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Bonaire Full Moon Dive, APR 2010
(Sorry about the alignment, but I can’t find the gaps in the editing view.) Dive # 421 Date: 28APR10 Location: Bari Reef, Bonaire Pressure IN: 3300 OUT: 900 Capacity: 80 cu.ft. Time IN: 10:45pm OUT: midnight Bottom Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Maximum Depth: 40 ft. Visibility: murky in the shallows, but fine below 25 ft. Bottom conditions: reef and sand chutes Temperature Air: 80’F (approx) Water: 82’F no current Highlights:- sea plumes in the sand at the top of the reef- sleeping parrot fish, lying ...
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Seacology Dive Trips
Seacology http://seacology.org/travel/index.htm practises sustainable development, focussing on island ecology. They have two great dive trips scheduled on live aboards in March (2.5 weeks from Zanzibar to South Africa) and May 2012 (one week in the Bahamas). I’m looking for a female buddy to join me on one of these trips....
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Panama Diving Overview
Although I live in Panama, I don’t dive here for personal reasons. If you are an advanced diver, go to Coiba. If you are a diver with high expectations, don’t choose Panama. If you want to see Panama, and do a bit of diving on the side, then the following information will get you started on planning your trip. (If I’m home when you pass through Panama city, let’s meet up for meal and a chat.) extracted from Americans in Panama Yahoo Group, APR11, author: Richard ? "There is diving around Boca Ch...
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Seacology protects coral reefs
Have you heard about Seacology? Their motto is "Saving the world, one island at a time." There are many good causes. This is another you may want to consider. A very holistic approach. http://www.seacology.org/?gclid=CI2v0dzi-6ICFSFciAodZ0yLqA...
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Dive with a researcher
The Central Caribbean Marine Institute has a program called Dive with a Researcher. Their dive programs are focussed on Little Cayman. If you don’t mind dormitory accommodation, give them a try. http://www.reefresearch.org/ccmi_website/edufield/edufield_05.htm...
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Fish Identification Online
There are CDs and lots of good books out there. But have you tried FishBase? It’s a global catalogue and easy to search (try common name lion fish, for example), presenting a wealth of other info to explore. http://www.fishbase.org/home.htm The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute has recently released a similar system for the eastern Pacific inshore species only. It’s a bit slower, and more scientific in approach, but a good primer on this particular area: http://www.neotropicalfishes.org/sf...
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Ocean Dots: Island Imagery
While researching my next trip, I found this web site, http://www.oceandots.com/ "Oceandots.com is an image-based atlas of the world’s islands and reefs as viewed from low earth orbit. Presented in a gazetteer/image gallery format, each entry consists of at least one image and a small amount of background information on the island." The owners of the site don’t identify themselves very well, but the sources include NASA data, so I expect it is a scientific collaboration project....
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Nudibranch Nirvana
Check out this set of nudibranch photos!!!! No lettuce leaf; he’ll have to spend some time in Bonaire. :>) But oh the beauties he did see, and what amazing poses. My favorite is the one with a blenny perched on top of the nudibranch while it feeds on a sea pen. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/06/nudibranchs/doubilet-photography...
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Dive History
Just a log of destinations I have visited in the past. CARIBBEAN: BONAIRE JAN95, MAR96, AUG97, NOV02, NOV06, NOV07, JAN09, APR10, APR11, NOV12, MAR14, DEC15, DEC16 my favorite destination in the Caribbean. CURACAO JAN87, NOV02; want to try Captain Don`s next time. BAHAMAS Green Turtle Cay MAY89, NOV90, MAY92, MAY93, JUN94, MAY01. BELIZE live aboard, DEC92. HONDURAS Bay Islands live aboard MAR97. TOBAGO MAY91 want to go back. BRAZIL, Joao Pessoa Feb90; Angara dos Reis APR94. CUBA, Veradero Feb85....
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