Florida Keys Wildlife

Iguanas are a non-native species which have invaded the keys. Although interesting to look at they are considered and pest and some people eat them.

Spiny lobsters are common in the Florida Keys and are harvest commercially and recreation-ally to eat. Once a year right before the beginning of the lobster season there is a lobster mini-season just for recreational divers. It is very popular and in many peoples opinions too popular, and is often a source of many out of towners receiving citations for not following fish and game laws.

Sea Turtles are common in the waters around the Keys and have been banned for harvest for some time now. For many years catching sea turtles for food was important industry in the keys and Key West.