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Fish America Foundation Reef
Mexico Beach, Florida Panhandle, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp18–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Aug
About this site
Fish America Foundation Reef is a reef dive site near Mexico Beach, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, dolphins, nudibranchs, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus- Convict GobyLythrypnus phorellus
Lesser Devil RayMobula hypostoma
Lesser Electric RayNarcine bancroftii- Checkered BlennyStarksia ocellata
- Florida PompanoTrachinotus carolinus
- Grey MulletMugil cephalus
Nearby sites
- 1Mexico Beach 2002 Grant Reef0.8 km
- 2Garfield Wilson Reef2.2 km
- 3Tennessee Chuck McKibbonville Reef2.3 km
- 4Vamar Shipwreck Site7.8 km
- 5Mb-2568.8 km
- 6Mb-2489.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org