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Red Zone

Marco, Florida, United States

Photo: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John Haubeil · Public domain

Max depth13.7 m

LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly

Water bodyGulf of Mexico

Water temp23–30°C

Estimated from climate dataMay

About this site

Red Zone is a reef dive site near Marco, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It has a maximum depth of about 14 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 30 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberBest

Typically one of the best months here.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Silver JennyEucinostomus gula
Grass CrabMacrocoeloma trispinosum
Inshore LizardfishSynodus foetens
Lane SnapperLutjanus synagris
Sand PerchDiplectrum formosum
Spotted WhiffCitharichthys macrops

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org