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Re: If you like live corals-behind Marina Cay...
[Re: sail2wind]
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06/19/2015 03:21 AM
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beerMe
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Can someone dial that in for me? Would that be the North west side of Marina Key, South West side, or off the shore of Great Camano?
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Re: If you like live corals-behind Marina Cay...
[Re: beerMe]
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06/19/2015 06:35 AM
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It's the south east side of great Camano. Easy to see from the eastern most moorings at marina cay. There's two yellow dive moorings and a blue dinghy mooring line.
Matt
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Re: If you like live corals-behind Marina Cay...
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06/19/2015 10:38 AM
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dayhiker said: We snorkeled that spot a couple of weeks ago. On advice from the charter company, we took some English peas with us. The fish showed up. It was cool having them swarming everywhere. This is one of our top 3 snorkeling spots and we hit it every trip. No offense meant, and I'm glad you had fun, but please do not feed the fish. Maybe it's just me but I feel that's a bad practice. Rob
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Re: If you like live corals-behind Marina Cay...
[Re: SeaSeaRider]
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06/19/2015 10:49 AM
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SeaSeaRider said:dayhiker said: It was cool having them swarming everywhere. Maybe it's just me but I feel that's a bad practice. Rob To quote Nancy Kerrigan.....why??? Why is that a bad practice?
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Re: If you like live corals-behind Marina Cay...
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06/19/2015 11:14 AM
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I try to practice leaving wild things wild (unspoiled). As a general rule, I thought we're not supposed to feed wild animals. Just think what snorkeling in the BVI would be like if charterers started doing this everywhere. We were around some people doing it once at the Indians and it was a zoo. Kind of spoiled the snorkeling trip. Maybe I'm the only fuddy duddy around here.
Rob
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Re: If you like live corals-behind Marina Cay...
[Re: SeaSeaRider]
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06/19/2015 12:32 PM
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SeaSeaRider said: I try to practice leaving wild things wild (unspoiled). As a general rule, I thought we're not supposed to feed wild animals. Just think what snorkeling in the BVI would be like if charterers started doing this everywhere. We were around some people doing it once at the Indians and it was a zoo. Kind of spoiled the snorkeling trip. Maybe I'm the only fuddy duddy around here. I get your point and understand your point of view....thanks for explaining. I don't think of it as a fuddy duddy thing....just different schools of thought. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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Re: If you like live corals-behind Marina Cay...
[Re: stoneyusaf]
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06/19/2015 01:41 PM
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Cool. Thanks. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Thumbsup.gif" alt="" />
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Re: If you like live corals-behind Marina Cay...
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06/19/2015 03:43 PM
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PLEASE don't feed the fish. Some of the reasons to avoid feeding the fish: 1) not their natural food source (bread contains yeast and is bad for fish digestive systems) 2) changes behaviors - more fish of certain species show up to eat in large groups (typically yellow tail snappers) and can lead to more aggressive fish on the reef (when they don't get food and expect it) 3) changes reef environment - fish learn to rely on handouts and eat less of the algae/detritus on the reefs. Excessive buildup of algae contributes to coral growth decreases and mortality.
Thanks for helping us and our BVI reef systems out!
Jeff
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Re: If you like live corals-behind Marina Cay...
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06/19/2015 06:58 PM
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Thanks Matrix I have never heard of that spot. We did dive up closer to where the power cable goes over to the island but never made it that far south. We'll try it in a couple of weeks, thanks for the heads up!
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