Here is a cool video from the guys at Pepe Scuba that shows a damsel fish trying to protect
it’s territory from the very persistant turtle who just wants to get something to eat.
Great video guys !!
Hope we see more from you real soon !!
As many of you already know, Cozumel is having a major problem with the Lionfish invasion.
Just recently, Cozumel hosted a Lionfish Tournament. Over 50 divers participated. In 5 hours 279 lionfish were removed from Cozumel’s reefs. The leading contestants extracted 115 lionfish, winning the grand prize of $8,000 pesos. The same team, also extracted the largest lionfish at 420 grams and was 32.4 centimeters in length.
This tournament was especially important, since it was an innovative way to rid our waters of this voracious predator. Since Lionfish are not indigenous to the area, they have no natural enemies, and will eat almost any other fish encountered. They are also extremely fertile, laying over 30,000 eggs at a time.
The photo insert is provided by Frank at Pepe Scuba.
It seems that in the last few weeks, we have been graced with an eagle ray invasion !! Tony Perez has been lucky in catching them on film. And I have also heard from Frank at Pepe Scuba and Rita at Albatros Charters on the same subject.
As many of you already know, Cozumel is having a major problem with the Lionfish invasion.
