tarponchik
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I've seen reports of BSCF in Florida waters and found some anecdotal evidence from Cozumel divers dating back to 2013, but it is the 1st time I saw it outside the Indo-Pacific myself. Here it is, in 25 ft, at Plaia Grandi, Curacao.
It will probably do fine here. With larger predators wiped out by overfishing (we saw Barracuda only 6 times in 28 dives here, and the grouper family is reduced to banana-size coneys, hinds, etc.), mid-sized predators, like Sand-divers, Scorpionfish, Trumpetfish, and small Jacks are flourishing. There is certainly room for another one.
It will probably do fine here. With larger predators wiped out by overfishing (we saw Barracuda only 6 times in 28 dives here, and the grouper family is reduced to banana-size coneys, hinds, etc.), mid-sized predators, like Sand-divers, Scorpionfish, Trumpetfish, and small Jacks are flourishing. There is certainly room for another one.