Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Glass Bottom Boat Tour John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

In the afternoon mom and I stepped onto a glass bottom boat.  It was a new experience for us and a lot of fun.  We didn’t see many fishes but we did see a lot of green turtles.

A few interesting facts about Florida’s Key Coral Reefs
The Florida Keys Reef Tract is the only living coral barrier reef in North America and is the 3rd largest coral barrier reef in the world.
The reef runs roughly 221 miles down the south-eastern coast of Florida.
Florida’s coral reefs came into existence 5,000 to 7,000 years ago.
Coral reefs are specialized habitats that provide shelter, food and breeding sites for numerous plants and animals. 
There are over 260 species of tropical fish and around 80 species of coral.  Some of the fish that live in the coral reef are Sargent Major, Blue Hamlets, Angelfish, Barracudas, Snappers, Grunts…

Enjoy the pictures.

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4 comments:

Waldo said...
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hannah jane said...

Could you sit on the glass bottom or lay on your belly? I think it would be cool to have a glass bottomed bathtub with an aquarium underneath. All though I would need to completely coat the bathroom in towels so that I could leap up screaming whenever something got too close.

Robin said...

Thank you for the laugh, Hannah!

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