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Visit the BVI's top three snorkel destinations on our fully customized and spacious 50 foot boat the "Nautilus"
The staff of BVI Snorkel, are some of the very best in the industry. At the top of the ladder you will meet Colin and his wife Andrea. Colin and Andrea are the owners of BVI Snorkel, Jost Van Dyke Scuba, BVI Scuba Co.,
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A marine park system and mooring buoy program administered by the National Parks Trust and the Ministry of Natural Resources are dedicated to the preservation of reefs and marine life.
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The waters around the British Virgin Islands are home to an abundance of corals, fishes, sharks, dolphins, turtles, crustaceans and a multitude of other marine life. The underwater world is truly magnificent and awesome; below you will find just a few examples of the animals that you might see while snorkeling or diving in the British Virgin Islands.
There are over 400 reef associated or inshore ranging fish around the Virgin Islands. Some of these fish include; barracuda, snapper, hamlets, French grunts, parrotfish, filefish, surgeon fish, squirrel fish, soldier fish, fairy basslet, hawk fish, hog fish, spotted drum, spotted butterfly fish, blue chromis, damselfish, Creole wrasse, goby, porcupine fish among many many others.
Parrotfish are a colorful fish. The jaw teeth are fused into a parrot-like beak, which they use for scraping algae and coral growth from reefs. It is not unusual to hear parrot fish munching on coral while you are snorkeling above them.
Barracuda are identifiable by their long, silver, cylindrical bodies.
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