Coral Restoration Bangka Island It’s been nearly six months since we started collaborating with Ocean Gardener and Murex Dive Resorts on a coral identification and restoration project in Bangka Island Sulawesi. And we’re happy to report that coral fragments are…
Learn To Spot Coral Diversity: Large Polyp Corals
Large Polyp Corals Large polyp corals are any hard coral species which have thick fleshy tissue and large corallites over a few centimeters wide. There are even some extra large species with polyps that can reach 10 even 30 centimeters…
Learn To Spot Coral Diversity: Small Polyp Corals
Small Polyp Corals Do you remember how to tell the difference between hard and soft corals? Remember it has to do with the number of tentacles… We explained that hard corals are based on a six fold symmetry meaning they…
Spot The Difference Between Hard Coral and Soft Coral
The Difference Between Hard and Soft Corals It may seem simple enough, one is soft and one is hard, but can you really spot the different between these two distinct groups of coral? The biggest difference, as the name implies,…
Jalan Masuk – Coral Spotting in Northern Sulawesi
Jalan Masuk Jalan Masuk is a dive site in Bunaken National Park south of Bunaken Island. The dive site is located between the Lekuan 2 and Lekuan 3 site near the entrance of the part. Jalan Masuk is Indonesian for…
Batas Kota City Border – Coral Spotting in Northern Sulawesi
Batas Kota – Coral Spotting Batas Kota is an incredible coral spotting dive site on the border of Manado city. The site is located a five-minute boat ride from the Murex Manado Resort along the coastline of Manado Bay. While…
Circus Reef – Coral Spotting in Northern Sulawesi
Circus Reef – Northern Sulawesi The Circus dive site is located along the coastline, about 30 minutes west of the Murex Manado resort. The dive starts with a sandy slope covered in chocolate chip starfish and tufts of seagrass. As…
Fukui Point (Part 2) – Coral Spotting in Northern Sulawesi
Fukui Point – Bunaken National Park Fukui point is easily one of the best coral dives in the Bunaken National Park. The shallow areas are covered in huge colonies of branching corals, and the reef slopes have some of the…
Fukui Point (Part 1) – Coral Spotting in Northern Sulawesi
Fukui Point – Bunaken National Park Fukui point is easily one of the best coral dives in the Bunaken National Park. The shallow areas are covered in huge colonies of healthy branching corals, and the reef slopes have some of…
Fluorescent Night Diving In Lembeh Strait
Fluorescent Night Dive There is nothing quite as exciting as a fluorescent night dive. And sure those two little words night dive might give some people the hibigeebies, but grab yourself a UV torch and strap on a yellow filter, and you'll…
