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• April 29: Fish swim near a lion sculpture in the Neptune Memorial Reef, 3.25 miles off the coast of Key Biscayne, Fla. Creators of the reef hope it will become a memorial for the dead and a diving site. Instead of a burial funeral, people can pay to have their remains placed in one of the reef's structures after their death.
• April 29: A pair of porkfish and sergeant major fish swim near a section of the Neptune Memorial Reef 45 feet under the surface, 3.25 miles off the coast of Key Biscayne, Fla.
• April 29: A section of the Neptune Memorial Reef off the coast of Key Biscayne, Fla.
• April 29: A school of fish gathers on the Neptune Memorial Reef. Creators of the underwater attraction hope it will become a memorial for the dead and a diving site.
• April 29: A trumpet fish, left, lurks in the shadows of the Neptune Memorial Reef.
• April 29: A trunkfish swims near a section of the Neptune Memorial Reef.
• April 29: A bronze plaque marking the site of the remains of 93-year-old diver Bert Kilbride, who called himself the Last Pirate of the Caribbean, is shown on the Neptune Memorial Reef off the coast of Key Biscayne, Fla.
• April 29: A bronze plaque on a concrete starfish marking the site of the remains of Esther Batterby is shown on the Neptune Memorial Reef, which eventually will cover more than 16 acres of the ocean floor and one day offer room for more than 125,000 remains.
• April 29: A section of the Neptune Memorial Reef is shown.
• April 29: Fish swim near a lion sculpture in the Neptune Memorial Reef.
• Feb. 25: Jim Hutslar in Miami mixes the cremated remains of Bert Kilbride into special cement designed for underwater use. The remains of Kilbride, a 93-year-old diver called 'The Last Pirate of the Caribbean,' are buried offshore in an artificial reef.