Crocker Reef

Coral reef in the Florida Keys, US

Crocker Reef is located in Florida

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Crocker Reef is located in Caribbean

Crocker Reef (Caribbean)

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LocationLocationCaribbeanCoordinates24°54′30″N 080°31′30″W / 24.90833°N 80.52500°W / 24.90833; -80.52500CountryUnited StatesGeologyTypereef

Crocker Reef (or Crocker Ridges) is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It lies to the southeast of Plantation Key, and is near Davis Reef. Unlike many reefs in the Sanctuary, it is not within a Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

NOAA map of the reef

References

^ Crocker Reef on Scuba Schedules
^ NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Maps, Florida Keys East
^ NOAA Map of buoys at Crocker Reef
^ NOAA Navigational Chart 11464

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Corals and coral reefs

Hexacorallia

Black
Brain
Elegance
Hermatypic
Chalice
Pillar
Table
- Elkhorn
- Staghorn
†Rugose
†Tabulate

Coral diseases

Conservation

Organizations	Coral Reef Alliance Green Fins International Coral Reef Society Project AWARE Reef Ball Reef Check

Symbiotic algae

Zooxanthellae
- Amphidinium
- Symbiodinium

Other

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