2000: World Tourism Day. Diving Sites |
Time to travel to the warm, clear waters of the Caribbean and these Cuban stamps suggest some diving locations to try. The fish await. 65 - French Angelfish at Santa Lucia a "diving paradise"; 75 - Black margate at Maria la Gorda, Cuba's most western tip
10 - Hawkbill Turtle at Guardalavaca, one of the first ports Christopher Columbus visited and once a refuge for pirates, today it is a refuge for tourists. 15 - Nassau grouper at El Colony1998: Deep Sea Fish |
A deep submergence vehicle would be required to be able to see these weird and wonderful fish of the deep but without going to all that effort we can enjoy through the pleasure of stamps.
Top: Skate and a Gulper; Bottom, lots of teeth - Caulophryne and its illuminated 'fishing lure' and Sloan's viperfish in the twilight zone. Oh no now the twilight zone theme music is now in my head
Sunday Stamps theme this week is - Fish - See It On A Postcard
3 comments:
I think fish are some of the strangest looking creatures to be found. those last four are certainly alien.
I agree the last four look very strange indeed! Coral reef snorkeling is wonderful, and colorful fish are part of that.
Imagine those on big size... Frightening!
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