We went and had a look at the reef in front of the main jetty under the full moon.
Blue Button Jelly Fish (Porpita Porpita), Blue Bottle Jelly Fish and their predator: the Janthina Sea Snail have washed up onto the Northern shore of the island by hundreds. All of them are pelagic species that float on the surface. The Snail creates a bubble raft and follows the Jellyfish to feed.
The Blue Bottle Jellyfish is a stinger, while the Blue Button will never sting. It's better to know this if you are planning on going swimming. This dive was to collect and clean the reef of the wood that had broken off our jetty on the North side of the island. Jaslan tied the rope, while I collected the wood under water. Darto was on the platform with a team of two people to help pull up the wood. Anemone were already colonising the wood, which means that they had moved their location. I didn't know that. We relocated them onto the reef where the Clown fish were also going for the ride.
We spotted dolphins for the second time in two days. The beach is cleaned on a daily basis before any of the guests are awake. Plastic bottles, debris, algae and on occasion tar are all cleaned up. It is like putting brand new sheets onto a bed.. the turtles love it! |
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September 2016
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