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Biscayne National Park
Mooring Buoy Locations
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Name
Depth (ft) |
Latitude
Longitude |
Remarks |
Anniversary Reef
8 - 12 |
25 23.295 N
80 09.864 W |
Thick finger coral
(Porites porites) |
Bache Shoal
5 - 15 |
25 29.111 N
80 08.908 W |
Head corals: boulder
coral (Montastrea), brain coral (Colpophyllia) |
Bache Shoal
5 - 15 |
25 29.110 N
80 08.957 W |
Head corals: boulder
coral (Montastrea), brain coral (Colpophyllia) |
Bache Shoal
5 - 15 |
25 29.093 N
80 08.940 W |
Head corals: boulder
coral (Montastrea), brain coral (Colpophyllia) |
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Ball Buoy Reef
8 - 18
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25 19.097 N
80 11.059 W |
Elkhorn
(Acropora palmata)
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Ball Buoy Reef
10 - 20 |
25 18.966 N
80 11.290 W |
Elkhorn
(Acropora palmata) |
Ball Buoy Reef
10 - 20 |
25 18.929 N
80 11.245 W |
Elkhorn
(Acropora palmata) |
Elkhorn Reef
6 - 12 |
25 21.777 N
80 09.952 W |
Elkhorn, thick finger coral |
Lugano wreck
20 - 25 |
25 26.681 N
80 07.153 W |
1913 wreck debris |
Lugano wreck
15 - 25 |
25 26.651 N
80 07.179 W |
1913 wreck debris |
Lugano wreck
15 - 20 |
25 26.621 N
80 07.185 W |
1913 wreck debris |
Mandalay wreck
8 - 12 |
25 26.524 N
80 07.313 W |
1966 wreck debris
great for photography
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Pacific Reef
18 - 22 |
25 22.197 N
80 08.349 W |
Hardbottom community |
Rocky Reef
20 - 30 |
25 20.077 N
80 09.707 W |
U-shaped patch reef, ledge on north end, good for night dives |
Rocky Reef
20 - 30 |
25 20.039 N
80 09.688 W |
U-shaped patch reef, ledge on north end, good for night dives |
"Schooner" wreck
6 - 12 |
25 23.937 N
80 09.655 W |
Ballast pile of an 18th century sailing vessel |
"Schooner" wreck
6 - 12 |
25 23.924 N
80 09.651 W |
Ballast pile of an 18th century sailing vessel |
Shark Reef
10 - 20 |
25 20.364 N
80 09.944 W |
Nice variety of corals |
Shark Reef
10 - 20 |
25 20.290 N
80 10.064 W |
Nice variety of corals |
The Drop
45 - 80 |
25 21.967 N
80 08.261 W |
Spur & groove, large sponges, mini wall dive |
The Drop
45 - 80 |
25 21.950 N
80 08.251 W |
Spur & groove, large sponges, mini wall dive |
Triumph
15 - 20 |
25 28.599 N
80 06.678 W |
Hardbottom |
Triumph
20 - 25 |
25 28.326 N
80 06.699 W |
Hardbottom |
All mooring buoys are through-line 18 inch white plastic buoys with a blue refelective line. Moor by passing a deck line through the tag line attached to the buoy. Approach the mooring buoys with caution and use an appropriate amount of scope.
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Did You Know?
Stiltsville is a collection of colorful and battered buildings in the shallows at the northern end of Biscayne National Park. The history of buildings like these goes back to the 1930s when a community of squatters took hold here.
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Last Updated: July 23, 2008 at 11:40 EST |
