tntgalbreath
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Great pics as always!! Thanks for sharing!!
Panama City Jetties 28 June 2010
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Hetland
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Very nice photos from both of you guys. I don't recall ever seeing a pic of a moray from St. Andrews. I rented a pontoon boat last Thursday in Panama City and went snorkeling in the shallow grass flats behind Shell Island. I was very surprised to find many live pieces of coral that were the exact same type as in your jetty photos. These were lying loose on the sand in shallow water amongst the turtle grass. I have no idea how they got there or how they could survive loose on the bottom. You could see the polyps extended out on many of them and they seemed in good health. I would have thought these would always need to be attached to a rock to survive, but apparently this is not the case. I snorkeled these same grass flats last year and didn't see any coral, so I'm not sure what is going on. Very interesting. I also saw a jawfish in a burrow amongst the turtle grass in only 5 ft. of water, which I also would not have expected. This was a first-time sighting for me in the Panhandle.
The Panama City newspaper reported on-line that there were tar balls in the kiddie pool one day last week. I saw a few tar flecks on bayside beach of Shell Island close to the pass. After spending 10 days in Destin, I became quite good at spotting and identifying tar balls.
The Panama City newspaper reported on-line that there were tar balls in the kiddie pool one day last week. I saw a few tar flecks on bayside beach of Shell Island close to the pass. After spending 10 days in Destin, I became quite good at spotting and identifying tar balls.
Hetland
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Dave:
My first encounter with a moray at this location too, but I also spotted one at the Jetties in Orange Beach, though that one was much smaller. This guy was very shy. I had to drop my camera into the entrance of his lair and shoot blind to get those shots.
I've been seeing colorful mantis shrimp on top of some of the rocks there. They are lairing in the same holes the blennies use, but they apparently leave each other alone. I did try to give a small crab to one of the mantis shrimp, but he apparently took it as an assault on his home, so I abandoned the project while I still had all of my fingers.
I too routinely find living coral unattached to rock in the PCB area.
My first encounter with a moray at this location too, but I also spotted one at the Jetties in Orange Beach, though that one was much smaller. This guy was very shy. I had to drop my camera into the entrance of his lair and shoot blind to get those shots.
I've been seeing colorful mantis shrimp on top of some of the rocks there. They are lairing in the same holes the blennies use, but they apparently leave each other alone. I did try to give a small crab to one of the mantis shrimp, but he apparently took it as an assault on his home, so I abandoned the project while I still had all of my fingers.
I too routinely find living coral unattached to rock in the PCB area.
Nice work guys. Am surprised at the morey...
Lets hope we can see pictures a month from now.
Lets hope we can see pictures a month from now.
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MRXRAY
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Alex, Your pictures are OUTSTANDING!
Kevin Carlisle
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Great report aand pics guys. I thought there was oil there. Let's hope it stays clean, might have to go back there week after next for a few more dives.
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