Archive For The “Key West Snorkeling” Category

Coral Garden in Key West

By | September 26, 2011

Well the coral in Key West is very much alive and well as you can see from this picture.  There are several different species of coral communities on this one rock, sporting all kinds of bright colors. Some of these are soft corals, and in the background to the left, you can see the tip [...]

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Porkfish & Grunts

By | July 31, 2011

This was a great day snorkeling in Key West inshore waters…last November!  Wonderful clear water almost every single day it seems, which is what we are missing this month. Bad vis this July, so I’m pulling photos from my archives.  These are some porkfish (with black stripes) and grunts (yellow with black on tails).  I [...]

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American Shoal

By | July 11, 2011

Went way east this time, all the way over to American Shoal.  This is the next lighthouse going east from Sand Key Light, with shallows all around and lots of nice healthy coral.  Here’s a sampling of what the reef looks like in the general area of American Shoal.

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