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Understanding Conservation in Raja Ampat – Part 1: Mark Erdmann

Understanding Conservation in Raja Ampat… In just over 20 years Raja Ampat, the “Four Kings” of Indonesia’s remote West Papua province, has evolved from an almost unknown location into one of the world’s most sought-after tropical …

Diving Bikini Atoll – It’s Complicated

Commodore Ben Wyatt addressing people of Bikini Atoll – Courtesy of WikiCommons Diving Bikini Atoll… How do you tell 167 men, women, and children that their island home, which had always provided for all their basic needs, is going to be …

Solomon Islands WWII Wrecks

Diving the Solomon Islands WWII Wrecks… Located at the eastern tip of the renowned Coral Triangle, the Solomon Islands consists of a long string of beautiful tropical islands, which are surrounded by the deep trenches and basins of the vast …

Diving Baja California

Diving Baja California… Bounded to the north by the US state of California, to the west by the Pacific Ocean. And to the east by the Sea of Cortez, the long and narrow Baja California peninsula is one of Mexico’s most visually spectacular and …

Diving the Banda Sea

Diving the Banda Sea… It seems almost beyond belief that some 360 years ago, one of a cluster of ten small and very isolated volcanic islands at the remote eastern end of what was then called the Malay Archipelago, was so valuable that it was …

Blackwater Diving – The Anilao Night Shift…

Juvenile Argonaut Getting into Blackwater Diving… The images are what immediately grab your attention – seemingly alien creatures lurking somewhere out there in the dark of night. Long after most people have called it a day! What are …

Technical Diving Match Fitness

Technical Diving Match Fitness… As the end of 2023 approached, I made a decision to approach technical diving from a different perspective. Instead of merely hoping to engage in occasional tech dives. I decided to commit to dedicated trips …

Diving Misool in Raja Ampat

The Four Kings of Raja Ampat Misool Scuba Diving… The second king – Misool, the large, remote, and sparsely populated island that is the second biggest of Raja Ampat’s “four kings”. It is said that the name Raja Ampat derives from the local folklore …