If you thought that the frogfish in Lembeh were weird, then this ranks in the same league. The red-lipped batfish or Galapagos batfish is found around the Galapagos Islands at depths of 30m or more. It is mainly known for its bright red lips, and they look just right for a kiss!
TEC Instructors Hiro and Sandy are tekkies in Blue Label Diving Indonesia and are based in Bunaken, Indonesia. They are a technical diving duo and provide technical dive training and dives on sidemount, twinsets and rebreathers. They began technical diving in 2009 on rebreathers and open circuit, and then made the switch to teaching tec…
Weekly Summary #5, Dec 2013 Welcome to our weekly round-up, last one of 2013! We hope that you had a great XMas last week, followed up with a great New Year. Highlights: why not visit the sharks and manta’s the next time you are in Singapore On the critter front, we had a Frogfish-tastic week…
This week we had a Frogfish-tastic week in Lembeh with lots of different species: Hairy, Giant, Painted, Warty / Clown, all of varying colours and sizes. PLUS we found three Sargassum frogfish when cleaning our beach in front of the resort! But what are these weird fish?
If you have a few hours to kill in Singapore and want to see some sharks and mantas, then take a visit to the Singapore aquarium on Sentosa. Regardless of your conservation views, we really think it was worth it after we took a visit with our kids (aged 4 and 6) and had a…
Weekly Summary #4, Dec 2013 TEC is back in Bunaken!! Hiro & Sandy, our tec instructors, arrived and got straight to work. In travel news, Lembongan was voted the 2nd best island in Asia! And on the conservation front, we highlight Shark Savers campaign to protect Manta Rays. Weekly diving round-up: a whale shark was…
It is surreal that my time as a DMT in Bunaken has finally come to an end. My experience here was exceptional, in and out of the classroom. Dion, my fantastic instructor, always had a smile on his face and finds ways to entertain in the classroom. The internship work wasn’t easy, but after my…
Weekly Summary #3, Dec 2013 Our critter corner explores Rhinopias: divers get very excited about them when they see them in Lembeh, but what is a Rhinopias? On the conservation front, more good news for sharks as China bans shark-fin dinners for officials. We also have news about Singapore Airlines and SIlk Air increasing their…