Florida Keys
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Comment by Mary on May 31st, 2011 at 3:51 pm
“Biscayne National Park, a short distance south of Miami Beach, preservesBiscayne Bay, one of the top scuba diving areas in the United States. Ninety-five percent of the park is water. In addition, the shore of the bay is the location of an extensive mangrove forest. Several of the northernmost keys are included in the 207 mi² (700 km²) park. Elliott Key, the park’s largest island, is considered the first of the true Florida Keys being formed from fossilized coral reef.”
Correction: Biscayne National Park protects 2/3 of Biscayne Bay within its borders. Biscayne Bay is not a top SCUBA diving area, as it is a shallow estuary where seagrass and hardbottom communities dominate. The eastern side of the Florida Keys within the park is where the Atlantic Ocean is. The coral reefs are located there, and that is where the SCUBA diving is rated highly.
Comment by Jennifer Tanabe on June 11th, 2013 at 6:04 pm
Thank you, Mary, for your comment. The text has been corrected.
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