Sentences with phrase «see lionfish»

For example, you are never going to see lionfish eating coral, but they are piscavores to the max.

Not exact matches

The fish he was used to seeing swim around the reef had dwindled and given way to lionfish, newcomers capable of eating 30 times their resting stomach volume, according to Lad Akins, Reef Environmental Education Foundation director of special projects.

According to the study, the west Florida shelf and the entire offshore Texas coast could be on the verge of seeing dramatically high densities of lionfish, based on ocean conditions (water flow, etc.,) which help spread the invasive species and concentrate them to new areas.

Among the Turtles we often encounter banded sea snakes, nudiebranchs, lionfish of many variations, scorpionfish, leaf scorpionfish, white reef sharks and on the lucky days we see mantas, eagle rays and yes whale sharks!!!

I saw a couple of Nemo's (clownfish), lionfish, and some nudi branches.

Along the north sites this week we have also been seeing our resident Turtles on almost all the sites as well as blue spotted stingrays, moray eels, ribbon eels, garden eels, cuttle fish, peacock mantis shrimps, nudiebranchs, stone fish, blue spotfin lionfish and many more.

We also saw plenty of Bat fish, Peacock Mantis Shrimps, Fusiliers, Trevally, Crabs, Cuttlefish, Lionfish and Scorpionfish, sweetlips and groupers.

Descending down past ledges of pore corals your attention will soon be taken by the common lionfish, sometimes hidden under rock protusions, but often seen parading up and down the wall with their spectacular, barbed pectoral fins raised in display.

The reef here is stunning, even in the shallows where you will see a variety of different hard and soft corals and it is common to see frogfish, shoals of midnight snappers, barracuda, tuna, lionfish, clownfish and puffer fish.

This site is one of the best in the area but can only be visited during certain times of the year dependant on weather and sea conditions The top of the island starts at 22m and goes down to more than 250 m. On top of the island you will see big shoals of fusilias, jacks, Lionfish, moray eels, red tooth triggerfish, banner fish and more.

This wall site is accessed from the boat and you ascend down directly onto the reef wall that houses small caves, overhangs where you will see Angelfish, Butterfly fish, Lionfish, Hawkish, Nudibranch and if your lucky at the time a whale shark!

A dive site with plenty of macro marine and the opportunity to see angelfish, butterfly fish, lionfish, hawkish, nudibranch and barracuda This is a wall dive that is accessed directly from the boat allowing you maximum time to investigate all the nooks and crannies along the wall.

The wall is covered with both soft and hard corals and you may see barracudas, angelfish, butterfly fish, lionfish, Hawk fish, nudibranch, pygmy seahorses, ghost pipefish and if your lucks in maybe a Whale Shark.

One central pinnacle provides divers of all levels with the opportunity to also see clownfish, lionfish and big schools of damsel fish swimming protectively over their eggs.

Visibility was good and we did see moray eels, lionfish, many puffer fish, boxfish, all manner of other fish and again there was a hawksbill turtle.

Reef inhabitants we saw included lionfish, scorpion fish, titan triggerfish, puffer fish and moray eels.

Some of you might remember ReefCI from the month long lionfish derby and the post Jo sent me «Spearheading» Lionfish conservation in Belize this September!!!! If you want to keep informed with what they are up to and see some really cool under water pictures from the Toledo district, Punta Gorda and Sapodilla Caye area, Like ReefCI facebolionfish derby and the post Jo sent me «Spearheading» Lionfish conservation in Belize this September!!!! If you want to keep informed with what they are up to and see some really cool under water pictures from the Toledo district, Punta Gorda and Sapodilla Caye area, Like ReefCI faceboLionfish conservation in Belize this September!!!! If you want to keep informed with what they are up to and see some really cool under water pictures from the Toledo district, Punta Gorda and Sapodilla Caye area, Like ReefCI facebook page.

Possible sites include: Bandit Ledge: The gentle hills and ridges of this site support a surprising amount of beautiful cauliflower corals Garden Eel Cove: The slow drop - off ends in a sandy bottom covered with graceful garden eels Anglers: A beautiful archway housing a big family of lionfish High Rock: A massive ridge capped by a pinnacle rising to within 10 feet (approx. 3 meters) of the water's surface Anchor Drag: A maze of canyons, arches small caverns provide enjoyable exploration of the lobsters, crabs, shrimp and puffer fish who live here North Golden Arches: The main attraction is a rock arch with scattered coral heads throughout the area South Golden Arches: A large rock arch with a sandy area, housing numerous marine animals Harlequin: A great spot for a deep dive to see large schools of fish Kaloko Arches: The main attractions here are the unique rock outcroppings and lava formations Turtle Pinnacle: One of best sites to find green sea turtles Eel Cove: Interesting and rapid drop - off for deep diving Thunder Reef: Good spot for viewing deep - water animals West Kaiwi: This dive site is one of the best for observing fish, with lots of coral and a nearby drop - off Please note: This is not an introductory dive.

There is great variety from sheer drop offs, pinnacles, to expansive hard and soft coral gardens offering the opportunity to see a multitude of colourful sea life including crocodile fish, lionfish, blue spotted stingrays and occasionally sharks.

One central pinnacle provides divers of all levels with the opportunity to also see clownfish, lionfish and enormous schools of damsel fish swimming around on all sides while trevallies dart around hunting.

We saw two of them while snorkeling and both of them were suctioned to the coral, with one of the lionfish positioned upside down.

The mangrove habitat of Dickson Inlet is home to saltwater crocodiles, while turtles are often seen surfacing close to shore at Island Point, and Lionfish, ocean mullet, & baby Batfish can often be seen in the water around the Marina Mirage and Port Douglas Yacht Club.

Expect to see all of the «Usual Suspects» such as lionfish, angelfish, butterfly fish and clownfish but the real highlight is the unusual.

Coral Garden, Drop - off and Seraya are mostly macro dive sites, where one can see two - spotted lionfish, moray eels, ribbon eels, rock groupers at cleaning stations, nudibranches, pygmy seahorse and sometimes even harlequin shrimps.

On most dives we saw nurse sharks, lobsters, conches, angelfish, groupers, trumpetfish, barracuda, triggerfish, lionfish and black beauties.

Some of the fish life you can expect to see here are lionfish, the colourful Oriental sweetlips and the gorgeous but less commonly seen clown triggerfish.

Common fish seen by divers include angelfish, surgeons, lionfish, and trumpetfish.

I saw my first lionfish two years back and thought «what a rare sight».