Manado Bay Manado is a rapidly developing city in Northern Sulawesi. Shopping malls, and tourism development are encroaching further and further towards the sea, and not many people would expect to find world class diving a stone’s throw away from…
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Diving With Her Deepness Dr. Sylvia Earle – And Euphyllia Reef We Must Protect!
Diving With Her Deepness Dr. Sylvia Earle You know you’re on the right path when an invitation arrives to guide a dive for the one and only Dr. Sylvia Earle! Last month while diving in Northern Sulawesi during the Celebrate…
Scuba Diving in Weda, Halmahera Indonesia
Scuba Diving in Halmahera Indonesia Halmahera is the largest of the Maluku Islands, North Maluku Province, Indonesia, between Northern Sulawesi and Raja Ampat. Nicknamed “Gajah Tidur” or the Sleeping Elephant, Halmahera has a distinct shape, complex geography, and rich coastal…
A Day On The Water With The Global Change Institute – Seaview Survey
Global Change Institute Paul G. Allen Seaview Survey – Manado Northern Sulawesi Indonesia Northern Sulawesi is home to some of the world most biodiverse coral reef habits–it’s no wonder the team from the Global Change Institute are here assessing coral…
Weird and Wonderful Corals of Weda Indonesia
Whenever i’m diving on a coral reef, I often find myself turning to the scuba diver next to me in excitement, “can you believe we just found this epic blastomussa colony…” only to realize they could really care less about a…
Extreme Low Tide At Bangka Island Exposes Corals To Air, And They Survive!
Low Tide Corals Extreme tidal variations happen each month during what is known as a spring tide. This tidal phase happens twice each lunar month and the big swing in tidal heights occurs closes to the new moon. The second…
Colossal Coral Colonies Found In Halmahera Indonesia
Colossal Coral Colonies Unless you have a 1000+ gallon aquarium and are growing a single species of coral it’s unlikely you would have seen corals get anywhere near this size. Even for wild colonies, the corals in Halmahera are left…
Halmahera Indonesia Is The Center Of Coral Diversity
Halmahera Indonesia We’ve just spent a week diving in the northern province of Maluku Indonesia around the island of Halmahera, and to say we found the coral reef of our dreams is an understatement. Now we are excited to share…
Juvenile Orbicular Batfish Looks Just Like A Dead Leaf
Orbicular Batfish It’s common to find dead leaves floating around in the ocean surf, but take a closer look and you might be surprised to find a perfectly camouflaged fish mimicking these dead leaves. Platax orbicularis also known as the…
Awesome Fish Spotlight! Super Xanthic, Yellow Scopas Tang Shows Up In Indonesia
Following the hype on the multicolored aberrant or Koi scopas tangs that showed up in the last few years, our friends at Bali Aquarium scored a very nice Super-Xanthic Yellow Scopas Tang this week. Unlike the aberrant Scopas tang that…
