{"id":6431,"date":"2026-02-23T02:48:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T02:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/?page_id=6431"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:53:26","slug":"bath","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/obssg\/coral-rubble-flats\/bath\/","title":{"rendered":"Bath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><small>NAVIGATION<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>This page is a subpage of <a href=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/obssg\/coral-rubble-flats\/\"><strong>Coral Rubble Flats, Algal &amp; Gorgonian Pavements<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\nThat page is a sub-page of <a href=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/obssg\/\"><strong>ObsSG<\/strong><\/a>, a top-level page on the website<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/\"><strong>Barbados Fringing Reefs and Seagrass Beds<\/strong><\/a> (www.versicolor.ca\/barbados).<br \/>\nGo to <a href=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/obssg\/\"><strong>ObsSG<\/strong><\/a> for a list of other subpages in this section of the website.<\/small><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_6632\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/regionalmapeastcoastflts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6632\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6632\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/regionalmapeastcoastflts-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/regionalmapeastcoastflts-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/regionalmapeastcoastflts-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/regionalmapeastcoastflts-1024x765.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Google Earth Map: Regional Setting for 2025 Observations on Coral Rubble Flats in east (windward) coast of Barbados&gt;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>These photos illustrate &#8220;Coral Rubble Flats&#8221; at Bathsheba, Barbados on Mar 21, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Other sites: <a href=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/obssg\/coral-rubble-flats\/bathsheba\/\">Bathsheba<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/obssg\/coral-rubble-flats\/martins-bay\/\"> Martin&#8217;s Bay<\/a>, \u00a0 &#8211; see Map at right for regional setting.<\/p>\n<p>See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/obssg\/coral-rubble-flats\/\"><strong>Coral Rubble Flats, Algal &amp; Gorgonian Pavements<\/strong><\/a> for more details, context.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click on images for larger versions<\/em><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6423\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arrowNewBathMap2BASEcc5baddN.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6423\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6423\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arrowNewBathMap2BASEcc5baddN-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arrowNewBathMap2BASEcc5baddN-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arrowNewBathMap2BASEcc5baddN-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/arrowNewBathMap2BASEcc5baddN-1024x736.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These photos are a subset of photos from a &#8220;Photo-Survey&#8221; at Bath on <a href=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/obs-iii-bath\/historical-imagery\/bath-2024-2025\/\">Mar 2, 2025<\/a> following the route above.\u00a0The Coral Rubble Flats are the lighter coloured area between Stns 1 and 2 above.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6481\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BathFkatsGEarth50m.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6481\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6481\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BathFkatsGEarth50m-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BathFkatsGEarth50m-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BathFkatsGEarth50m-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BathFkatsGEarth50m-1024x777.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Closer up<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6414\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020106JPG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6414\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6414\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020106JPG-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020106JPG-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020106JPG-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020106JPG-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2025 &#8211; #106 View towards edge of the Coral Rubble Flats\/extension of it into slightly deeper water.\u00a0 This is firmly bound, likely partially to well lithified substrate. The &#8220;spongy&#8221; alga is <em>Avrainvillea rawsonii<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6415\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020109.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6415\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6415\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020109-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020109-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020109-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020109.jpg 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2025 -#109 Close to the edge of the Coral Rubble Flats<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6214\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020113gps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6214\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6214\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020113gps-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020113gps-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020113gps-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020113gps-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2025 &#8211; #113 <strong>Pos&#8217;n 1<\/strong> on Map; View 142deg (SE); on shallow, cemented (litified) calciferous,\u00a0Coral Rubble Flats<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6216\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020114.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6216\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6216\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020114-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020114-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020114-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020114-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2025 #114 Looking down at the Coral Rubble Flats (too shallow to photograph underwater; time close to Low Water. Abundant <em>Avrainvillea rawsonii.<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6217\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020117gps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6217\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6217\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020117gps-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020117gps-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020117gps-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020117gps-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2025 #117 Pool within the\u00a0calciferous, Coral Rubble Flats.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6226\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020119gps-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6226\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6226\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020119gps-1-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020119gps-1-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020119gps-1-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020119gps-1-1024x740.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2025 #119 v. close to Pos&#8217;n 2, view -74 deg (NW)<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6227\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020120gps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6227\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6227\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020120gps-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020120gps-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020120gps-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020120gps-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2025 # 120, <strong>Pos&#8217;n 2<\/strong>, view 99 deg (E)<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6228\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020121gps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6228\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6228\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020121gps-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020121gps-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020121gps-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020121gps-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2025 #121 v. close to Pos&#8217;n2, view -177 deg (SW)<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6037\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020124gps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6037\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6046\" src=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020124gps-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020124gps-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020124gps-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P3020124gps-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2025\u00a0 &#8211; #124 Circa 30 cm depth<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAVIGATION This page is a subpage of Coral Rubble Flats, Algal &amp; Gorgonian Pavements. That page is a sub-page of ObsSG, a top-level page on the website Barbados Fringing Reefs and Seagrass Beds (www.versicolor.ca\/barbados). 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