There are more than 25 dive sites in the Speyside area, including some of the most beautiful coral gardens the island has to offer and the largest
brain coral in the Caribbean, which measures 12 feet high and 16 feet across.
Not exact matches
Give your children an unforgettable experience — snorkel or scuba dive the crystal - clear, warm waters of the Florida Keys to view the only living
coral reef in the continental U.S. Head to John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and the adjacent Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, where kids can see brain corals and sea fans up - close and swim with rays, turtles and tropical
coral reef
in the continental U.S. Head to John Pennekamp
Coral Reef State Park and the adjacent Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, where kids can see brain corals and sea fans up - close and swim with rays, turtles and tropical
Coral Reef State Park and the adjacent Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, where kids can see
brain corals and sea fans up - close and swim with rays, turtles and tropical fish.
These hulking hard -
coral castles are topped with staghorn, elkhorn and
brain coral growth, and decorated
in a colorful array of gorgonians and sponges.
Staghorn, elkhorn,
brain and lettuce
coral are all here
in abundance, as are gorgonian sea fans of pale green, deep purple and red that add to the riot of colors and shapes.
Colonies of these polyps form the reef structure growing
in strange and exotic shapes from which the different varieties of
corals take their popular names, such as
brain coral, staghorn
coral and elkhorn
coral.
Sergeant major and yellowtail damselfish dart
in and out of the star,
brain and staghorn
corals.
Seabirds soared overhead, drawn to the rich sea life
in Buccoo Reef, a protected habitat where star
coral, elkhorn
coral and
brain coral thrive.
Shallower sites
in this region feature groves of staghorn, elkhorn and
brain corals, covered
in schools of blue tangs, wrasse, grunts, and snappers, and harboring queen angelfish, parrotfish and spotted trunkfish.
On this dive site you can see huge
brain corals and barrel sponges
in pristine conditions.
Coral in various forms create the ridges including yellow pencil, elkhorn, boulder,
brain and mustard hill.
This reef is made up of more than 84 species of
coral, including «
brain coral» which can reach up to seven meters
in diameter, so it stays calm and protected year - round.
You will discover a varied assortment of
corals in this region as well, including
brain coral, black
coral, white
coral, fire
coral, flower
coral, star
coral, leaf
coral, pillar
coral, sea fans, gorgonians, elk horn
coral, sea rods, stag horn
coral, sea whips and club finger
coral.
The second dive is off the boat where we spot huge
coral formations,
brain coral covered
in Christmas tree worms, lots of fish, a shy lobster, an Eagle Ray and more.
This region is home to many colorful
corals like elkhorn, stag, and
brain coral, while delicate sea fans slowly wave
in the currents amid these vibrant living creatures.
Groupers hover over
brain corals or
in giant sponges; a sort of expression on their would - be faces that lies between gloomy and grumpy.
The reef - flat features many small boulders of lesser star and
brain corals, interspersed with clusters of staghorn
corals, all covered
in colourful reef - fish like chromis, wrasse, parrotfish and surgeonfish.
That these
coral seem to function
in a manner aggressively towards each other may help explain why, although we have big
brains, we continue to take over each others land and war with each other around the world.
I picked up a lovely white ceramic pumpkin and put it out
in the spot where the
brain coral usually sits — just a small detail to get the fall season going.