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March 12, 2005
Underwater Explorer Returns, Finds Fewer Fish
From the St. Thomas Source:
March 11, 2005 –– While the reef structure still looks good, most of the big fish are gone, acclaimed oceanographer Sylvia Earle said Friday after she dove at Lameshur Bay, St. John. "Nobody's home. I didn't even see a barracuda," she said. Earle is in the Virgin Islands to help the Ocean Conservancy launch its book, "The State of the Coral Reefs of the U.S. Virgin Islands."
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While I don't doubt there are fewer fish around than there were 35 years ago, statements like this seem a little simplistic and silly. Who has snorkeled in the Virgin Islands and not seen a barracuda at one point? She goes down for one dive, doesn't see a barracuda and makes it sound like there are none left? Maybe it is just the quote standing by itself but it doesn't make a lot of sense to make statements like this.
Posted by afinta at March 12, 2005 11:56 AM
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So - I was down at the dock at Sapphire marina late this afternoon picking up some fish from a friend - and saw no fewer than five barracudas swimming around in the span of about 10 minutes...
Posted by: Anthony at March 13, 2005 11:20 PM
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