Following are just a few of the dive locations Florida Keys Dive Center has visited over the last 15 years. Some are even officially named after the staff as they have been around that long!

Reefs | Wrecks | Lobster | Spearfish

Conch Wall: The home of a number of sites. Conch Wall (50-110 ft.) noted for huge barrel sponges and large marine life.

Crocker Ridges: Spur and groove coral formations with large coral heads. Known for angelfish and butterflies.

Crocker Wall: (45-90 ft.) Large sponges and gorgonians with excellent marine life. Even the occasional eagle ray.

Davey Crocker: (15-30 Ft.) A beautiful patch reef ideal for underwater photographers. Nurse sharks, groupers, jacks, and many tropical fish inhabit this area.

Davis Reef: One of the nicest reefs in the area. Noted for its abundance of large green moray eels, and a multitude of tropical fish. Great spot for night dives. (15-30 Ft.)

Hens and Chickens: (5-25 ft.) Beautiful peaks and mounds of star and plate coral. Better visibility in the summer at this near shore reef.

Little Conch Reef: (15-30 Ft.) Smaller shoaling reef with a variety of marine life, including nurse sharks and moray eels. Adjacent is the site of the Spanish Galleon, El Infante, sunk in the 1733 hurricane. (15-30 Ft.)

Molasses Reef: The best known and most popular sites in Coral Reef State Park (formerly Pennekamp Park). Noted for lots of fish, many star coral heads, regal stands of Elkhorn coral, The "winch hole," and a Galleon anchor. (15-30 F.)

Pete's: (12-20 ft.) Series of patch reefs with excellent soft and hard coral, plenty of fish life and noted for the nurse sharks.

Pickles Reef: Ideal for macro photographers because of the many small critters. Very pretty reef that includes cement barrels from a civil war wreck. (10-25 ft.)

Pillar Coral: (15-25 ft.) Beautiful stands of rare pillar coral and numerous small fish.

Spanish Lady: (15-25 ft.) An area along Little Conch which provides a series of ledges. Excellent for juvenile fish life plus great lobstering.

Wrecks
Spiegel Grove: The first thing sport divers notice about the Spiegel Grove wreck is its immensity. Because the Spiegel Grove measures 510 feet from stern to bow, on even the clearest days it will be impossible to view the entire hull from end-to-end. "Imagine a ship lying along the bottom that's almost two football fields long. That's the Spiegel Grove," said Miami scuba enthusiast Jerry Apple, a veteran wreck diver who explored the ship soon after its June 2002 sinking. The retired Navy transport ship was intentionally sunk six miles off Key Largo to form the backbone of a coral-reef ecosystem. It is the largest ship ever intentionally sunk for that reason. The algae, sponges and corals that are slowly enveloping the Spiegel Grove are wondrously natural. The ship is home to legions of fish from tiny tropicals to large barracuda and jacks.

USCG Duane & USCG Bibb: Two 327 ft. Coast Guard Cutters donated as an artificial reef in 1987 and lay within 200 yards of each other. The Duane wreck lies upright in 118 feet of water while her sister-ship the Bibb lies on her side in 120 feet of water. They are both home to hundreds of fish.

The Eagle: The 287 foot freighter was donated by the Eagle Tire Company as an artificial reef in 1985 and has become the home to many different underwater inhabitants; tarpon, jacks, an occasional dolphin and jewfish, and thousands of bait fish. Lying on her starboard side the wreck begins at 76 feet and drops to 112 feet in the sand.

Lobster
Lobster season opens in August and closes at the end of March, with a special two-day mini season on the last Wednesday and Thursday in July. See Special Events for further details. Of course, we have our secret locations in non-protected areas for finding these tasty creatures and we're not going to post them here! However, our captains have years of experience in the Upper Keys so trust them to know where to look.

Spearfishing
Spearfishing adventures are available on private charters only. See Special Events for further details on private charters. We have excellent spear fishing locations. Remember, many of the wonderful restaurants in the area are happy to prepare your legal catch and often do so for a few dollars less than their regular meals. What a terrific and tasty way to end your day of diving.

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