Sight · Biscayne National Park
Boat-only drift diving over branching coral and a reef drop-off.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Biscayne Tour Guide
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Guide
Brewster Reef is an offshore coral reef south of Fowey Rocks Lighthouse. You reach it by boat; divers usually explore the reef and its drop-off on a drift. Some coral is within snorkeling reach, while the deeper edge is the draw for divers. This is a planned outing on the water, not a shore stop.
Several named visitor moorings mark the Brewster area. The map pin uses Brewster 3; its charted depth is 12 feet, which describes that buoy location rather than the reef as a whole. Any one boat is limited to four hours at a visitor mooring, and using the buoys helps protect the bottom from anchor damage.
Staghorn coral gives Brewster a recognizable branching shape. A 2020 photograph captured the reef a year after coral fragments were outplanted, a concrete glimpse of restoration work here. The branching coral and feathery sea fans are the visual signatures to look for underwater.
Wildlife
201 sightingsWest Indian ManateeMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
154 sightingsAmerican CrocodileMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
15 sightingsBurmese PythonMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
17 sightingsTamanend's Bottlenose DolphinMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
23 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
146 sightingsGreat BarracudaMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Biscayne. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
Sight · 0.7 mi awayLedbury ReefThree marked moorings define this offshore reef stop for boaters.
Sight · 1.7 mi awayFowey Rocks LighthouseA historic reef lighthouse best seen from the water.
Sight · 1.7 mi awayArratoon Apcar WreckA shallow steamer wreck with coral-covered iron ribs to explore
Sight · 2.7 mi awayStar ReefThree moorings mark reef water from 16 to 57 feet.Parkwolf’s Biscayne ranking
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