Now that we are in Bali, yesterday we decided to go the diving some of the close by, classic eastern cost dive site. We headed to Pandang Bai… This place is quite famous for white sand macro, and we knew…
Edible plastic made from seaweed
Plastics suck. Although incredibly useful, reading stories about the floating garbage patches in the middle of the ocean and just seeing plastics litter our streets and waterways just make you want to cringe. But we our reliance on plastic is…
Pseudochromis stellatus, a new species of dottyback from Raja Ampat
Pseudochromis stellatus is the newest species of dottyback to be added to the roster of reef fish from Indonesia. This new Pseudochromis was collected from Batanta and Batu Hitam in the northern Raja Ampat Islands of West Papua Province, Indonesia at…
How To Identify 20 Stony Corals From Indonesia
Often scuba divers focus on tiny critters, schools of fish, or jumbo-sized creatures like whales, dolphins, and sharks. This leaves corals to get lumped together under a single term ‘coral reef’ which is far too general to describe the hundreds of individual…
8K Video Of Raja Ampat And Triton Bay Is Almost Better Than The Real Thing
8K Raja Ampat and Triton Bay Raja Ampat is the definition of bucket list diving. With over 600 species of hard coral and 1,600 species of fish, Raja Ampat will impress even the most seasoned pro. Yet, there are always some…
Acropora plana Is One Of The Most Beautiful Acros In The Wild
While diving in Eastern in Indonesia few weeks ago, we came across some huge colonies of Acropora plana, and although we’ve seen this coral over and over for few decades, we fell in love with it once more. We believe…
Unusual Corals In Lembeh Strait
Lembeh Strait The Lembeh Strait is a holy grail amongst scuba divers. This relatively small channel of water is home to the highest concentration of crazy critters known anywhere under the sea. Scuba divers from around the world flock to…
WATCH: Mandarin Dragonets Spawning In The Wild
The Mandarin dragonet (Synchiropus splendidus) is one of my favorite fish, and I know I’m not alone. Mandarins are a fan favorite when it comes to saltwater aquariums for their vibrant psychedelic patterns and friendly personalities. So when the team…
Reef Builders Travelogue, Bunaken National Park, Sulawesi Indonesia
Reef Builders Destination Sulawesi Indonesia Here at Reef Builders we are fortunate to dive some of the worlds most lush and vibrant coral reefs, so last year we decided it was time to invite our readers along for the journey.…
Huge Giant Squid Is About To Stink Up This Beach!
You know an animal is large when people first mistake it as a grounded boat! That is exactly what happened on this beach in Maluku Province of Indonesia when they sighted a huge brownish shape bulging from the shallow waters of…
