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Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary
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This spur and groove reef formation sitting 5 miles off of Big Pine Key, in the Florida Keys, is part of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Due to its protected status reef life is very healthy and active here.
All the popular Caribbean reef fish species are represented here including nurse and reef sharks, rays, eels, turtles, huge goliath groupers, and reef fish.
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
945 Sightings
J
31
F
38
M
64
A
76
M
118
J
127
J
145
A
81
S
56
O
86
N
61
D
62
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
Moray Eel
474 Sightings
J
11
F
18
M
28
A
25
M
70
J
56
J
96
A
29
S
42
O
35
N
29
D
35
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
241 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
12
A
11
M
54
J
37
J
43
A
26
S
17
O
26
N
0
D
15
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
139 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
26
M
11
J
14
J
15
A
0
S
19
O
28
N
14
D
12
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
117 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
25
J
21
J
25
A
0
S
21
O
12
N
0
D
13
Tobias Friedrich
Bottlenose Dolphin
71 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
32
A
15
S
12
O
12
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.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
907 Sightings
J
20
F
35
M
52
A
45
M
122
J
146
J
162
A
84
S
69
O
80
N
43
D
49
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
753 Sightings
J
24
F
30
M
41
A
41
M
95
J
117
J
147
A
70
S
51
O
56
N
34
D
47
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
616 Sightings
J
18
F
16
M
29
A
59
M
76
J
91
J
76
A
64
S
55
O
44
N
45
D
43
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
501 Sightings
J
17
F
10
M
35
A
21
M
78
J
81
J
85
A
42
S
36
O
33
N
26
D
37
