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July 2013

News article on the Caribbean Lionfish Invasion “Worst Marine Invasion Ever” …

By Christine Finney JCF|2020-12-24T02:21:11+00:00July 2nd, 2013|Categories: News|

from the current edition of SLATE: http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/07/lionfish_invasion_the_invasive_fish_are_eating_so_many_native_species_that.single.html#pagebreak_anchor_2 ------------ The Worst Marine Invasion Ever I could not believe what I found inside a lionfish. By Christie Wilcox|Posted Monday, July 1, 2013, at 7:00 AM A lionfish in an aquarium Photo by Alexander Klein/AFP/Getty Images "Do you know what this is?" James Morris looks at me, eyes [...]

Eco Dive Grenada – First shop on the Island of Grenada to go 100% AWARE

By Christine Finney JCF|2024-03-14T14:00:11+00:00July 1st, 2013|Categories: Favorites, News, Pictures & Videos, Scuba Diving|

We are proud to announce that Eco Dive Grenada has made the commitment to become the first dive centre on the island of Grenada to be 100% AWARE! We are very happy to be able to take this step and enhance and improve on our commitment to the marine environment. [...]

Trying out a full face mask on Shake’m – have to say looks pretty cool!

By Christine Finney JCF|2020-12-24T02:21:11+00:00June 30th, 2013|Categories: News, Pictures & Videos, Scuba Diving|

A few pictures from dives late last week on the Shake'm and Boss Reef Robin looking good on a safety stop ... Enjoying a look around Shake'm at 22 m Shake'm [...]

Thank you Martin and Fiona, it was our pleasure!

By Christine Finney JCF|2020-12-24T02:21:12+00:00June 18th, 2013|Categories: Favorites, News, Pictures & Videos, Scuba Diving|

We would like to thank our divers Martin and Fiona for joining us over the last two weeks. It was our pleasure having you with us. From the Lionfish hunting to the wreck diving to the mysterious Green Flash (photos to follow :) ... one of each of you just for [...]

Night Diving in Grenada on the Veronica L

By Christine Finney JCF|2020-12-24T02:21:12+00:00June 15th, 2013|Categories: Favorites, News, Pictures & Videos, Scuba Diving|

Pictures from our recent night dive this week on the Veronica L one of our many shipwreck dives. Thank you to all who joined us and thank you to Claire for sharing the photos ... Night dive safety stop on Veronica L Our friend the Black Brotula is [...]

Squid seen in the shallows of Happy Valley during the Lionfish Derby

By Christine Finney JCF|2020-12-24T02:21:12+00:00June 11th, 2013|Categories: Favorites, News, Pictures & Videos, Scuba Diving|

Some pictures of the reef squid seen on Happy Valley during our Lionfish hunt on the weekend ... Reef squid cruising in the shallows Reef Squid showing off ... Reef squid over the shallow reef

Lighthouse Reef & Shark Reef Dive Pictures from this weekend …

By Christine Finney JCF|2020-12-24T02:21:12+00:00June 10th, 2013|Categories: Favorites, News, Pictures & Videos, Scuba Diving|

Some great dives on Lighthouse reef and Shark reef on Sunday ... some good pictures as a result! great picture taken by Claire on Shark Reef Southern Sting rays on Lighthouse reef three nice sized nurse sharks nestled in amongst Lighhouse Reef baby shark [...]

Lionfish Derby Pictures!! Happy Valley and Dragon Bay MBMPA

By Christine Finney JCF|2020-12-24T02:21:12+00:00June 9th, 2013|Categories: Favorites, News, Pictures & Videos, Scuba Diving|

Some of our pictures from yesterday's World Ocean's Day Lionfish Derby with Eco Dive and our lovely guests ... Thank you to Martin, Fiona, Simon and GT for all the support and your efforts!! We must do this again soon! Claire 'convincing' a Lionfish into the carrier bag on Happy [...]

Lionfish Cull for World Ocean’s Day with Eco Dive

By Christine Finney JCF|2020-12-24T02:21:57+00:00June 7th, 2013|Categories: Favorites, News, Pictures & Videos, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling|

Reminder to all booked, interested, or soon to be interested divers that we are heading out on a Lionfish mission tomorrow afternoon in honour of World Ocean's Day to help curb the forever increasing pressure of the invasive Lionfish on our local reefs. Destination tomorrow is our beloved Molinere Beausejour Marine [...]

Anatomy of a Lionfish … boys or girls?

By Christine Finney JCF|2020-12-24T02:21:57+00:00June 5th, 2013|Categories: News, Pictures & Videos, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling|

Had a recent question on the gender of Lionfish ... a little extra FYI Lionfish (P.miles and P. volitans) have separate sexes from birth (called gonochoristic). The two genders are morphologically identical and can generally not be distinguished by simply looking at them, although some minor sexual dimorphism may occur during [...]

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