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Looe Key is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It lies to the south of Big Pine Key. This reef is within a Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA). Part of Looe Key is designated as "Research Only," an area which protects some of the patch reefs landward of the main reef. The reef is named after the HMS Looe, which ran into the reef and sank in 1744. In August 1994, the ''R/V Columbus Iselin'', a research vessel owned by the University of Miami, ran aground on Looe Key and damaged approximately 164 m2 of living coral and a larger area of reef framework. In 1997, the University paid $3.76 million in natural resource damage claims to NOAA. In 1999, a restoration project involving placement of limestone boulders, pouring of concrete, and reintroduction of benthic species was undertaken by NOAA and its subcontractors.〔(Columbus Iselin Coral Reef Restoration Project ) (NOAA), accessed 10 January 2011〕 Approximate coordinates: ==Gallery== Image:Staghorn_Looe_Key_2010.jpg|Endangered Staghorn coral (''Acropora cervicornis'') alive at Looe Key in July 2010. Image:Elkhorn_Looe_Key_2010.jpg|Endangered Elkhorn coral (''Acropora palmata'') alive at Looe Key in July 2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Looe Key」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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