Grand Cayman Snorkeling Pictures!!!

[brandon429]

is there any possible way of getting current phosphate measures from any reef water around Grand Cayman, I use this thread in a lot of no phosphate/algae examples and if we could get a hanna checker down there it would be extremely helpful.

NOAA or reefwatch or someone out there has 2012 data I guarantee it. woods hole, who knows, but someone around there has the numbers I really super wish someone would find this out and post it in this thread. If you google "current phosphate measures around Grand Cayman Island" you get a bunch of abstracts and pdf's. nothing that says June 7th 2012 reading was .0000001 for ex lol


one interesting facet/detail was that I dived these locations several times in '96 and it looked the exact same. since then whatever the readings are seem pretty darn consistent judging by eutrophication alone.


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[wowkingjames]

Nice set of pictures, maybe one day I will go there.

 

[deepblue68]

i hear alot of restaurants are using lionfish on there menus? does it taste like a monk fish?

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

Very beautiful pictures, thanks 4 sharing.

 

[Helfrichs Chic]

Great pics! Thats crazy, I have a Olympus 6020 and its not ANYWHERE as good of shots. I too took some in Grand Cayman. My pictures don't have near the white balance and I had to do a ton of photoshopping just to make them useable.

The first one of the sea fan is amazing.

 

[jsims08]

Stunning photos, i've never been there but i've always wanted to go

 

[reefer31]

Thanks for the compliments. I am looking to get a housing for this olympus tough and take it down diving below 30ft. Anyone have any comments on that?

As for the lion fish, its pretty good. Not much of a flavor when I cooked it up in the frying pan with some oil. A lot of restaurants are using the lion fish down here.
It is absolutely amazing the amount of lion fish you can spear down here! We went out on a boat to the north side by Barkers and did a two tank dive. We got 49 lbs of lion fish between the four of us! I speared like 4 in one small little rock and I even missed the biggest one and one swam off before I could even get close. They are everywhere here. :furious: The second dive I saw my first 8ft manta ray though, pretty cool!

 

[reefer31]

As for phosphate readings I will have to look into that with the dept of environment. I will let you know once I find out.

 

[RAYISKING]

i am getting this camera tommorrow i went to pr and used a crappy camera to take under water photos and got nothing good.

 

[reefer31]

i am getting this camera tommorrow i went to pr and used a crappy camera to take under water photos and got nothing good.

You are getting the olympus tough 810? Just for snorkeling or are you getting the underwater housing for it?