Archive For The “Lobsters, Crabs, Shrimp” Category

Coral Shrimp in Key West

By | November 27, 2011

Coral shrimp in Key West are in danger because the invasive species lionfish are eating them up, supposedly.  Although nobody eats the Coral shrimp in Key West because they are so small, they are of course important because they are a part of the natural habitat out on the coral reef. These marine invertebrates are [...]

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Queen Conch

By | January 18, 2010

This is a Queen Conch, shell plus conch inside. The underside is beautiful pink fading to cream colored glossy lining while the outside is sand-colored and blends in with the bottom of the ocean floor. It isn’t nice to take the shell plus conch out of the ocean, but I had to get a picture. [...]

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Backcountry Snorkeling in Key West

By | July 11, 2009

Recently the vis on the Gulf side has been super clear, so we tried some backcountry snorkeling. Usually, if you go north out of Key West the water is murkier and greener than on the Atlantic side. For just a few days, however, it cleared up and we got to see what’s in the water [...]

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