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Without any doubt the king of the Cabo de Palos- Islas Hormigas Marine Reserve (Cabo de Palos- Murcia, Spain).
Picture taken in Cabo de Palos (Murcia-Spain). Copyright @2025 José Salmerón. All rights reserved.
Sin ninguna duda el rey de la Reserva marina de Cabo de Palos- Islas Hormigas.
Fotografia tomada en Cabo de Palos (Murcia-España). Copyright @ 2025 José Salmerón. Todos los derechos reservados.
The word 'Pelagia' refers to the fact that its entire life, including the reproductive phase, takes place in the pelagic (body of water) and never rests on the bottom; the word 'noctiluca' refers to the fact that it is phosphorescent in the dark.
A jellyfish that, with the increase in water temperature in the Mediterranean, appears on the coasts causing havoc among bathers due to its stinging properties. The danger lies in the filaments that can measure up to 10 metres long and a small brush with them is like giving you an electric shock.....
Photograph taken in Cala Tio Ximo, Benidorm (Spain). Copyright @2024 José Salmerón. All rights reserved.
La palabra 'Pelagia' hace referencia a que toda su vida, incluida la fase reproductiva, transcurre en el pelágico (masa de agua) y nunca reposa en el fondo; la palabra 'noctiluca' hace referencia a que es fosforescente en la oscuridad.
Medusa que, con el aumento de la temperatura del agua en el Mediterráneo, aparecen en las costas causando estragos entre los bañistas por ser muy urticante. El peligro esta en los filamentos que pueden medir hasta 10 metros de largo y un pequeño roce con ellos es como si te diera una descarga electrica.....
Fotografía realizada en Cala Tio Ximo, Benidorm (España). Copyright @2024 José Salmerón. Todos los derechos reservados.
The Whitewater Canal started construction in 1836 and opened in 1847. The 68 mile canal went from Lawrenceburg, on the Ohio River, upstate to Cambridge City. Later an 8 mile extension went north to Hagerstown and a 25 mile extension connected Lawrenceburg with Cincinnati. The system had 56 locks and 7 feeder dams. The Whitewater Canal was a financial disaster for the State of Indiana. The elevation changes required too many locks that slowed travel. Frequent floods washed out sections of the canal requiring expensive repairs. By the 1860's railroads doomed the Whitewater Canal
The foundation is failing under the empty blue house. Located in Metamora, Indiana which was platted in 1838. The Whitewater Canal operated from 1839 to 1865 In the 1860's the Whitewater Valley RR bought the bankrupt canal system. The railroad ran from Hagerstown, Indiana to Harrison, Ohio. The 1890's found the railroad in trouble and it was leased to the Big 4 Railroad. In the 1930's the Big 4 incorporated into its parent company the New York Central which merged with the Pennsylvania RR and became the Penn Central RR. Passenger service ended in the 1930's and the freight service ended in 1972. A small non profit railroad runs seasonal excursion trains from Connersville to Metamora to this day.
Quite rare to see a school of these in our waters.
Marine reserves constitute a specific measure that contributes to achieving a sustained exploitation of resources of fishing interest, establishing specific protection measures in delimited areas of traditional fishing grounds.
The effect of a marine reserve is manifested by a significant recovery of the fishing grounds in which it is inserted due to the dispersion of the species whose reproduction has been protected in it.
The seabed of the Isla Hormigas Cabo de Palos Marine Reserve is in incredible health, in this area artisanal fishing coexists with the recreational activity of recreational diving, both are compatible and the result is that divers can enjoy the best diving in the Mediterranean and one of the best in the world and fishermen benefit from a very abundant fishing ground.
There are 12 Marine Reserves in Spain and there should be more. In this photo we can see two of the most characteristic specimens of the area, the Goldblotch grouper and the Dusky grouper.
Photo taken in the Marine Reserve of Cabo de Palos (Murcia-Spain).
Copyright @2023 José Salmerón. All rights reserved.
Las reservas marinas constituyen una medida específica que contribuye a lograr una explotación sostenida de los recursos de interés pesquero, estableciendo medidas de protección específicas en áreas delimitadas de los caladeros tradicionales.
El efecto de una reserva marina se manifiesta por una recuperación significativa de los caladeros en los que está inserta por efecto de la dispersión de las especies cuya reproducción se ha protegido en la misma.
Los fondos de la Reserva Marina de Isla Hormigas Cabo de Palos, goza de una salud increíble, en esta área conviven la pesca artesanal con la actividad lúdica del buceo recreativo, ambas son compatibles y el resultado es que los buceadores podemos disfrutar del mejor buceo del Mediterráneo y uno de los mejores del mundo y los pescadores se benefician de un caladero muy abundante.
En España hay 12 Reservas Marinas y debería haber más.
En esta foto podemos ver dos de los ejemplares mas caracteristicos de la zona el Goldblotch grouper y el Dusky grouper.
Foto tomada en la Reserva Marina de Cabo de Palos (Murcia-España).
