Back to the ocean
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Like a clenched fist
This is some sort of feather star, brought to us from Jackson’s Bar off near Havelock Island in the Andamans. I’ve been obsessing about diving lately as my next trip will be focused entirely on breathing compressed air and marine conservation research in a central American country this March.
Tags: andaman and nicobar, divemaster training, feather star, india, jackon's bar, ocean, photography, scuba diving, wildlife
Dark in deep places
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
A lot of light already gets filter out when you’re 30 meters below the ocean’s surface. Overhangs, gorges and swim-throughs make things all the more eery when sunlight seems so far away.
Tags: andaman and nicobar, divemaster training, fish, india, jackson's bar, ocean, photography, scuba diving, silhouette, wildlife
A man yesterday asked me why I care about the ocean…
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Lionfish...
And I actually struggled briefly. I can list all the ecosystem services the ocean provides: carbon sink, climate regulation, regional weather control, vital food chains. I can talk about all the direct human needs that are satisfied by the ocean: the billions that live off fish for protein, the hundreds of millions whose jobs depend on the seas.
Those are all reasons why I care. But my passion is really driven by the wildness of the blue below, and how exhilarating and yet also peaceful it is to visit that world.
Tags: andaman and nicobar, divemaster training, fish, india, lionfish, ocean, peace, photography, scuba diving, wildlife
I’m a lionfish, hear me roar
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Lionfish eyeing me suspiciously. But with his protection of poison spines, he’s not going anywhere.
Tags: andaman and nicobar, divemaster training, fish, india, lionfish, ocean, photography, scuba diving, the wall, wildlife
I’d say he’s my favorite fish, but I say that about too many fish…
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Can you see him?
Possibly a bearded scorpionfish though the distribution is wrong. Still, they’re incredibly fun to spot.
Tags: andaman and nicobar, divemaster training, fish, india, ocean, photography, scorpionfish, scuba diving, the wall, wildlife
Riding the current with bannerfishes
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Current dive
Longfish bannerfish cruise headlong into a moderate current. This way bits of food come to them and they essentially hover above the reef. I’m attempting the same, though I’m not streamlined like a fish and tire a bit quicker.
This dive was also one of my first dives leading a large group. I had seven other divers (though one was an instructor) following me on the Wall.
Tags: andaman and nicobar, divemaster training, india, longfin bannerfish, ocean, pennant coralfish, photography, scuba diving, the wall, wildlife
I’m thankful for wild spaces and so much more
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Tomato clown
I have a lot to be thankful for: people I love, the direction of my life, numerous opportunities and wild spaces like this anemone+tomato clown.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
Tags: andaman and nicobar, anemone, anemonefish, divemaster training, fish, india, ocean, photography, reef, scuba diving, the wall, tomato clownfish, wildlife
