Posted By: bobbarb
Thursday November 2 - 11/03/2023 02:01 AM
Posted By: bdeeley
Re: Thursday November 2 - 11/03/2023 02:12 AM
Your pictures are absolutely wonderful, thank you for sharing.
Posted By: taraavo
Re: Thursday November 2 - 11/03/2023 12:01 PM
Great photos. Thanks for sharing.
Posted By: Carol_Hill
Re: Thursday November 2 - 11/03/2023 12:59 PM
I love queen angels! How big was this one? It looks like it was fairly large. And thanks also for the parrot pictures. We need to get back there again. It's such an inexpensive fun time!
Posted By: bobbarb
Re: Thursday November 2 - 11/03/2023 02:36 PM
It was a larger Queen Angel adult. Did not see one this AM but did see French Angels a comb ( jellyfish) and unfortunately my first lion fish of this trip.
Bob
Love your photos, thanks.
Posted By: Carol_Hill
Re: Thursday November 2 - 11/03/2023 03:10 PM
I wondered about lion fish. I know there was a move to hunt them and kill them for a while. Are they still prevalent, and/or growing more prevalent?
Posted By: SXMScubaman
Re: Thursday November 2 - 11/03/2023 03:17 PM
I haven't been diving in St Maarten for a couple of years but when I did we saw Lionfish every dive. I would guess that hasn't changed much.
Posted By: bobbarb
Re: Thursday November 2 - 11/03/2023 05:54 PM
This is the first lion fish I saw in 5 days or about 7-8 hours of snorkeling. Last year I see them every snorkel and most 4or 5, at one time I saw 5 together. A few years back I showed 2 spear fisherman were one was and they got it also showed them a lobster which they also got.
Bob
Posted By: Carol_Hill
Re: Thursday November 2 - 11/03/2023 11:20 PM
bobbarb--Hopefully your comments are indicative of the overall situation with lionfish in SXM.