Roatan Diving 2021

9/26/2021
Healthy reefs in Roatan.

9/26/2021<br>David points to a tiny Longsnout Seahorse.

9/26/2021
David points to a tiny Longsnout Seahorse.

9/26/2021<br>Very small Longsnout Seahorse.

9/26/2021
Very small Longsnout Seahorse.

9/26/2021
Anemone

9/26/2021
Fragile Saucer Coral

9/26/2021
Christmas Tree Worm

9/26/2021
Neon Goby on coral.

9/26/2021
Gaudy Clown Crab

9/26/2021
Split-Crown Feather Duster

9/26/2021
Ridged Cactus Coral

9/26/2021
Giant Hermit Crab

9/26/2021
Christmas Tree Worm

9/26/2021
Lettuce Sea Slug

9/26/2021
Florida Corallimorphs

9/27/2021
White Star Sheet Coral

9/27/2021
Christmas Tree Worm

9/27/2021<br>Brittle Star on Red Encrusting Sponge

9/27/2021
Brittle Star on Red Encrusting Sponge

9/27/2021
Goby on Moral Eel

9/27/2021
Goby on Moray Eel

9/27/2021
Channel Crab

9/27/2021
Green Moray Eel

9/27/2021
Roughhead Blenny

9/27/2021
Christmas Tree Worms

9/27/2021
Spotted Scorpionfish

9/28/2021<br>Following David along the reef.

9/28/2021
Following David along the reef.

9/28/2021
Anemone

9/28/2021
Whitestar Sheet Coral

9/28/2021

9/30/2021

9/30/2021
Ridged Cactus Coral

10/1/2021

10/1/2021
French Angelfish eating.

10/1/2021
Whitestar Sheet Coral

10/1/2021<br>I love it when the sun is out on the reef.

10/1/2021
I love it when the sun is out on the reef.

10/1/2021
Sea Rod

10/1/2021

10/2/2021<br>At the start of a dive I saw David waving me over to look at something. However, he didn't spot the octopus crawling six feet underneath him until I pointed it out! He is pointing his spear at it in this image.

10/2/2021
At the start of a dive I saw David waving me over to look at something. However, he didn't spot the octopus crawling six feet underneath him until I pointed it out! He is pointing his spear at it in this image.

10/2/2021<br>Octopus is heading for cover as I come in closer.

10/2/2021
Octopus is heading for cover as I come in closer.

10/2/2021<br>Octopus has made it to the safety of that rock.

10/2/2021
Octopus has made it to the safety of that rock.

10/2/2021
Octopus taking cover.

10/2/2021
White Telesto Coral

10/2/2021<br>Following David along the wall at about 75 feet.

10/2/2021
Following David along the wall at about 75 feet.

10/2/2021
Anemone

10/2/2021<br>Another Goby on Boulder Brain Coral.

10/2/2021
Another Goby on Boulder Brain Coral.

10/2/2021<br>Decent size Barrel Sponge with my fin in the shot for scale.

10/2/2021
Decent size Barrel Sponge with my fin in the shot for scale.

10/2/2021
Pencil Coral

10/2/2021<br>David goes for another Lionfish.

10/2/2021
David goes for another Lionfish.

10/2/2021
One more Lionfish gone.

10/2/2021<br>David swims away with his lunch.

10/2/2021
David swims away with his lunch.

10/2/2021<br>When David keeps a Lionfish for lunch, he pulls out his safety scissors on the way back to the boat and cleans his catch. I've seen this dozens of times.

10/2/2021
When David keeps a Lionfish for lunch, he pulls out his safety scissors on the way back to the boat and cleans his catch. I've seen this dozens of times.

10/2/2021<br>A pair of French Angelfish tagging along with us.

10/2/2021
A pair of French Angelfish tagging along with us.

10/3/2021<br>Here a Green Morat Eel is allowing a Banded Coral Shrimp to climb up and clean parasites off.

10/3/2021
Here a Green Morat Eel is allowing a Banded Coral Shrimp to climb up and clean parasites off.

10/3/2021<br>Banded Coral Shrimp getting fed by cleaning parasites of the skins and scales of predators like this Green Moral Eel.

10/3/2021
Banded Coral Shrimp getting fed by cleaning parasites of the skins and scales of predators like this Green Moral Eel.

10/3/2021<br>Banded Coral Shrimp on Green Moray Eel.

10/3/2021
Banded Coral Shrimp on Green Moray Eel.

10/3/2021
Tubulate Sponge

10/3/2021<br>David spearing another Lionfish.

10/3/2021
David spearing another Lionfish.

10/3/2021
Roughhead Blenny

10/3/2021
Red Boring Sponge

10/3/2021
Red Encrusting Sponge

10/3/2021
Whitestar Sheet Coral

10/3/2021
Orange Cup Coral

10/3/2021
Sea Frost

10/3/2021
Fairy Basslet

10/3/2021
Strawberry Tunicate

10/3/2021<br>Spotted Cleaner Shrimp in Anemone. It is very common to see small shrimp and crabs living in and under anemones.

