2023 Güney Denizi Keşif Gezisi

JBL Expedition South Seas I and II

Pets

As our boat anchored, many waiting fish swam to our stern. That’s the best place to find food when the caterer cooks for the crew and passengers. Although the offerings were only partially suitable for them, it was very exciting to see how the different fish species reacted to the food on offer!

The predatory species, like the sharks, snappers and groupers, ignored all the vegetables and fruit scraps. And they did the same with the meat scraps! They only snapped up the fish.

The many surgeonfish, on the other hand, were enthusiastic about pretty much all the leftovers. One Napoleon wrasse, over a metre long and affectionately nicknamed Grapefruit, took first pick of the delicacies, as it was the largest fish.

In the dark of the evening a blue underwater light was switched on at the stern. The sharks looked beautiful in this blue light and their elegance as they swam impressed our expedition team again and again.

The islanders also have "pets". The kitchens of the huts are often outdoors and above the water. The kitchen waste ends up directly in the mouths of the sharks waiting and circling around the huts.

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Feeding trials under water

Güney Denizi Keşif Gezisi

JBL Expedition South Seas I and II

Pets

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