Key West Dive Center Blog

There are quite a few creatures in the animal kingdom that have a bit of a bad reputation because of what they look like or because of a handful of bad experiences that, while rare, happened to be well televised. It's safe to count the southern stingray among these.

The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), established in 1990 by the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act (The Act), sets aside approximately 2800 square miles of delicate reef and sea bottom areas that could be damaged by excessive or careless use.

Key West diving and snorkeling offers the allure of glimpsing one of the planet’s most fascinating creatures. Sea turtles have inhabited the earth since the time of the dinosaurs.

Just one of the many amazing creatures you will be able to see is the amazing gender-changingparrot fish.

If you come across the spiny lobster during your Key West diving experience, you may think that it is a true lobster at first glance.