Tropical Marine Ecology--An 8-day workshop at Turneffe Flats (photo above), Turneffe Atoll, Belize, Central America. Join New York Sea Grant, The Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence - Great Lakes (COSEE-GL) and the AQUARIUM of Niagara on their twenty-first annual expedition to the Caribbean and study a tropical reef ecosystem.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Some Photos from Our January Visit to Turneff Flats...

 This is a Solitary Gorgonian Hydroid attached to the tip of a Sea Plume. 

Click on any photo to enlarge.
 This Flamingo Tongue was moving to a different Sea Fan for lunch.
A Pederson Cleaning Shrimp with eggs! Note the transparent body and legs.
Half Moon Caye at Lighthouse Reef is home to a Red-footed Boobie rookery. Magnificent Frigate Birds also nest on this caye.
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