Four Winds, Snorkeling at Molokini - Tom Barefoot's Tours

Snorkeling at Molokini is always such a treat. I've been coming here for years and I've rarely been disappointed with what I see once I jump in the water. I enjoy spear fishing as a hobby and most of my knowledge of marine life has stemmed from this interest. Molokini is a marine preserve so fishing or tampering with the reef is not permitted. This protection has allowed the populations of fish to flourish here as you will see in the video. I started out by jumping off of the easy access swim-step on the back of the ship to find three blue trevally (Omilu) swimming beneath me. These fish are a member of the trivially family and are a predator fish that is prized by near shore fisherman. After this I saw a male Parrotfish (Uhu) darting around the reef, these fish eat seaweed off the reef and even the coral itself. For this reason they have to be caught by spear fishing because they take no interest in bait. Another interesting fact about Parrotfish is that they excrete sand instead of feces and it is estimated that a single parrotfish can produce up to one ton of sand per year. I spotted a rather large Morey Eel that was sitting fairly deep at the center of the crater, I dove down to get a better look then continued my journey through the reef. I saw a variety of fish and even a snowflake eel that was swimming along with another fish that I believe was related to a goatfish, at first I thought the eel was stalking the goatfish but I think they were doing some sort of cooperative hunting strategy. Snorkeling at Molokini is always a good time, and today I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Four Winds, Snorkeling at Molokini - Tom Barefoot's Tours