{"id":2971,"date":"2024-03-24T21:20:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T21:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/?page_id=2971"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:15:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:15:36","slug":"fishing-expedition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/observations-ii\/vauxhall-reef-environs-2024\/state-of-the-reef-mar-22-2024\/fishing-expedition\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishing Expedition 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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March 18, 2024: I traversed 3 Fringing Reefs, camera in hand hoping to get “some good fish photos”.
\nThe next day I focussed on ‘the little fish’ (see Fishing Expedition 2<\/a>). Photos and comments as I recorded them in my “Facebook Nature Diary”.
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‘Was a perfect day for fishing<\/strong>, 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’.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Route: across 3 Fringing Reefs<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Hermodice Worm<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Red Bandfish<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Trunkfish<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Ballyhoo<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Orbicella faveolata<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Spanish Hogfish<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Blue Tang & Hangers-on<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Spotlight Parrotfish<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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On to Reef 33, lots of fish feeding close to wave breaks<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Houndfish<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Horse-eye Jacks<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Corssing the sand to Reef 32: Squid<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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..Squid go transparent when I chase them<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Queen Parrotfish<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Cities of Gold…<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Moray Eel<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Princess Parrotfish<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Grunt<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Juvenile Damselfish<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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