Carlisle Beach - concerns

We've snorkeled in Barbados in the past from private excursion boats. Really disliked the fact that the wreck and turtle areas were filled with many boats/snorkelers, kicking into each other.

This time we intend to go to Carlisle Bay Beach and snorkel out to an area that is not laden with these ships/snorkelers.

Wondering if we could bring our own food out to draw a few turtles to us. Has anyone done this? What type of food is good?

Thanks

You may draw a barracuda, then what?

Human-type food: bread, dog food, peas, cereal, etc., will not only shorten the lifespan of fish, but will cause damage to the reef.

When fish get handouts they don’t consume algae and parasites which will overtake and kill reefs.

They become dependent on humans, loose their fear of humans and become aggressive. Other species of fish are drawn to the feeding area which may imbalance the complete system.

Please note that Dottin’s reef in Barbados has been damaged, but not anywhere as bad as the reef(s) at DePalm Island in Aruba where feeding the parrotfish was tolerated and even encouraged.

It is not as bad feeding the Hawksbill turtles in Barbados as they are an omnivore, and as such eat sponges, jellyfish, mollusks, fish and algae. The younger hawksbills and leathernecks do almost exclusively eat algae from the reefs, but only for a short time.

A delicate environment this island earth, yes?