Map showing current patterns throughout the Florida Keys


Map showing current patterns throughout the Florida Keys. Note how clockwise and counterclockwise gyres exist shoreward of the Florida Current. These tend to carry larvae and spores from place to place throughout the region. Knowing where parent stocks are located and understanding how currents transport their young allow resource managers to protect important areas before they become overharvested.

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