This is a repost from Eli’s antiguaisland.blogspot.com blog published in March 2007. Hope it clears up a few things and you enjoy the read. “Oh my goodness!!!!!!!!!!!” “Eating dolphin….? You savages!!” hahahaha Dolphin fish is one of the most…
We have launched our company Instagram page. Up until now we have been pushing the tag #adventureantigua and most of the photos have been coming from me If you are here on holiday and use instagram please come out with…
This is the time of the year when I especially love to visit our sister island Barbuda. The weather is usually very calm and the seas exceptionally clear and warm. Cruising over in a boat is an easy trip when…
One of the things that makes this country so unique is the size of the shallow water shelf the islands sit on. So many other islands nearby have very small shelfs with the sea falling off the shelf into the…
As many readers of my blogs know, the 2006 Fisheries Act has been sitting languishing with the Minister of Fisheries, waiting for him to sign off on the accompanying regulations. While awaiting this evasive signature, unsustainable fishing methods continue to…
Several years ago I blogged that the lionfish were probably here already (read here) and there is now no doubt that they were. Within two years we are getting reports from around the island of Antigua of lionfish sightings. In…
Going to Barbuda isn’t as easy as many would imagine. The flights there are often booked up and because there aren’t many, it can be tricky if there is a delay or cancellation. The ferry also doesn’t run as regularly…
Change.org|The Proven Petition Site We were on the radio again yesterday. Here is some of what Marine Biologist, John Mussington had to say as reported today in the Daily Observer: Over-fishing in Barbuda could affect economy By By Tameika Malone…
netted parrotfish by the thousands taken from the reefs In the past five days 1400 people have signed a petition to the Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda. The petition has been organized by The Antigua Conservation Society and asks…
The Antigua Conservation Society has launched it’s facebook page www.facebook.com/AntiguaConservationSociety in in less than 12 hours overnight has attracted 60 members. They will be primarily an awareness and activist group highlighting strengths, weaknesses and threats along our coastal environment. The…