Copyright @2023 José Salmerón. Todos los derechos reservados.
Oxynoe olivacea is a species of small green bubble snail or sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae.
Despite a superficial resemblance, this is not a nudibranch, it is a sacoglossan, and like other Oxynoe species, it has a small, fragile, bubble-shaped shell.
Photograph taken in the salt lagoon of the Mar Menor. Copyright @2023 José Salmerón. All rights reserved.
Oxynoe olivacea es una especie de molusco gasterópodo marino de la familia Oxynoidae.
A pesar de su parecido superficial, no se trata de un nudibranquio, sino de un sacogloso y, al igual que otras especies de Oxynoe, tiene una concha pequeña, frágil y en forma de burbuja.
Fotografía realizada en el Mar Menor. Copyright @2023 José Salmerón. Todos los derechos reservados.
Enjoying the sunset and trying to capture the beauty of this jellyfish at a time when the light is magical.
Photograph taken in the salt lagoon of Mar Menor (Murcia-Spain). Copyright @2023 José Salmerón. All rights reserved.
Disfrutado del atardecer e intentando captar la belleza de esta medusa en uno momento en el que la luz es mágica.
Fotografía tomada en la laguna salada del Mar Menor (Murcia-España). Copyright @2023 José Salmerón. Todos los derechos reservados.
The Cabo de Palos and Islas Hormigas Marine Reserve, I believe, is the best place in the Mediterranean for diving.
The Cabo de Palos and Islas Hormigas Marine Reserve, I believe, is the best place in the Mediterranean for diving.
Picture taken in Cabo de Palos (Murcia-Spain). Copyright @2023 José Salmerón. All rights reserved.
La Reserva Marina Cabo de Palos e Islas Hormigas, creo que es el mejor lugar del Mediterráneo para bucear.
Fotografia tomada en Cabo de Palos (Murcia-España). Copyright @2023 José Salmerón. Todos los derechos reservados.
The emblematic species of the salt lagoon of the Mar Menor, such was their abundance that I remember as a child that they swam between your feet when you were bathing.
Nowadays you can spend hours and hours and days diving and not see a single specimen, a real disaster. ....
Photograph taken in the Mar Menor (Murcia). Copyright @ 2023 José Salmerón. All rights reserved.
La especie emblematica del Mar Menor, tal era su abundancia que recuerdo de pequeño que nadaban entre tus pies cuando te bañabas.
En la actualidad puedes estar horas y horas y días buceando que no ves ningún ejemplar, un autentico desastre....
Fotografía tomada en el Mar Menor (Murcia). Copyright @ 2023 José Salmerón. Todos los derechos reservados.
Los fondos de posidonia oceánica son característicos de la Reserva Marina mas antigua de España, la Reserva Marina de Tabarca, en Alicante y el mero es su especie emblemática.
Fotografiada en Reserva Marina de Tabarca, Alicante (España).
Copyright @2023 José Salmerón -todos los derechos reservados.
The Neptune grass sea beds are characteristic of the oldest marine reserve in Spain, the Tabarca Marine Reserve, in Alicante, and the grouper is its emblematic species.
Photographed in Tabarca Marine Reserve, Alicante (Spain). Copyright @2023 José Salmerón - all rights reserved.
Of the barracuda family, the "Sphyraena sphyraena" of the Mediterranean is not as dangerous as that of the tropical seas. Photo taken in the oldest marine reserve created in Spanish waters, the Tabarca Island Marine Reserve in Alicante.
Don´t use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission @2022 José Salmerón -all rights reserved.
De la familia de las barracudas la "Sphyraena sphyraena" del Mediterráneo no se ve tan peligrosa como la de los mares tropicales. Foto realiza en la Reserva Marina más antigua creada en aguas Españolas, la Reserva Marina de la Isla de Tabarca en Alicante.
No utilice esta imagen en sitios web, blogs u otros medios de comunicación sin el permiso explícito de @2022 José Salmerón -todos los derechos reservados.
With the experience that diving gives you, you try to interact with the species to get as close as possible to them and get a good shot, but in the end you come to the conclusion that it's all up to them .....
This photo was taken in the waters off the island of El Hierro and we were lucky that it wanted to interact with my model and the dome of my house.
Don´t use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission @2022 José Salmerón -all rights reserved.
Con la experiencia que te da los buceos, uno intenta interactuar con las especies para aproximarte los mas posible a ellos y conseguir un buen disparo, pero al final llegas a la conclusión que todo depende de ellos....
Esta foto esta tomada en aguas de la Isla del Hierro y tuvimos la suerte de que quiso interactuar con mi modelo y con la cupula de mi vivienda.
After spawning and caring for her offspring, the female octopus stops feeding, becoming so weakened that she isapproaching her final moment, and here you can see that moment with the colour.
It is not normal to see octopuses of this size in the Mediterranean due to fishing pressure, only in Marine Reserves such as Tabarca Island can we see them like this.
