Fishing Expedition 1
March 18, 2024: I traversed 3 Fringing Reefs, camera in hand hoping to get “some good fish photos”.
The next day I focussed on ‘the little fish’ (see Fishing Expedition 2). Photos and comments as I recorded them in my “Facebook Nature Diary”.
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‘Was a perfect day for fishing, clear and calm waters’. Jet skier thought I was spearfishing – in the MPA, which is not allowed. I showed him my camera. ‘Glad they are keeping a lookout. Lack of traps and line is a major reason for the abundance of fish compared to ‘the old days’.
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The Route: across 3 Fringing Reefs
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Hermodice Worm
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Red Bandfish
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Trunkfish
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Ballyhoo
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Orbicella faveolata
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Spanish Hogfish
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Blue Tang & Hangers-on
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Spotlight Parrotfish
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On to Reef 33, lots of fish feeding close to wave breaks
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Houndfish
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Horse-eye Jacks
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Corssing the sand to Reef 32: Squid
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..Squid go transparent when I chase them
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Queen Parrotfish
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Cities of Gold…
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Moray Eel
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Princess Parrotfish
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Grunt
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Juvenile Damselfish