10/3/2021
Spotted Cleaner Shrimp in Anemone. It is very common to see small shrimp and crabs living in and under anemones.

10/3/2021<br>Spotted Cleaner Shrimp. These are small. The anemone arms are smaller than your finger.

10/3/2021
Spotted Cleaner Shrimp. These are small. The anemone arms are smaller than your finger.

10/3/2021
Atlantic Mushroom Coral

10/3/2021
Fragile Saucer Coral

10/3/2021<br>David points to a Longsnout Seahorse.

10/3/2021
David points to a Longsnout Seahorse.

10/3/2021
Longsnout Seahorse

10/3/2021
Longjaw Cardinalfish

10/4/2021
Strawberry Tunicate

10/4/2021
Neck Crab

10/4/2021
Green Moray Eel

10/4/2021
Ghost Feather Duster

10/4/2021
Flamingo Tongue

10/4/2021<br>Juvenile Yellowtail Damselfish peeking out from Scaled Lettuce Coral

10/4/2021
Juvenile Yellowtail Damselfish peeking out from Scaled Lettuce Coral

10/4/2021
Caribbean Lobster

10/4/2021
Artichoke Coral

10/4/2021
Red-Spotted Horseshoe Worm

10/4/2021
Spotted Eel

10/4/2021
Purple Spotted Sea Goddess

10/4/2021

10/4/2021
Purple Spotted Sea Goddess

10/4/2021
Bearded Fireworm

10/4/2021<br>A pair of Indigo Crowned Sea Goddesses

10/4/2021
A pair of Indigo Crowned Sea Goddesses

10/4/2021
White Cryptic Sponge

10/4/2021
Star Horseshoe Worm

10/4/2021
Spotted Trunkfish

10/4/2021
Corkscrew Anemone

10/4/2021
Christmas Tree Worm

10/4/2021
Star Horseshoe Worm

10/4/2021
Christmas Tree Worm

10/4/2021
Nurse Shark

10/4/2021
Star Horseshoe Worm

10/4/2021
Elliptical Star Coral

10/4/2021
Stoplight Parrotfish

10/4/2021<br>Spotted Cleaner Shrimp in Anemone

10/4/2021
Spotted Cleaner Shrimp in Anemone

10/4/2021
Ridged Cactus Coral

10/4/2021
Arrow Crab

10/4/2021
Great Star Coral

10/4/2021
Star Horseshoe Worm

10/4/2021<br>This Green Morey Eel kept following us on a dive where David killed a lot of Lionfish. The eel had probably already eaten 5 dead fish left behind, and now she is following us for more.

10/4/2021
This Green Morey Eel kept following us on a dive where David killed a lot of Lionfish. The eel had probably already eaten 5 dead fish left behind, and now she is following us for more.

10/4/2021<br>Like a dog looking for a bone, she's back!

10/4/2021
Like a dog looking for a bone, she's back!

10/4/2021
And again, she's back.

10/4/2021<br>Finally this Green Moray Eel swam ahead of us and settled into a crack - just above two more Lionfish. David dutifully speared one and disposed of it in the crack with the Lionfish. There was a sudden burst of silt... David got rid of the 2nd Lionfish in the same way, and the eel left us alone the rest of the dive.

10/4/2021
Finally this Green Moray Eel swam ahead of us and settled into a crack - just above two more Lionfish. David dutifully speared one and disposed of it in the crack with the Lionfish. There was a sudden burst of silt... David got rid of the 2nd Lionfish in the same way, and the eel left us alone the rest of the dive.

10/4/2021
Staghorn Coral

10/4/2021
Christmas Tree Worm

10/4/2021
Roughhead Blenny

10/5/2021<br>A pair of Indigo Crowned Sea Goddesses.

10/5/2021
A pair of Indigo Crowned Sea Goddesses.

10/5/2021<br>Peacock Flounder, blending in.

10/5/2021
Peacock Flounder, blending in.

10/5/2021
Nurse Shark

10/5/2021
Anemone

10/5/2021
Pedersen Cleaning Shrimp

10/5/2021

10/5/2021
Banded Coral Shrimp

10/5/2021
French Angelfish

10/5/2021<br>David points to a Wire Shrimp on Wire Coral. See the green spot in front of his finger?

10/5/2021
David points to a Wire Shrimp on Wire Coral. See the green spot in front of his finger?

10/5/2021
Wire Shrimp

10/5/2021
Bearded Fireworm

10/5/2021
Smooth Flower Coral

10/5/2021
Star Horseshoe Worm

10/5/2021<br>Lobed Star Coral with Neon Gobies

10/5/2021
Lobed Star Coral with Neon Gobies

10/5/2021<br>Caribbean Neon Goby on Boulder Brain Coral

10/5/2021
Caribbean Neon Goby on Boulder Brain Coral

10/5/2021<br>Green Bubble Weed, a type of Algae

10/5/2021
Green Bubble Weed, a type of Algae

10/5/2021
Florida Corallimorphs

10/5/2021
Giant Anemone

10/5/2021
Lettuce Sea Slug, top view

10/5/2021<br>Lettuce Sea Slug, here rolling over from being upside-down. You can see the sides and bottom.

