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colonies of star, starlet, brain, and archway in the middle called Minnow
branching corals. Good reef for Cave. Gray, queen, and French angelfish,
snorkelers. Schools of silversides are silversides, parrotfish, trumpetfish, and
common, as well as the big fish that eat scrawled filefish are common. Caution:
them. Caution: Surgy. Surgy.
NORTH DRY ROCKS to 25' Beg. Reef KEY LARGO DRY ROCKS (CHRIST
extends to within five feet of the surface, OF THE DEEP) to 30' Beg. The nine-
making it good for snorkelers. Several foot bronze statue known as Christ of the
species of angelfish munch on various Deep is found here. The reef breaks the
sponges. Star corals as tall as you are surface at low tide. This site has a large
make a habitat for many small fishes. variety of sea life. Good for snorkeling.
Caution: Surgy. Caution: Surgy.
CIVIL WAR WRECK to 20' Beg. This "CHRIST OF THE DEEP" statue near
deteriorating wreck dates to the early John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is
1860's. Wood timbers provide a hideout a replica of the "Christ of the Abyss"
for snapper, Spanish grunts, moray eels, statue located in the waters off Genoa,
coneys, parrotfish, angelfish, corals, Italy. It has become encrusted with
sponges, nudibranchs, anemones, brittle marine growth. Divers and snorkelers
stars, and hermit crabs. alike enjoy this awesome underwater site.
CITY OF WASHINGTON to 25' Beg. GRECIAN ROCKS (FORE REEF) to 30'
This 320-foot long barge struck the reef Beg. Spur-and-groove reef that reaches
and sank in 1908. Friendly barracuda and the surface. Excellent for snorkeling.
green moray eels may expect you to feed This is a sanctuary preservation area.
them. Curl your fingers and keep your Caution: Surgy.
hands by your side from these toothy
friends. Great night dive. GRECIAN ROCKS (BACK REEF) to 6'
Beg. This shallow reef is excellent for
THE ELBOW to 85' Int. Famous for snorkeling. Spanish hogfish and tarpon
three wrecks: The Civil War Wreck, the are common. Caution: Surgy.
City of Washington, and the Tonawanda SPIEGEL GROVE to 130' Adv. This
(a steamer sunk in 1866). Caution: 510-foot warship is famous for its use in
Surgy, strong currents. humanitarian missions to Africa in the
1960's. The ship was on its starboard side,
NORTH DRY ROCKS to 25' Beg. The but was tipped upright by a recent
main part of this reef has four ridges that hurricane. Caution: Strong currents.
come within 5 feet of the surface. This Dangerous for non-experts to deeply
reef is snorkelable. There is a large penetrate.
