Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary supports one of the most diverse assemblages of underwater plants and animals in North America. Although best known for is coral reefs, the shallow nearshore waters contain interconnecting and interdependent marine habitats that include fringing mangroves, seagrass meadows, hardbottom regions, patch reefs, and ban reefs. This complex marine ecosystem is the foundation for the tourism and commercial fishing based economies that are so important to Florida.
Visitors to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary can enjoy camping, diving, snorkeling and kayaking.
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http://www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov/oms/omsflorida/omsflorida.html
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The water surrounding the archipelago formed by the Florida Keys islands
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Posted by: recreation2 and last modified on Jul 05, 2007 by thoos
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