On our second day in Jamaica, we woke up early to eat breakfast and get ready for our first snorkel session. We snorkeled around the far-left side of Discovery Bay, right in front of the Discovery Bay Marine Lab. While we were out there a few of us spotted a Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus). The octopus was originally seen moving throughout the turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) and quickly took cover within a patch of coral. After a bit, the octopus came back out and was moving throughout the turtle grass once again. We look forward to continuing our search for these wonders of Jamaica!

Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus) surrounded by turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum)

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