We anchored there about a decade ago and were really bummed to see how dead the reefs were. The reef north of the island had giant [dead] elkhorn structures the size of oak trees, but no life anywhere. It's worth mentioning that we hung out with some fishermen at Long Island earlier who had told us everyone was going bust because of the extensive over-fishing. Caribbean queen conch is on the endangered list, the sponges were long ago scraped clean, and most people's jaws hit the floor when they hear that the Bahamas used to have seals-- until they went extinct for lamp oil. It's time to give the animals a break, before we kill it all.
We anchored there about a decade ago and were really bummed to see how dead the reefs were. The reef north of the island had giant [dead] elkhorn structures the size of oak trees, but no life anywhere. It's worth mentioning that we hung out with some fishermen at Long Island earlier who had told us everyone was going bust because of the extensive over-fishing. Caribbean queen conch is on the endangered list, the sponges were long ago scraped clean, and most people's jaws hit the floor when they hear that the Bahamas used to have seals-- until they went extinct for lamp oil. It's time to give the animals a break, before we kill it all.