From the cockpit of Twin-Otter plane when landing on Little Cayman Island
From the cockpit of Twin-Otter plane when landing on Little Cayman Island
Diver swims through a portal in the reef in Bloody Bay Wall at Little Cayman Island
Flutemouth at dive site "Marlyn's cut", Bloody Bay Wall Marine Reserve, Little Cayman Island
Bluestriped Grunt at dive site "Marlyn's cut", Bloody Bay Wall Marine Reserve, Little Cayman Island
Red hind grouper at dive site "Marlyn's cut", Bloody Bay Wall Marine Reserve, Little Cayman Island
Sponge Brittle Star inside sponge at the "Meadows" dive site, Little Cayman Island
Montastraea annularis boulder star polyps at at dive site "Marlyn's cut", Bloody Bay Wall Marine Reserve, Little Cayman Island
Sharpnose Puffer fish are only 2-4 inch (5-10cm) long, but very colorful like this one swimming in the reef of Little Cayman Island.
Squirrelfish close up in a coral reef on Little Cayman Island.
Excellent visibility at Bloody Bay Wall on Little Cayman Island, colorful corals and sponges.
Nassau grouper at reef wall
Xmas Day dive 2015 at "Donna's delight" dive site on Little Cayman Island enjoying the abundance of soft corals and clear water.
Hawksbill turtle swimming through the coral reef searching for food. Little Cayman Island Bloody Bay Marine Park
A Nassau grouper searches the reef for prey at Little Cayman Island Bloody Bay Marine Park
Red hind grouper at cleaning station in a barrel sponge at Little Cayman Island, dive site Ann's Attic
A Nassau grouper is approaching the photograper for a close "inspection" at Bloody Bay Wall marine park, Little Cayman Island. Here grouper are used to divers and are often freindly.
Schoolmaster snapper s at Little Cayman Island, dive site "Ann's Attic"
Underneath the dove boat, a Nassau grouper is hiding between soft corals at Bloody Bay Wall marine park, Little Cayman Island
This sponge grew attached to a rope which is stuck in the reef. As the sponge is less dense than water it floats but is fixed to the reef by the rope. Sponge filter the ocean water and therfore this is a perfect setup for the sponge. Btw, sponges are animals.
Nassau grouper at reef
Foureye Butterflyfish at Little Cayman Island, dive site "Mixing Bowl" in Bloody Bay Marine Park,
Lionfish are only native to the Indo-Pacific but have been found spreading into the US Atlantic coast and the Caribbean. As an invasive species they one of the greatest threats of this century to warm temperate and tropical Atlantic reefs and associated habitats.
Flamingo tongue snail on a soft coral at Little Cayman Island Marine Park. The flamingo tongue snail, scientific name Cyphoma gibbosum, is a species of small but brightly colored sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the cowry allies.
Divers scan the sandy bottom for critters at dive site "sarah's set" on Little Cayman Island, Bloody Bay Wall Marine Park
The giant barrel sponge is the largest species of sponge found growing on Caribbean coral reefs. It is common at depths greater than 10 metres down to 120 metres and can reach a diameter of 1.8 metres
Divers and giant barrel sponge at Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman Island. Giant barrel spnges are common at depths greater than 10 metres down to 120 metres and can reach a diameter of 1.8 metres.
