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NOAA FKNMS · CC BY 2.0reef · Florida Keys
Toppino's Reef (Marker 32)
beginner 6–8 m · 18–27 ftcoral reefspur and groovemooring buoys
A shallow spur-and-groove reef about 5 miles south of Key West beside the number 32 channel marker, close to Joe's Tug and Nine Foot Stake. Coral fingers rise 10-15 ft from the sand.
Spur-and-groove reef 18-27 ft (NOAA mooring depths); easy depth, but outside an SPA so expect fishing boats.
- Protection
- Not a Sanctuary Preservation Area: recreational fishing and lobstering allowed under state/federal rules
- Mooring depths ft
- 18-27
Commonly seen
French grunt yellowtail snapper parrotfish blue tang foureye butterflyfish green moray hawksbill sea turtle nurse shark
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Log a dive hereSanctuary data: NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Artificial reef data: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
