Cayman Islands have colorful marine life in its shallow water reefs.
The West side of the island is shaped where there is calm seas as if ready to water ski.
The barrier reef is protected since the late 1980's where marine life has furished.
Any tour will result in great sightings of reef fish, sting rays, lobsters, and even an occasional turtle.
Our guides will point out different marine life from one inch Christmas Tree Worms and Sea Anemones, to the spectacular colors of Angelfish.
We offers Guided Shore Snorkeling, Discover Scuba Diving, Open Water dives!
Marine Awareness Understanding of Reef Ecology.
The study of the marine environment is
done through scientific method.
The elements of nature which control placement, growth and density are
first identified. These can be salinity of the water, nutrients, sunlight
distribution, currents and rainfall influences. The Depth of which the
different color spectrum of sunlight penetrates, sets the boundaries of
distribution for all plants and animal life. The area of stationary
objects are surveyed for plants and algae which forms the base of the food
web.
Next is the corals and sponges which provide habitat for the
starfish, shrimps, crabs, octopus and small cleaner type fish. The primary
focus here is those marine animals which are herbafors and those which
are carnivorous. As the depth of the reef differs, observation of the types
of marine will change in food sources and habitat.
As a last area of consideration are the pelagic fish which are
not dependent on the reef for survival and how they utilize reefs for cleaning
stations. Another consideration is the impact of the local community has
on the reef environment such as fishing and pollution.