Just two days ago, really only a day and a half out of the water, Sara and I took our final exam’s and turned in our final projects for our Dive Master program. It is hard to believe that we are finished.
Last week we reported that we found two new Rhinopias fish in Lembeh, but what are they? Rhinopias are actually a scorpionfish, and they are one of the top 10 critters that photographers come to Lembeh for and so are pretty special.
Not sure if everyone noticed, but in mid-Nov 2013 Singapore Airlines and SilkAir announced that they were increasing their baggage allowance for all flights by 10kg across all classes. For flights to and from the United States or Brazil, where a piece allowance applies, customers traveling in Singapore Airlines Suites, First Class and Business Class…
Our critter corner explores Mola Mola: We saw 7 Manta’s and 5 Mola Mola in one day in Lembongan, so we thought we would find out Just what is a Mola Mola? On the conservation front, Shark Savers are doing amazing work in their Campaign to Stop Shark Fin Soup. Weekly round-up: we just found…
Hot on the heels of the success that we reported last week about Shark Savers Campaign to Stop Shrk Fin Soup, just in is news that China bans shark fin dinners for officials!!
We like Shark Savers and we think that you should too. We just received their 2013 end-of-year summary, here is an extract about their Shark Fin Soup campaign.
Lots of excitement in Bunaken this week as usual, both in and out of the water! Initially, my week started off on a bad note with visa issues. Let this be a note to all who are doing their Divemaster course, get your visa renewal done early. I had thought that it would be a…
This week we saw 5 Mola Mola on 1 dive in Lembongan so I thought that I would find out what a Mola Mola is, and the first thing I discovered is that the Mola Mola is the heaviest bony fish in the world!! (sharks and rays can be heavier, but they’re cartilaginous fish). The…