Blue Heron Bridge Trolls

[danvolker]

Don't Step on Me.....I live in the shallows at BHB (10 photos)
Sandra and I would ask everyone forward this ---it is about getting awareness that divers should not be standing in the algae patches all over the shallows at the BHB. This is just about like standing on coral, but even most instructors are unaware of this....as you can see from dive classes at the BHB on any weekend.
Photos and explanations/captions on www.facebook.com/WILD.DIVING

 

[jet126]

Chilly yesterday - Water temp 70! But Jenny and I had a beautiful dive. Finally, for the first time ever, I managed to get a flabellina somewhat in focus. Yay! Happy Birthday to me. (Jenn's index finger for perspective).

 

[djtimmy77]

Don't Step on Me.....I live in the shallows at BHB(10 photos)
Sandra and I would ask everyone forward this ---it is about getting awareness that divers should not be standing in the algae patches all over the shallows at the BHB. This is just about like standing on coral, but even most instructors are unaware of this....as you can see from dive classes at the BHB on any weekend.
Photos and explanations/captions on www.facebook.com/WILD.DIVING

Moving the critters for photos is ok though, right?

 

[danvolker]

Moving the critters for photos is ok though, right?

Let's see....gently moving them..versus jumping up and down on top of them, and squashing them between swim fins and rocks or bottom?????
One they are not intellectually aware of--versus one where they may be squashed and killed.

I don't see the comparison. This is not like 2 divers trying to ride a manatee.

DJ Timmy, I get where you are coming from....but in the scheme of things, I see few photographers actually causing injury....that would be only the worst of the worst...Now there are environmentalists that are so fanatic, they they would argue that the very presence of any of us divers--even you, in the water in the BHB Marine area, will alter the behaviors of the marine life, and for this reason, no diving should be allowed.... I don't subscribe to this way of thinking....the bigger issue is getting the masses of people on this planet to care about the marine life--and they need to see it, and connect with it emotionally for this to happen....get the masses to care about this marine life, and the liklihood of mass kills by human projects becomes much less.

 

[djtimmy77]

Just thought it was interesting to tell people not to do one frowned upon thing but then proceed to show photos where the taboo touching of the wildlife obviously occurred.

BTW for reference I am in no way claiming to be the ideal diver...I do occasionally gently flip over the odd urchin looking for shrimp, and yes, I do sometimes put an elbow or knee on the bottom to stabilize.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Let's see....gently moving them..versus jumping up and down on top of them, and squashing them between swim fins and rocks or bottom?????
One they are not intellectually aware of--versus one where they may be squashed and killed.

I don't see the comparison. This is not like 2 divers trying to ride a manatee.

DJ Timmy, I get where you are coming from....but in the scheme of things, I see few photographers actually causing injury...<snip>

Really? I can't even begin to count the areas where a critter has been found and it's habitat has been ruined by photogs going back again and again to get more photos. Seahorses seem to bear the brunt of this. For one, the white seahorse last summer. All those sponges and surrounding area was smashed to bits by people.. and it wasn't just one person. You could see the destruction getting worse and worse over the course of a month, and eventually it was destroyed and the white sea horse disappeared. Who knows where.. a collector maybe? Hope not. Or maybe it just got tired of having flashes in it's eyes.
Ohhhh but that's another issue..

 

[Arubandi07]

Don't Step on Me.....I live in the shallows at BHB(10 photos)
Sandra and I would ask everyone forward this ---it is about getting awareness that divers should not be standing in the algae patches all over the shallows at the BHB. This is just about like standing on coral, but even most instructors are unaware of this....as you can see from dive classes at the BHB on any weekend.
Photos and explanations/captions on www.facebook.com/WILD.DIVING

Just watched the clip(BTW, great score, compliments the scenario perfectly). Quite astonishing, ... didn't know, you could actually hit that many 'things' with your fins, in such a short amount of time ...

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

On another note.. When looking east and slightly south, near the Yellow house is a small motor boat with blue at the dock. Directly underneath it is a lionfish about 8" long. Collectors, I know he's a little big for your liking, but you might want to get him before the LF killers get em! (if only I could of had a LF spear yesterday...)

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Flabellina??

Assuming this is a very cold tube dwelling anemone

 

[letterboy]

Photographers should be banned.

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