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This fish was found floating dead by the dock. Don’t know what killed it.

0-30ft or 0-9m
The circled fish.

0-30ft or 0-9m
The circled fish.

0-5m
The one chub in the school. Center left.

0-5m

0-5m
There was an archway in the reef and patches of this sponge were seen on the underside and sides of the arch.

3-4m
This encrusting organism/mass was found underneath a dead conch shell that was on the reef. It was slimy and smooth to the touch. Also it was not compressible.

< 1m
The lime green siphon.

< 1m
The pale blue something.

< 1m
Dark purple and light green siphon.

< 1m
Purple and lime green siphons.

< 1m
Purple and green siphons.

< 1m
Light blue encrusting organism.

< 1m
The greenish grey ascidian to the left.

< 1m
The light grey ascidian above and to the left of the black ascidian. Looks like someone stepped on it.

< 1m
The red and grey ascidian to the left.

Dry Rocks Key Largo

2-7m
This crevice has a lot going on. This observation is for the tunicate with the dark siphon.

40ft – 12m
This tunicate was seen in a crevice of the reef.

10ft-60ft or 3m-18m

10ft-60ft or 3m-18m
No idea what this thing is. It seemed to have the ability to move itself into various poses. It was seen a twice during the dive.

15-40ft or 4-12m
This sponge was seen on the reef towards the shallow part.

15-40ft or 4-12m
These sponges were occasionally seen and were seen on the shallower part of the reef.

2-7m
These sponges were occasionally seen at this site, but only in the deeper parts.

1-5m
These sponges were rarely seen at this site.

The black/grey sponge that I found on the underside of this rock. Did not get very many clear pictures of it.
1-2m

3-15m or 50ft
Many sponges similar to this at this site. They completely dominated some parts of the wall.

3-15m or 50ft
This sponge was only seen once and it was seen on the top of the wall.

2-4m
A coral head had been struck by a boat or something and one of the corals had been split open revealing two sponges. This observation is for the orange sponge that’s pale in the inside.

2-4m
Another sponge that was seen with two other sponges. Not sure what it is.

2-7m
This observation is for the black sponge.

0-5m
A large patch of sargassum seaweed washed ashore while I was there.

15-40ft or 4-12m
Floating sargassum was occasionally seen at this site. If you look closely you can see some white encrusting bryozoans on the sargassum.

15-40ft or 4-12m
Another coral head with a plate bolted to it.

1-5m
This observation is for the dove shell that is center right.

1-5m
This algae was abundant at this site.

1-5m
None of these images are great, but this looked like some sort of hairy red algae with many white spots.

1-5m

1-5m
This coral was underneath a rock where the lobsters were.

Was common at this site.
1-2m

3-15m or 50ft
The coral that had the Orange Icing Sponge underneath it.

0-30ft or 0-9m
These corals were occasionally seen along the bottom.

0-4m
Mustard Hill coral was very common at this site, however all of the coral colonies were no bigger than a football.

0-4m
Random Massive Starlet Coral among the algae.

0-4m
More Mustard Hill coral!

0-4m
Some finger coral on the top of a massive coral head.

0-4m
Looked bright blue when underwater. The photos came out purpleish.

0-4m

1-3m
This algae was abundant in the shallow part of this

1-3m
This algae was abundant in the shallow part of this site.

1-3m
This algae was abundant in the shallow part of this site.

1-2m
This algae was abundant and everywhere at this site.

Moth with folded or deformed wings found in garden. I don't remember if it survived.

0m
Some sort of encrusting organism on the flat tree oyster. Was soft to the touch.

2-3m

2-10m
This coral was frequently seen in large patches on the reef.

2-10m
This coral was frequently seen in large patches on the reef.

2-10m
Possibly Staghorn coral. Likely dead.

1-3m
Some sort of green algae.

1-3m
These large pieces of coral were frequently seen in the shallow part of the site when returning to shore.

1-3m
These large pieces of coral were frequently seen in the shallow part of the site when returning to shore.

1-3m
These large pieces of coral were frequently seen in the shallow part of the site when returning to shore.

Sea urchin jammed between corals.
5-12m

Yellow/orange sponge? Coral? No flash enabled.
10m

Neon blue branching coral.
3-4m

Growing in garden

2-3m

Was a teal/light blue colour. Possibly bleached or dead.
2-3m

3-4m
This type of sea urchin was uncommon at this site.

<2m

15-40ft or 4-12m
Boulder coral like this was rare at the shallow part of this site.

2-4m
Feather duster worms were super abundant at this site.

2-4m
Feather duster worms were super abundant at this site.

2-4m
Feather duster worms were super abundant at this site.

Feather duster worm.
2-4m

Feather duster worm.
2-4m

4 feather duster worms.
2-4m