Oceana Surveys Artificial Reef, Sunken Ship in the Gulf

Oceana�s expedition crew has been busy as ever since the last update I sent about the Alabama Alps. This past week, our divers plunged into the waters near Port St. Joe, Florida for several days. They first explored an artificial reef, where they saw a variety of wildlife, including damselfish, grouper, sandfish, sea urchins and comb jellies, among other species. Later they explored a nearby sunken ship, which was covered in gorgonians and sponges and inhabited by schools of grunts, spadefish and almaco jacks. In addition to spotting a blue angelfish and leopard toadfish, the divers saw two rare goliath groupers, one weighing approximately 100 pounds and the second nearly doub... Read the full story on Planet Green

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