Ball and Chain
Ball and Chain is one of Key West’s most historic outer reef sites. Made famous by old home made moorings called Bubba Buoys were used to moor ships off Key West for quarantine.
There is an Easter egg if you can find it the reef name gives you a good clue! Sharks, turtles, spotted eagle rays, and dolphins can be seen here.
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
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Total number of species approx.: 200
Moray Eel
Green Turtle
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
Wrasse
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Octopus
Blacktip Reef Shark
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 2
Nurse Shark
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Pufferfish
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 55
Lobster
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 250