Key West Travel Blog » key west diving http://www.kwflausa.com/blog Photos and current Events in Key West Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:07:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Winter 2010 Key West Video http://www.kwflausa.com/blog/2010/02/28/winter-2010-key-west-video/ http://www.kwflausa.com/blog/2010/02/28/winter-2010-key-west-video/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:01:58 +0000 admin http://www.kwflausa.com/blog/?p=243 Some video taken this winter in Key West.  Clips taken from the Duval Street to the Coral Reef

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[Gallery not found] ]]> http://www.kwflausa.com/blog/2010/01/25/underwater-key-west/feed/ 1 Vandenberg Sinking Video and Diving the next day. http://www.kwflausa.com/blog/2009/06/04/vandenburg-sinking-video-and-diving-the-next-day/ http://www.kwflausa.com/blog/2009/06/04/vandenburg-sinking-video-and-diving-the-next-day/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:25:04 +0000 admin http://www.kwflausa.com/blog/?p=75 Our friend Mike McCallister was fortunate enough to be on one of the first teams of divers on the Vandenberg once it was sunk, he took some video and photos which we can share with you.

[SinglePic not found] [SinglePic not found] [Gallery not found] ]]> http://www.kwflausa.com/blog/2009/06/04/vandenburg-sinking-video-and-diving-the-next-day/feed/ 1 Stargazer Reef http://www.kwflausa.com/blog/2009/04/14/stargazer-reef/ http://www.kwflausa.com/blog/2009/04/14/stargazer-reef/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:16:08 +0000 admin http://www.kwflausa.com/blog/?p=38 There is an articficial reef in between rock key and sand key, in 20 feet of water. Its kind of striking because it is surrounded by white sand. I couldn’t find much information on it online.  One site says its a puzzle another says its something to do with a mounument to mariners.

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Its pretty cool spot. The reef doesn’t apppear to be designed with creating fish habitat in mind, but a bunch of fish have moved in any way. There are numerous mangrove snapper living on the reef now and one large but kind of shy jewfish.

[SinglePic not found] ]]> http://www.kwflausa.com/blog/2009/04/14/stargazer-reef/feed/ 0 Snorkeling the 9 foot stake http://www.kwflausa.com/blog/2009/03/07/snorkeling-the-9-foot-stake/ http://www.kwflausa.com/blog/2009/03/07/snorkeling-the-9-foot-stake/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:38:01 +0000 admin http://www.kwflausa.com/blog/?p=32 Directly south of Key West on the edge of the reef is bunch of rocks known as the 9 foot stake. There is actually a 9 foot pole there. The area is full of life but since its not a sanctuary people fish it pretty regulary. The larger bottom fish tend to be much more spooky here then in a sanctuary, but the little fish and free swimming pelagics are pretty much the same.

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The area is home to large schools of grunts and small snapper, along with other reef tropicals.

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This time of year it is also home to huge school of ballyhoo and usually schools of ciro mackerel that feed on them.

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It is a popular scuba diving spot, and it rare to see someone snorkeling there, but since most of the depth of the rocks and intersting stuff is less 30 feet it is good for snorkeling.

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