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Barrier Reef Shallow- 30-45 ft
Islamorada, Florida, United States
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp24–30°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
Barrier Reef Shallow- 30-45 ft is a reef dive site near Islamorada, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, groupers, barracuda, nurse sharks, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitus
Slippery DickHalichoeres bivittatus
White GruntHaemulon plumierii
Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnoti
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Nearby sites
- 1Barrier Reef Deep - 60-90ft3.5 km
- 2Eagle (freighter)3.6 km
- 3Patch Reefs - 20-30 ft3.8 km
- 4Hen and Chickens reef5.1 km
- 5Davis Reef5.6 km
- 6The Eagle Shipwreck 75-110ft7.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org