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GEORGIE THE (FORMER) ABACO MANATEE RETURNS TO THE BERRY IS.
GEORGIE THE (FORMER) ABACO MANATEE RETURNS TO THE BERRY IS. Last year I posted about Georgie, the young manatee that made Abaco her home for several months. Georgie was born in Spanish Wells. She and...
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SMALL SHELLS FROM CASUARINA, ABACO
SMALL SHELLS FROM CASUARINA, ABACO The shell species below (also in the header picture) is an olive. It turns out to have potential to star in a small maritime horror movie. Capt Rick Guest, who...
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STICKING THEIR NECKS OUT: BAHAMAS REEF FISH (11)
STICKING THEIR NECKS OUT: BAHAMAS REEF FISH (11) The coral reefs of the Bahamas provide a home for a myriad of subaquatic creatures and plants. Not necessarily a safe one, though. Some species prefer...
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IT’S ALL WHITE – IT’S A REDDISH EGRET ON ABACO
IT’S ALL WHITE – IT’S A REDDISH EGRET ON ABACO Contrary to appearances from the header image and the one below, Reddish Egrets (Egretta rufescens) do not yet use cellphones to communicate....
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TAKING A CLOSER LOOK: ROCK POOLS ON ABACO
TAKING A CLOSER LOOK: ROCK POOLS ON ABACO Here’s a promising-looking rocky outcrop a short distance south of Crossing Rocks. The action of the sea over centuries has eroded and pitted it – ideal for...
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JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE… DER DE DER DE…
…TO GO BACK IN THE WATER… DER DE DER DE… Download: 01-jaws-theme.mp3 …along came some friendly sharks to swim with… and to photograph There’s no escaping… the fact that there are sharks in the Bahamas...
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TIGER GROUPER Mycteroperca tigris – BAHAMAS REEF FISH (12)
TIGER GROUPER Mycteroperca tigris – BAHAMAS REEF FISH (12) The grouper family is a large one, and a number of varieties of the species inhabit Bahamas waters. Like most groupers, these are denizens of...
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3 MONTHS ON ABACO WITH THE BMMRO: AN INTERN’S STORY
Click logo for website 3 MONTHS ON ABACO WITH THE BMMRO: AN INTERN’S STORY My name is Jack Lucas and I am Marine Biology Student at Plymouth University in the UK. I came to the Bahamas Marine Mammal...
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UNDERWATER BAHAMAS: REEF GARDENS (3)
UNDERWATER BAHAMAS: REEF GARDENS (3) We are back in the realm of ‘animal, vegetable or mineral?’. Dive down a few feet – inches, even – to the reef, and… is this thing waving about here a plant or a...
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QUEEN ANGELFISH: COLOURFUL CORAL ROYALTY: BAHAMAS REEF FISH (13)
QUEEN ANGELFISH: COLOURFUL CORAL ROYALTY – BAHAMAS REEF FISH (13) One of the earliest posts in the Bahamas Reef Fish series was about Queen Angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris, and you can see it HERE. I...
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PHILATELY WILL GET YOU… NICE BAHAMAS WILDLIFE STAMPS
WILDLIFE STAMPS OF THE BAHAMAS with guest expert PHIL LATTERLY The Bahamas ‘does’ extremely nice stamps, in particular ones featuring the rich and varied wildlife of the islands. The islands spread...
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BAHAMAS REEF FISH (14): HAMLETS (NOT GLOOMY DANES)
BAHAMAS REEF FISH (14): HAMLETS (NOT GLOOMY DANES) “Oh, that this too too solid flesh would melt, thaw and…” Ah! Sorry. I’m soliloquising again. Must be Thursday. And the merest mention of Hamlet is...
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SUBMARINE SUPERMODELS: POUTS & GLAM EYES OF BAHAMAS REEF FISH
SUBMARINE SUPERMODELS THE POUTS & GLAM EYES OF BAHAMAS REEF FISH I have been idly filing away some stunning close-up reef denizen images by Melinda Riger. A Monday morning is the perfect time to...
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A GHOST CRAB’S DAY AT THE SEASIDE AT DELPHI, ABACO
A GHOST CRAB’S DAY AT THE SEASIDE AT DELPHI, ABACO Crabby the Crab lived amongst the greenery at the very back of the Delphi Club Beach It was a very beautiful beach indeed. Lucky Crabby! One day...
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CHRISTMAS TREE WORMS: FESTIVE CREATURES OF THE CORAL REEF
CHRISTMAS TREE WORMS Spirobranchus giganteus “PROBABLY THE MOST CHEERILY FESTIVE WORMS IN THE WORLD…” Credits: Melinda Riger of Grand Bahama Scuba, Wiki-Reef & RH
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WTF? (WHAT’S THAT FISH?) REMORAS: WEIRD SUCKERS
WTF? (WHAT’S THAT FISH?) REMORAS: WEIRD SUCKERS WHAT ON EARTH ARE REMORAS? Remoras (Echeneidae), also known as Sharksuckers, Whalesuckers or Suckerfishes, are ray-finned fish that grow up to 3 feet...
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THE TANG OF THE BAHAMIAN SEAS… BLUE TANG, IN FACT
THE TANG OF THE BAHAMIAN SEAS… BLUE TANG, IN FACT The Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus is a species of Atlantic surgeonfish mostly found on coral reefs. They are known as surgeonfish because they can...
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BONEFISHING ON ABACO: A CHALLENGE IS ACCEPTED
BONEFISHING ON ABACO: A CHALLENGE IS ACCEPTED Here is my fly box. It is a qualified success, as is my fishing. The fly box is rather better organised than I am, though. Some of the flies in it are...
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MARINE DEBRIS? NO THANKS! 10 FACTS FROM NOAA
Ten Things You Should Know About Marine Debris Monkseal being rescued from marine debris Our waterways are littered with stuff that doesn’t belong in them. Plastic bags, cigarette butts, fishing nets,...
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FRENCH ANGELS: BAHAMAS REEF FISH (15)
FRENCH ANGELS: BAHAMAS REEF FISH (15) JUVENILE FRENCH ANGELFISH – BLACK WITH YELLOW BANDS The French angelfish Pomacanthus paru is found in the western Atlantic and in parts of the eastern Atlantic....
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