Did some research on Negril, and wiki says the original name came from spanish abbreviation of Black Eels .... I guess there were a lot of black eels near the Cliffs at some point, but I wonder what happened to them????
Also, what others species don't you see around Negril anymore?
There is a black Coral eel around the Negril area.
One nite at Hedo Mr stuck and I had a big spot light looking in the water off cement pier.We saw the bigest eel ever,about 6ft long 7-8 in tall and around 5-6 thick.We have never seen any that big even at the reef.Guard said the storm in the day drove it towards shore.That was about 11 yrs ago.Never have seen one even close to that size since!
Eels? Definitely not going in off the cliffs. But that is interesting about how Negril got its name!
moray eel mrs. stuck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUs7lBeh10U
Probably more like conger eels which are abundant in the reefs and rivers of Jamaica.