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Friday, March 5, 2010

Looe Key Snorkel


Thursday, March 4th AM Adventures
Post by: Jocelyn Cole

Today was the first day back from the Everglades and Big Cypress. This morning we went on a boat trip to Looe Key, a SPA (Sanctuary Protected Area) zone. The visibility was not as good as the last time that we snorkeled this area, mainly due to the constant wind stirring up the sediment. So, the SeaCamp led us into shallower areas near the reef crest, where we could see more. Each of the boats saw amazing fish like Midnight parrot fish, rainbow fish, stoplight parrot fish and a barracuda or two. When we were on our way out of the Looe Key area we spotted a barracuda jumping and spiraling out of the water. It was thought that it was being attacked, maybe by a shark (some people saw a dark shadow beneath it). It was a very strange and interesting view. We then headed back to SeaCamp for lunch, time in the sun and afternoon activities.

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