10/5/2021
Lettuce Sea Slug, here rolling over from being upside-down. You can see the sides and bottom.

10/5/2021<br>Lettuce Sea Slug, straightening out.

10/5/2021
Lettuce Sea Slug, straightening out.

10/5/2021<br>Lettuce Sea Slug, still unwinding.

10/5/2021
Lettuce Sea Slug, still unwinding.

10/5/2021<br>Here a Lettuce Sea Slug has just fallen a few inches and is bracing for landing, I think.

10/5/2021
Here a Lettuce Sea Slug has just fallen a few inches and is bracing for landing, I think.

10/5/2021
Lettuce Sea Slug, top view

10/5/2021
Sea Pearls (algae)

10/5/2021
Branching Anemone

10/5/2021
Elkhorn Coral

10/5/2021
Split-Pore Sea Rod

10/5/2021
Ridged Cactus Coral

10/5/2021
Split-Crown Feather Duster

10/5/2021
Artichoke Coral

10/5/2021
Pedersen Cleaning Shrimp

10/5/2021
Indigo Hamlet

10/5/2021
Spotted Trunkfish

10/5/2021<br>Right claw of a very large Channel Crab

10/5/2021
Right claw of a very large Channel Crab

10/5/2021<br>Left claw of a very large Channel Crab

10/5/2021
Left claw of a very large Channel Crab

10/5/2021<br>Center of a very large Channel Crab

10/5/2021
Center of a very large Channel Crab

10/5/2021
Social Feather Dusters

10/5/2021
Flamingo Tongues

10/5/2021
Slipper Lobster

10/5/2021
Goldentail Eel

10/5/2021
Orangespotted Filefish

10/5/2021
Curious Green Moray Eel

10/5/2021
Christmas Tree Worm

10/6/2021
Stony Flower Coral

10/6/2021<br>A pink/Azure Vase and Scaled Lettuce Coral.

10/6/2021
A pink/Azure Vase and Scaled Lettuce Coral.

10/6/2021
Bearded Fireworm

10/6/2021<br>The shell of a Slipper Lobster

10/6/2021
The shell of a Slipper Lobster

10/6/2021
Indigo Hamlet

10/6/2021
Social Feather Dusters

10/6/2021<br>Social Feather Dusters (before)

10/6/2021
Social Feather Dusters (before)

10/6/2021<br>Social Feather Dusters (after)

10/6/2021
Social Feather Dusters (after)

10/6/2021
Spotted Eel

10/6/2021
Barracuda

10/6/2021
Arrow Crab

10/6/2021
Nudibranch

10/6/2021
Giant Anemone

10/6/2021
Remora on a Nurse Shark

10/6/2021
Nurse Shark peeking at me.

10/7/2021
Another Lionfish gone.

10/7/2021<br>For a couple of days we had a new diver (Gina) on board. Here she is heading out for some of her first open water scuba diving.

10/7/2021
For a couple of days we had a new diver (Gina) on board. Here she is heading out for some of her first open water scuba diving.

10/7/2021<br>Channel Crab peeking out from under that ledge.

10/7/2021
Channel Crab peeking out from under that ledge.

10/7/2021
Channel Crab

10/7/2021
Smooth Flower Coral

10/7/2021<br>Peeking Flounder hiding on the sand.

10/7/2021
Peeking Flounder hiding on the sand.

10/7/2021
Florida Corallimorphs.

10/7/2021
Branching Anemone

10/7/2021
Bearded Fireworm

10/7/2021
Banded Coral Shrimp

10/7/2021
Goldentail Eel

10/7/2021<br>Blackcap Basslet over Whitestar Sheet Coral

10/7/2021
Blackcap Basslet over Whitestar Sheet Coral

10/7/2021
Florida Corallimorphs

10/7/2021
Green Moray Eel

10/7/2021
Azure Vase

10/7/2021
Slender Filefish

10/7/2021
Giant Anemone

10/7/2021<br>There is a small Banded Clinging Crab hiding under this anemone.

10/7/2021
There is a small Banded Clinging Crab hiding under this anemone.

10/8/2021
Giant Star Coral

10/8/2021<br>Some Painted Tunicates growing in an odd place.

10/8/2021
Some Painted Tunicates growing in an odd place.

10/8/2021<br>Cleaning Station: This is typical. A small Corkscrew Anemone is home to a number of Pedersen Cleaning Shrimp. They seem to always be found together. Inside the anemone you can see a bit of a Red Snapping Shrimp. (Follow the antennae).

10/8/2021
Cleaning Station: This is typical. A small Corkscrew Anemone is home to a number of Pedersen Cleaning Shrimp. They seem to always be found together. Inside the anemone you can see a bit of a Red Snapping Shrimp. (Follow the antennae).