Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary
| Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
| Location | Looe Key in the Florida Keys |
| Coordinates | 24°32′55″N 081°24′21″W / 24.54861°N 81.40583°W |
| Area | 7.04 sq mi (18.2 km2) |
| Designated | January 16, 1981 |
| Disestablished |
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| Governing body | NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries |
The Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary was a National Marine Sanctuary in the waters in the Florida Keys in Florida in the United States that existed from 1981 to 1990. It protected Looe Key, a coral reef south of Big Pine Key. In 1990, it was subsumed by the new Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, which included its waters. However, it continued to operate until 1997, when it was fully integrated into the Florida Keys sanctuary.