
8
S
6
O
5
N
6
D
0

Parrotfish

93 Sightings
J
6
F
4
M
9
A
5
M
13
J
11
J
15
A
17
S
7
O
2
N
4
D
0

Angelfish

84 Sightings
J
6
F
10
M
10
A
5
M
12
J
9
J
15
A
13
S
0
O
2
N
2
D
0

Butterfly Fish

52 Sightings
J
2
F
8
M
8
A
5
M
10
J
9
J
0
A
5
S
0
O
2
N
3
D
0

Trumpetfish

45 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
10
A
6
M
10
J
9
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
3
N
3
D
0

Stingrays

42 Sightings
J
2
F
2
M
5
A
5
M
0
J
6
J
9
A
11
S
0
O
0
N
2
D
0

Lionfish

38 Sightings
J
0
F
8
M
7
A
4
M
7
J
0
J
0
A
5
S
0
O
3
N
4
D
0

Snapper

31 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
7
A
3
M
6
J
0
J
0
A
9
S
0
O
0
N
2
D
0

Surgeonfish

28 Sightings
J
0
F
5
M
0
A
3
M
5
J
6
J
0
A
7
S
0
O
0
N
2
D
0

Spiny Lobster

26 Sightings
J
3
F
5
M
5
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
9
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
4
D
0

Triggerfish

24 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
5
A
0
M
5
J
0
J
0
A
7
S
0
O
2
N
2
D
0

Sweetlips and Grunts

23 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
4
A
5
M
5
J
0
J
0
A
7
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Porcupinefish

23 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
5
A
3
M
5
J
0
J
0
A
5
S
0
O
0
N
2
D
0

Damselfish

16 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
4
A
3
M
0
J
0
J
7
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Jackfish

15 Sightings
J
3
F
5
M
0
A
0
M
5
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
2
D
0

Boxfish

13 Sightings
J
2
F
6
M
5
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Bannerfish

11 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
0
A
3
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
5
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Crab

8 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
5
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
3
D
0

Tarpon

7 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
7
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Scorpionfish

7 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
4
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Wobbegong

6 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
6

Clownfish

6 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Goatfish

6 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
0
A
4
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0