Looe Key
水深はサイト上部から通常の最大深度までの範囲を示し、「推奨認定レベル」はオペレーターが一般的に求めるメインストリーム機関の資格レベルであり、法的な義務ではありません。流れと透明度は日々変化します——ここに掲載されている情報はすべて計画の目安としてご利用ください。
Looe Key - a reef, not an island, named for the British frigate that grounded here in 1744 - is the Lower Keys' showpiece and, on its best days, the healthiest-looking classic reef in the chain. The spur-and-groove formations run tall and tight, elkhorn and star corals still holding their lines, with grunts and porkfish packed between the spurs in yellow rivers. Caribbean reef sharks patrol here more dependably than anywhere else in the Keys, joined by big barracuda, turtles, eagle rays over the sand, and midnight parrotfish in bruiser sizes. Shallow enough for snorkelers, layered enough for divers, and protected as a preservation area since the 1980s - the Keys' argument for what protection preserves.
その瞬間のために: Reliable reef sharks, tall coral spurs, joint snorkel-and-dive appeal
地形: Well-developed spur-and-groove reef named for HMS Looe, wrecked here in 1744
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危険生物・リスク: Very shallow spur tops in surge; weekend boat congestion.
保全: Sanctuary Preservation Area: no fishing or collecting, mooring buoys mandatory.
出会える生物
Caribbean Reef Shark
Great Barracuda
Green Sea Turtle
Nurse Shark
Spotted Eagle Ray
水中フォトグラファー向け
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