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Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary
The Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary protects a lot of the areas the Pennekamp was originally meant to cover. Pennekamp State Park can only protect so much, so the Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary covers lots of the popular dive spots in the area, which were left unprotected by a Supreme Court ruling in 1974. It extends out to the 300-foot depths, providing a buffer zone for the coral reef.
Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary provides patrols, reef reports, mooring buoys, underwater photo contests, videos, research, monitoring, and educational programs.
