The dives today were interesting as always. We have to constantly pay attention to the water column above us and avoid being too intent on the reef and fish in front of us. Some of the pelagic species can move in and out of our census areas quickly. The permits, which normally are more solitary in nature, seem very active and we commonly see them moving quickly over the reef in groups. Rick and I observed a spawning aggregation of fifteen large permit about an hour prior to sunset on the last dive of the day, which was really interesting to watch.