Blue Heron Bridge Trolls

[scubajim 1]

Hey folks a quick heads up and reminder...
Please don't post locations of the various creatures we all love...5 seahorses were harvested from the bridge in the last week.
If someone asks I suppose a pm would work to tell a trusted friend.

I'm going to also be very careful about posting photos that could act as locators as well.

I know everyone cherishes "our" bridge and its residents. Let's not make it easy for the selfish few who are unwilling to preserve is locale.

This crusty-looking hardcore dude thanks all of you. (and now I'm off my high horse for a while)

 

[D2Diver]

Jim
This makes me ill on so many different levels. I ask all to not even post that you have seen a seahorse or frogfish. There have been photos that I have seen here that because I dive the bridge all the time I guess where they are & go directly to the spot. I am done with sharing except with those I know. Newbies & others can find them on their own. Sad to go that way but your post is extremely disturbing.
Thanks
Deb

PS And I have also guessed locations based on the set of photos posted even if there isn't a seahorse pic but the diver said one was seen! If I can do it I know of one collector who knows the area so well that he too can figure it out & he has no remorse about removing whatever critter he fancies.

 

[Insta-Gator]

Hey folks a quick heads up and reminder...
Please don't post locations of the various creatures we all love...5 seahorses were harvested from the bridge in the last week.
If someone asks I suppose a pm would work to tell a trusted friend.

I'm going to also be very careful about posting photos that could act as locators as well.

I know everyone cherishes "our" bridge and its residents. Let's not make it easy for the selfish few who are unwilling to preserve is locale.

This crusty-looking hardcore dude thanks all of you. (and now I'm off my high horse for a while)

I've never been there (yet) but this seems a wise decision. When I make it down I hope to dive with Jenny and I'll just follow her lead.

 

[jet126]

Hey folks a quick heads up and reminder...
Please don't post locations of the various creatures we all love...5 seahorses were harvested from the bridge in the last week.
If someone asks I suppose a pm would work to tell a trusted friend.

I'm going to also be very careful about posting photos that could act as locators as well.

I know everyone cherishes "our" bridge and its residents. Let's not make it easy for the selfish few who are unwilling to preserve is locale.

This crusty-looking hardcore dude thanks all of you. (and now I'm off my high horse for a while)

Thanks Jim. But let's not call it "harvesting." That would imply legitimate hard work & reaping what you sowed. I'm harvesting tomatoes from my garden right now.

This is just plain theft: taking something that is not yours.

This makes me ill on so many different levels.

+1 ...

 

[djtimmy77]

That is pretty lame. I will follow Deb's lead, and not even mention seeing seahorses anymore....let alone posting pictures of them. That being said, I'll keep my trusted SB members informed via PM.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Totally sucks.. Now it makes sense that I saw two seahorses on two separate dives and both are gone.. Totally sucks. No wonder we haven't seen any in the past couple dives...

 

[dumpsterDiver]

Thanks Jim. But let's not call it "harvesting." That would imply legitimate hard work & reaping what you sowed. I'm harvesting tomatoes from my garden right now.

This is just plain theft: taking something that is not yours.



+1 ...

Not to stir it up too much, but you people do know that there is no restriction on the collection of tropical marine life at that location,, Right??

 

[Biminitwist]

Dumpster Diver may be looking for a rise but I would hope he was just being an ass.
Seriously though I hope just saying we saw something would not suffice to mean some POS would go hunting it.
I really enjoy the reports and do not give specifics
(except for that DSLR reef thing......)
Hate to see a resource killed on the basis it was seen at BHB somewhere.
Jim could you pm me specifics????
John

 

[jet126]

2-23-2012

 

[scubajim 1]

There are dives and then there are dives! Today Jet and I had one of the dives! The viz was back (at 40+) and we had 103 minutes of bliss....I must have lost 500psi laughing as jet followed that eagle ray trying to get a picture, the ray knew exactly where jet was and kept circling her staying just at the edge of viz.
And today was a first, we didn't see any creatures "not fighting". We did see some cuddling, but no "not fighting".

Thanks jet......