Snapper Ledge

Snapper Ledge
Snapper Ledge
	Caribbean Snapper Ledge (Caribbean)
Location
Location	Caribbean
Coordinates	25°00′00″N 80°25′00″W
Country	United States
Geology
Type	reef

Snapper Ledge is a small coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It lies to the southeast of Key Largo, to the south the Key Largo Existing Management Area and John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Unlike many reefs within the Sanctuary, this reef is not within a Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA). It is near Pickles Reef. Since 2009, the Coral Restoration Foundation has used Snapper Ledge as a nursery site to grow Elkhorn Coral.

Gallery

Diadema antillarum with unusual grey spines at Snapper Ledge
Closeup of the very large brain coral, Diploria strigosa, at Snapper Ledge
Tube sponge, Agelas conifera at Snapper Ledge

References

NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Maps, Florida Keys East
NOAA Map of Buoys at Snapper Ledge and Pickles Reef
The Coral Restoration Foundation's description of their Elkhorn coral program at Snapper Ledge
photos of CFR's elkhorn coral nursery at Snapper Ledge

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Corals and coral reefs
Stony corals	Blue Brain Elegance Elkhorn Hermatypic Chalice Pillar Staghorn Table
Soft corals	Bamboo Black Organ pipe Sea fans Sea pens
Coral reefs	Atoll Cay Coral Fringing Microatoll Coral reef fish Census of Coral Reefs The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs Catlin Seaview Survey Spur and groove formation
Coral regions	List of reefs Deep-water coral African coral reefs Amazon Reef Andros, Bahamas Belize Barrier Reef Coral Sea Islands Coral Triangle East African coral coast Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Great Barrier Reef Maldives Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System New Caledonia barrier reef Pulley Ridge Raja Ampat Islands Red Sea Solomon Archipelago Southeast Asian coral reefs
Coral diseases	Coral bleaching Black band disease Skeletal eroding band Stony coral tissue loss disease White band disease White pox disease
Protection	Coral Reef Alliance Coral reef protection Green Fins International Coral Reef Society Project AWARE Reef Check Reef Ball
Symbiotic algae	Zooxanthellae Amphidinium Symbiodinium
Other	Artificial reef Aquaculture of coral Coral dermatitis Precious coral Coral in non-tropical regions Coral rag Coral reef organizations Coral sand Coralline algae Environmental issues with coral reefs Fire coral Reef resilience Rugosa (extinct) Tabulata