Just back from Bonaire- quick TR 9/10-9/17

[jimw]

Broct,

One certainty--warmer ocean than CT! I'm guessing I've been to Roatan about 8-10 times in the fall over the past 25 years. This was the only problem for us--and this one was no huge deal. I think it has been twice where there have been big waves that takes out docks, etc. in that time. There are no local storms, last week had perfectly nice Bonaire days. The fall is peak hurricane season--all of the storms have passed way north and turned to the north before hitting my house in Florida--so far! Still we had waves on Bonaire from the south that couple of days. Are these waves reflected off the Venezuelan coast? Who knows.

 

[Broct]

Thanks for the feedback. My fingers are crossed for good weather.

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[darook]

Finally got a chance to get some pics up on my site from our trip a couple of weeks ago.

Bonaire - Bruce's Pics from Near and Far | SmugMug

 

[drrich2]

I especially liked the queen angelfish shot & what I believe to be a damselfish in mating colors. The 2'nd golden moray is nice, as are the shrimp in the anemone.

Richard.

 

[gert7to3]

The anemones in recent photo sets are looking pretty good. Nice color, pink arm ends. Love the popcorn (I think) shrimp infesting that anemone.

My recent visits have all been in November. Over the past three trips I thought the anemones looked pale and unhealthy. There seemed to fewer of them than on prior trips. Are they seasonal to some extent? Or this just a sign of trouble for the Bonaire reef? I noticed an alarming increase of those slimy reddish-brown algal patches too. Did you notice this at all?

 

[lmorin]

I actually think there are more anemones these days than 5 yrs ago. As for the red-brown algae, that has waxed and waned over the last several years. I don't remember it at all from 5-6 yrs ago when we first started going to Bonaire. Then, about 2-3 yrs ago, there was a lot spoiling a number of sites. Having re-visited those sites during the last 18 mo (e.g., Angel City), where there was a lot, there is now not so much. My general impression is that the total red-brown algae burden is down from 2-3 yrs ago. I hope it keeps going down.

 

[Broct]

I didn't see to many this trip, but the ones I did see were healthy.

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