Or lazy social media admin at Scuba Diving Magazine...
Invasive species issue on Little Cayman?
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AggieDiver
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Probably lazy admin. But I will be there next week and let you know if I see anything unusual.
The anemone fish invasion is not as well publicized as the lion fish invasion, but it is quite serious. They are out-cuting all other area species.
Must have just happened.........I was there last year and didn't see any.
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Maybe they are good for the environment. Just look at how much they have made the anemones grow.
Laurent Pilotte
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Invasive plants have created a great demand for divers. I wish more divers would step up to battle the invasion all around our planet. !!!! If there are divers wishing to learn more follow me on my YouTube channel divecon42. WE NEED YOUR HELP.
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drrich2
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Oh, wow. Lionfish are one thing, but I can imagine the public image of a bunch of spear fishers going on 'Nemo roundups.'
This is the 1st I'd read of them in the Caribbean (this thread). Wonder how well they do in areas where the native anemones aren't accustomed to clown fish?
Richard.
This is the 1st I'd read of them in the Caribbean (this thread). Wonder how well they do in areas where the native anemones aren't accustomed to clown fish?
Richard.
Actually, things like this happen with too great frequency in scuba publications.
Articles get carefully written by people who know what they are talking about, and then they are published. The people who do the final layouts are layout editors who often know little about the subject of the article, and their job is to make the final product look good. A favorite trick at the last minute is to dip into the file of stock photos and plug one in. I myself have been the victim of this twice.
1. When we published the article in the PADI professional journal promoting teaching OW student in a horizontal, neutrally buoyant position and NEVER on the knees, the layout artist had a problem. he had to fill a certain amount of empty space on the page, and he saw that the article was about OW instruction. He put in a big picture of an OW class, with students planted firmly on their knees.
2. When my current dive shop put out a blurb in its newsletter for our new Advanced Recreational and Technical program and the classes that focus on buoyancy, trim, and propulsion, the newsletter designer wanted to put in a nice picture. He saw the word "buoyancy" in the blurb and put in a picture of someone doing the Buddha hover--the precise opposite of what the classes teach. Anyone interested in what the program offered would see the picture would immediately dismiss the program as not worth considering.
Articles get carefully written by people who know what they are talking about, and then they are published. The people who do the final layouts are layout editors who often know little about the subject of the article, and their job is to make the final product look good. A favorite trick at the last minute is to dip into the file of stock photos and plug one in. I myself have been the victim of this twice.
1. When we published the article in the PADI professional journal promoting teaching OW student in a horizontal, neutrally buoyant position and NEVER on the knees, the layout artist had a problem. he had to fill a certain amount of empty space on the page, and he saw that the article was about OW instruction. He put in a big picture of an OW class, with students planted firmly on their knees.
2. When my current dive shop put out a blurb in its newsletter for our new Advanced Recreational and Technical program and the classes that focus on buoyancy, trim, and propulsion, the newsletter designer wanted to put in a nice picture. He saw the word "buoyancy" in the blurb and put in a picture of someone doing the Buddha hover--the precise opposite of what the classes teach. Anyone interested in what the program offered would see the picture would immediately dismiss the program as not worth considering.
