Biscayne National Park
Just south of Miami’s skyline lies a park that is nearly entirely water.
Biscayne National Park was established in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter to protect one of the most fragile ecosystems in the country: mangrove shorelines, seagrass beds, coral reefs and the northernmost keys of the Florida Reef Tract. Nearly 95% of the park is underwater.
Below the surface of the water lies another world of tropical fish, coral formations, and shipwrecks on the ocean floor. Biscayne National Park safeguards what lies below, fragile systems that sustain life.
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