Underwater Music Festival-Key West FLA

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Elvis impersonator Neil Goldberg of Key West poses with a replica of a guitar at the Underwater Music Festival in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Big Pine Key, Florida, July 8, 2006. Goldberg was one of several hundred participants who took the plunge to listen to a local radio station's six-hour broadcast piped beneath the sea via underwater speakers at Looe Key Reef.

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The quirky 22nd anniversary concert is scheduled for Saturday, July 8, 2006. The Marine Melodies have ranged from the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" and Jimmy Buffett's "Fins" to humpback whale songs and other water-themed selections. Most of the music is broadcast underwater via Lubell Laboratory speakers suspended beneath boats…and that makes for a very fine sound! If you don't have your own boat, Dive shops and private charters are available throughout the Lower Keys to provide transportation to the reef. This event is unique to the Florida Keys and its success is a testament the many wonders of the reef and of course, music!

As well as being a one-of-a-kind event for divers and snorkelers, the Underwater Music Festival carries a serious message of coral reef preservation. The musical broadcast incorporates diver awareness announcements, written and recorded by Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary officials, offering tips on how people can enjoy the ocean while minimizing the impact on the coral reef ecosystem and overall marine environment.