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            Planning on snorkeling? Get to know our Candelchi!



                                                                      the entire squirrelfish family  are  called  "bari  di  clabo"  reefs or areas with structure
                                                                      or, as some say, when we say  (nail barrel) for that reason.  in the water where they can
                                                                      candelchi, we mean several                                hide. Although they prefer to
                                                                      different species but without  In our waters, there are 7 to 8  hunt for food at night, they
                                                                      distinguishing them by spe-  types or species present and  are  also  active  during  the
                                                                      cies. In this picture, we are  they are sometimes caught  day.  They  are  edible  and
                                                                      showing the most common  and seen occasionally. They  delicious  when  prepared
                                                                      one in our waters, which is  can be distinguished by dif-  dry  and  crispy  with  lime.  It
                                                                      called squirrelfish in English or  ferent marks such as color on  is particularly challenging to
                                                                      scientifically known as Holo-  the dorsal spine or marks on  scale the fish, which is why
                                                                      centrus adscensionis.        the body.                    it is not one of the favorites
                                                                                                                                among fishermen. They often
                                                                      Under  candelchi,  we  in  In Aruba:                      live in groups.q
                                                                      Aruba generally refer to all  Candelchi  are  found  on
                                                                      the different species of squir-
                                                                      relfish. They all look alike and
                                                                      it's really difficult to distinguish
            (Oranjestad)—If you’re ever  fish. Do you know your fish?  between them.
            planning on snorkeling dur-  The Department of Depart-
            ing your vacation on Aruba,  ment  of  Agriculture,  Live-  The squirrelfish family is dis-
            you may spot fish that you  stock, and Fisheries, known  tinguished by the following

            can’t  recognize.  One  of  as  Santa  Rosa,  offers  this  characteristics.  They  are
            these may be the “Candel-    informative  article  that  il-  heart-shaped with pink or red
            chi”  (Squirrelfish),  a  com-  lustrate some fish and their  hues and often show heart-
            mon, yet shy fish that swims  names in Papiamento.        shaped  streaks  between
            all  year  long  in  the  waters                          the scales along the body.
            of Aruba.                    Candelchi,      Squirrelfish,  They have hard fins and are
                                         Holocentrus adscensionis:    always armed. Over at our
            Let's talk about the names of  Candelchi actually refers to  sister  island  Curaçao,  they


            Aruba Tourism Authority honored loyal visitors at Marriott Aruba Surf Club!



                                                         The Aruba Tourism Authority re-  consecutively visiting Aruba)    Aruba as their favorite vacation
                                                         cently  had  the  great  pleasure  Goodwill         Ambassador  destination, as their home away
                                                         of  recognizing  Distinguished  (20>years consecutively visiting  from home.
                                                         Visitors of Aruba. The honorees  Aruba)
                                                         were respectively honored with  Emerald Ambassador (35>years  The top reasons for returning to
                                                         a  certificate  for  their  years  of  consecutively visiting Aruba)  Aruba  provided  by  the  honor-
                                                         visits,  loyalty,  and  love  for  the                            ees were:
                                                         island of Aruba.                 The honorees were:               •       Aruba’s people.
                                                                                          Distinguished Visitors           •       Aruba’s beach.
                                                         The honorary certification is pre-  Mr.  Michael  &  Mrs.  Miranda  •     Aruba’s weather.
                                                         sented on behalf of the Minister  Scala  from  Staten  Island  New  •     Aruba’s Safety.
                                                         of  Tourism  as  a  token  of  ap-  York, United States.          •        “It`s super easy to travel
                                                         preciation  and  to  say  “Masha                                  to Aruba”
                                                         Danki” to guests who have vis-   Mr.  Jorgino  Willems  represent-
                                                         ited Aruba 10, 20, or 35 years or  ing the Aruba Tourism Authority,  On behalf of the Aruba Tourism
                                                         more consecutively.              and  staff  members  of  Marriott  Authority,  we  would  like  to  ex-
                                                                                          Aruba  Surf  Club  bestowed  the  press our sincere gratitude and
                                                         The three levels of honor are as  certificate  upon  the  honorees,  appreciation  to  the  honorees
                                                         follows:                         presented them with gifts, and  for  their  continued  visits  to  the
                                                         Distinguished  Visitor  (10>years  thanked  them  for  choosing  “One Happy Island”. q
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