It’s still beautiful and clear out there. Threw down an old CD and to see what it would attract. Dove down after it settled and lay there waiting and was surprised by a baby turtle.
Lots of bar jack on this part of the reef and lots of cuda and some nice sand fields.
Yesterday was a dream day for snorkeling in Key West…the visibility was just spectacular and the wind was three knots. 3 knot wind is not common in winter so I was just in heaven. Well, until around 2pm or so, when it turned to 19 knots and got a little choppy. But the vis remained…even the horizontal vis was just great. I could find other divers so easily just by looking around sometimes.
Great visibility is good for long-range pictures, so if you have a wide angle lens, that’s the time to bring it out.
Coral shrimp in Key West are in danger because the invasive species lionfish are eating them up, supposedly. Although nobody eats the Coral shrimp in Key West because they are so small, they are of course important because they are a part of the natural habitat out on the coral reef.
These marine invertebrates are pretty awesome looking to see in the wild. Look for them on coral, of course, but their super long white antennae make them easy to find if you’re up close to the rocks or coral.