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Deep wall site. Reef crest between 20 - 30m. Sloping wall.

2-4m
Brown sponges were frequently seen and were often with other sponges.

Brown sponges were frequently seen and were often with other sponges.
2-4m

2-4m
Brown sponges were frequently seen and were often with other sponges.

14-26m. Look at the stalk.

Small Black Sponge. Was common at shallow part of dive.
5-12m

Red encrusting the mussels

1-2m
This sponge was only seen once at this site.

Clathria spinosa sponge (ID tentative)

Deep wall site. Reef crest between 20 - 30m. Sloping wall.

Green/yellow patch throughout upper image

1-3m
This black oddly shaped sponge was only seen when returning in the shallow part of the site.

Cow and the Calf, Roatan, Honduras

Was rarely seen at this site.
1-2m

20m or 60ft
Massive piece of sponge ripped off its base lying on the substrate next to the reef.

Black sponge. No flash enabled - image washed out.
10m

Black sponge. No flash enabled - image washed out.
10m

3-15m or 50ft
Many sponges similar to this at this site. They completely dominated some parts of the wall.

3-15m or 50ft
Brown smooth sponge seen along the wall.

3-15m or 50ft
Was quite large and rarely seen.

3-15m or 50ft
Black sponges were uncommon at this site. Was seen along the wall.

Some sort of orange sponge.
2-4m

Top

< 1m
Two mussel shells next to the anemone.

0-3m
Found under a flipped rock. Might be a bryozoan.

20m or 60ft
Hermit crabs were frequently seen in sponges.

15-40ft or 4-12m
The buoy line had an abundance of these feather like hydroids on it.

15-40ft or 4-12m
Some sort of encrusting organism (possibly a hydroid) that was seen on the sargassum seaweed as it was floating by. Looks similar to the organisms on the buoy line.

3-4m
This encrusting organism/mass was found underneath a dead conch shell that was on the reef. It was slimy and smooth to the touch. Also it was not compressible.

10ft-60ft or 3m-18m

10ft-60ft or 3m-18m
No idea what this thing is. It seemed to have the ability to move itself into various poses. It was seen a twice during the dive.

1-5m
None of these images are great, but this looked like some sort of hairy red algae with many white spots.

1-5m
This coral was underneath a rock where the lobsters were.

Bioblitz

1-3m
Light coloured encrusting organism with pores in it. I don’t know what kind of organism this is. It was soft to the touch and not compressible.