Manatees of Florida
Manatees inhabit warm waters of the Western Atlantic from Florida to Brazil where they live in coastal waters, freshwater inlets, and river mouths. Warm Florida waters have provided wintering refuges for manatees in natural warm water springs. They also are attracted to the warm water outflow
from power plants, where on occasion a manatee has gotten stuck and rescue efforts have made the evening news.
Although their range is quite large, manatees today exist only in a few small, isolated populations. More...
Mel Fisher Museum
The Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society and Museum brings you the essence of the Age of Discovery. From the late fifteenth to the mid-eighteenth
centuries, Europeans explored what was to them a whole "New World". Their exploits, their commerce and the havoc they wreaked by both accident and design on the native inhabitants of the Americas all have their echoes in the artifacts in the collection. more...
Buddha in the water?
He's back! You can go to the Florida Keys and once again rub Buddha's belly for luck! It is placed 10 miles south of Key Largo in the Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Ginnie Springs Resort
Explore Ginnie Springs, Florida's freshwater dive including Devil's Eye Cave System. Ginnie Springs combines well with a trip down to the Keys. It is a good place to learn cave diving. more...
|
DESTINATIONS » USA » The Channel Islands | Farallon Islands | The Florida Keys | Hawaiian Islands | Midway Atoll | N. Carolina (wrecks)
South of Miami, there is a whole string of islands called the Keys, connected by a road bridges all the way to Key West. Part of the lure of the Florida Keys is that it is the only Caribbean getaway that you can drive to (from the USA). Another plus is the wide varietey of diving from Shallow Reefs to deep wrecks. The diving industry is very well developed in the Keys and you will find dive shops to take you out everywhere.
There is very good diving all over the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park.
Many divers think the Florida Keys begin in Key Largo and end in Key West. North of Key Largo is Biscayne National Park, which includes a
big strech of reef along the ocean side of Old Rhodes Key and Elliot Key. A deep wall, shallow reefs and some nice wrecks can be visited
from the park's headquarter, locted off Florida's Turnpike between Miami and Key Largo. The Keys also have some interesting wrecks to explore.
There is diving year round. Just watch out for the occassional hurricanes. Water temperatures range from 74°F - 86°F on hot summer days when seas are typically flat. Visibility can vary day to day depending on the wind and the currents.
Ned Deloach's Diving Guide to Underwater Florida, Ned Deloach | Buy
Diving and Snorkeling Guide to the Florida Keys, John Halas, Judy Halas, & Don Kincaid
| Buy
Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life: Florida Caribbean Bahamas, Paul Humann,
Ned Deloach | Buy
Beachcomber's Guide to Florida Marine Life, William S. Alevizon | Buy
Diver's Guide to Florida and the Florida Keys, Jim Stachowicz | Buy
Florida Keys Dive Guide Stephen Frink, William Harrigan (Photographer) | Buy
Florida Shipwrecks: The Divers Guide to Shipwrecks Around the State of Florida and the Florida Keys, Daniel Berg | BuyLonely Planet Florida :: Online | Buy
The Keys Visitors Bureau
Florida Keys.com
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
South Florida Dive Journal
NOOA Sanctuaries: Florida Keys
Sustainable Seas: Florida Keys
Dive Log
DESTINATIONS » USA » The Channel Islands | Farallon Islands | The Florida Keys | Hawaiian Islands | Midway Atoll | N. Carolina (wrecks)
|