Alligator Reef is one of the largest reef systems in the Upper Keys. In the 1960s, a study of Alligator Reef found and identified more than 500 species of marine life. The reef arose around a wrecked ship; the USS Alligator built in 1820, which went down in 1825 while on a Navy mission. This [...]
Read the rest of this entry »If you are looking for schools of fish, Davis Ledge is the place to dive. This reef, located 3 miles east-southeast of Hen and Chickens, Tower attracts large schools of tiny fish reaching numbers in to the thousands. These fish move in unison and are a sight to see. Davis Reef lies within a Sanctuary [...]
Read the rest of this entry »According to Scuba Diving Magazine readers, Key Largo ranks as one of the top dive spots in the Caribbean/Atlantic across many different categories. Each year, the magazine asks readers to rate dive spots in many different categories. As any Florida Keys local knows, Key Largo is probably the best of all the keys, and according [...]
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