Western Sambo Reef
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15 minutes south of Key West is the Western Sambo Reef. This reef is one of two Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Ecological Reserves. It is fully protected from all types of fishing. Depth runs from 7-40 feet.
Western Sambo reef has a wide variety of life including nurse sharks, queen conchs, spiny-tail lobster, groupers, snappers, Barracuda, and Hogfish, and hundreds of soft coral sea fans.
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Green Turtle
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Angelfish
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Butterfly Fish
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Nurse Shark
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