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over a wide area. Regarded as a good Surgy, strong currents, often poor
snorkeling site. Caution: Surgy. visibility.
EL INFANTE to 15' Beg. This 1733 THE ROCKS to 12' Beg. Popular
wreck of the Spanish ship El Infante is shelling grounds with lots of soft corals
identified by the ballast stones strewn and tropical fish. Fabulous for snorkeling.
about the ocean floor. Occasionally gold
or silver trinkets are found by divers. D & B BARGE A newer wreck that looks
Great snorkeling. like it has been on the bottom for a long
time.
DAVIS REEF to 30' Beg. Two small
Buddha statues sit in the sand at the south EAGLE to 110' Adv. This 269-foot
end of Davis Reef. Rub the head and/or freighter was intentionally sunk in 1985,
belly for good luck. Orange elephant ear and sits on her starboard side. You will
sponges, grunts, schoolmasters, sea see thousands of reef fish. Barracuda,
plumes, and black loggerhead sponges all jacks, and tarpon are common. Caution:
await you here. Caution: Surgy. Strong currents.
OYSTER BARGE to 100' A barge in HAMMERHEAD REEF to 65' A
excellent shape, with many spiny oysters. beautiful reef on a steep slope, with many
sponges including glass vase sponges.
CROCKER VALLEY to 120' Adv. Hammerheads are rare.
Drop-off reef with a vertical wall of coral
standing 10 to 20 feet tall. Caution: ALEXANDER BARGE to 110' 120'
Strong currents. barge intentionally sunk in 1984. Rubble
from the Whale Harbor Bridge is found
CROCKER REEF to 90' Int. Star coral, nearby.
brain coral, large sponges, sea fans, sea
plumes, jawfish, angelfish, rock beauties, ALLIGATOR REEF to 50' Int. Named
honeycomb cowfish, schoolmasters, blue after the USS Alligator, which wrecked
tang, yellowtail snapper, and damselfish here in 1822. The original lighthouse was
are all in this huge, natural aquarium. built in 1873. Here you will find arrow
Caution: Surgy, strong currents. crabs, lobsters, and grunts in abundance.
In fact, this place looks like one big
HEN & CHICKENS to 22' Beg. Marked tropical fish tank. Caution: Surgy, strong
by a navigation light tower. Large star currents.
coral heads, groupers, grunts, spadefish,
porkfish, sheepshead, barracuda, sponges, ALLIGATOR CANYON to 120' A 70'
angelfish, surgeonfish, and stoplight slope with many glass vase and basket
parrotfish are all common here. Caution:
