Marker 32

{{short description|Coral reef in the Florida Keys, US}}

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Marker 32 is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It lies to the south of Key West, and is between Western Sambo reef and 9-Foot Stake reef. Unlike many reefs in the Sanctuary, it is not within a Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA).

The reef is close to navigational marker 32.

Gallery

File:Buoys at Marker 32.jpg|NOAA map of the reef

Image:Pillar1_Marker32_2010.jpg|A large colony of pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) at Marker 32 reef, June 2010

Image:Pillar2_Marker32_2010.jpg|A small colony of pillar coral at Marker 32 reef, June 2010

Image:Barracuda_Marker32_2010.jpg|Large barracuda at Marker 32 reef, June 2010

Image:Nassau_grouper_Marker32_2010.jpg|Endangered Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) at Marker 32 reef, June 2010

References

  • [http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/pgallery/atlasmaps/images/fkeast_2000.jpg NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Maps, Florida Keys East]
  • [http://floridakeys.noaa.gov/mbuoy/maps/marker32_buoys.html NOAA Map of buoys at Marker 32]
  • [http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/11441.shtml NOAA Navigational Chart 11441]

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Category:Coral reefs of the Florida Keys