SCUBA Divers with a Rainbow Parrotfish, A

Creator

Clarendon Bowman
John C. OgdenFollow

Files

Preview

Creation Date

12-1-1981

Abstract

A rainbow parrotfish (Scarus guacamaia), tranquilized with special anesthetic, being moved from its cave to a net bag for transfer to the PUTS (Portable Underwater Talking Station) where a small ultrasonic transmitter will be surgically implanted underneath the fish's dorsal fin and used for tracking. The PUTS is a small house-like structure next to Hydrolab which has a pocket of trapped air that allowed divers to swim in and talk with one another without having to reenter Hydrolab. Hydrolab was an underwater laboratory located on the seafloor which allowed scientists to live and work underwater for extended periods of time. At the time of the photograph, Hydrolab was located at a depth of approximately 50 feet in Salt River submarine canyon, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Photograph by Clarendon Bowman.

Keywords

Biology, Marine biology--Research, Coral reefs and islands--Caribbean Sea, Parrotfishes--Behavior, Scuba diving, Fish handling

Extent

2x2 inches cardboard projector slide with Kodachrome 35mm color photographic film

Subject: geographic

United States Virgin Islands; St. Croix (United States Virgin Islands); Salt River Bay (United States Virgin Islands)

Physical Collection

Dr. John Ogden Caribbean and Coral Reef collection

Media Type

Color slides

Identifier

O19-00094

Recommended Citation

Bowman, Clarendon and Ogden, John C., "SCUBA Divers with a Rainbow Parrotfish, A" (1981). Binder 07: Photographs and Images. Image 6.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ogden7_images/6