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  • Vitamin B complex next to a live fish holding tank at Paotere fish market, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. According to a worker at the facility, the solution is injected into the spine of the fish to 'calm' them during shipping.
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  • Live grouper being processed at the Pulau Mas facility in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270387.jpg
  • Live grouper being unloaded from a Pulau Mas boat at Benoa harbour, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270257.jpg
  • Live grouper being unloaded from a Pulau Mas boat at Benoa harbour, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270190.jpg
  • Live grouper being processed at the Pulau Mas facility in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270433.jpg
  • Live grouper being processed at the Pulau Mas facility in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270439.jpg
  • Live grouper being processed at the Pulau Mas facility in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270420.jpg
  • Live grouper being processed at the Pulau Mas facility in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270384.jpg
  • Live grouper being processed at the Pulau Mas facility in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270383.jpg
  • Live grouper being processed at the Pulau Mas facility in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270353.jpg
  • Live grouper being processed at the Pulau Mas facility in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270344.jpg
  • Live grouper being processed at the Pulau Mas facility in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270296.jpg
  • Live grouper being unloaded from a Pulau Mas boat at Benoa harbour, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270202.jpg
  • Live grouper being unloaded from a Pulau Mas boat at Benoa harbour, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270125.jpg
  • Live grouper being unloaded from a Pulau Mas boat at Benoa harbour, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270088.jpg
  • Live grouper being prcoessed at the Pulau Mas facility in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270301.jpg
  • Live grouper being prcoessed at the Pulau Mas facility in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270317.jpg
  • Live grouper being processed at the Pulau Mas facility in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270366.jpg
  • Live grouper being processed at the Pulau Mas facility in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270359.jpg
  • Live grouper being processed at the Pulau Mas facility in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270333.jpg
  • Live grouper being unloaded from a Pulau Mas boat at Benoa harbour, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270225.jpg
  • Live grouper being unloaded from a Pulau Mas boat at Benoa harbour, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270208.jpg
  • Live grouper being unloaded from a Pulau Mas boat at Benoa harbour, Bali, Indonesia. The grouper are destined for export to Hong Kong.  The live reef fish trade is a highly lucrative business that is associated with several, highly destructive fishing methods, including the use of cyanide to stun and capture the fish alive.  However, Pulau Mas uses more sustainable practices and the company supports the use of traditional handline fishing methods, refuses to trade in fish caught using cyanide and enforces a minimum catch size.
    PMAS201202270121.jpg
  • A pile of fish being prepared for salting in a fish market, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    MKSR201103030146.jpg
  • Like many reef fish, fusiliers use the services of small wrasse at cleaning station.  The cleaner wrasse pick off dead skin and parasites from the surface of the larger fish.  Many fish signal their desire to be cleaned by changing color.  Fusiliers turn a shade of red and display greenish stripes, coloration only normally displayed at night.
    WPAP200903220047.jpg
  • Like many reef fish, fusiliers use the services of small wrasse at cleaning station.  The cleaner wrasse pick off dead skin and parasites from the surface of the larger fish.  Many fish signal their desire to be cleaned by changing color.  Fusiliers turn a shade of red and display greenish stripes, coloration only normally displayed at night.
    WPAP200903220049.jpg
  • Reef damaged by fish bombing, a highly destructive fishing practice, Cendrewasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia.
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  • Like many reef fish, fusiliers use the services of small wrasse at cleaning station.  The cleaner wrasse pick off dead skin and parasites from the surface of the larger fish.  Many fish signal their desire to be cleaned by changing color.  Fusiliers turn a shade of red and display greenish stripes, coloration only normally displayed at night.
    WPAP200903220044.jpg
  • Like many reef fish, fusiliers use the services of small wrasse at cleaning station.  The cleaner wrasse pick off dead skin and parasites from the surface of the larger fish.  Many fish signal their desire to be cleaned by changing color.  Fusiliers turn a shade of red and display greenish stripes, coloration only normally displayed at night.
    WPAP200903220039.jpg
  • Like many reef fish, fusiliers use the services of small wrasse at cleaning station.  The cleaner wrasse pick off dead skin and parasites from the surface of the larger fish.  Many fish signal their desire to be cleaned by changing color.  Fusiliers turn a shade of red and display greenish stripes, coloration only normally displayed at night.
    WPAP200903220024.jpg
  • Like many reef fish, fusiliers use the services of small wrasse at cleaning station.  The cleaner wrasse pick off dead skin and parasites from the surface of the larger fish.  Many fish signal their desire to be cleaned by changing color.  Fusiliers turn a shade of red and display greenish stripes, coloration only normally displayed at night.
    WPAP200903220023.jpg
  • Reef fish for sale at the Paotere fish market, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    MKSR201103070043.jpg
  • Diver with a video camera filming a reef destroyed by fish bombing, a highly destructive fishing practice, Biak, West Papua, Indonesia.
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  • Fish for sale at the Paotere fish market, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    MKSR201103030141.jpg
  • Hard coral reef completely destroyed by fish bombing, a highly destructive fishing practice, Biak, West Papua, Indonesia.
    WPAP200510300019.jpg
  • Different reef fish for for sale at Paotere fish market, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    MKSR201103070026.jpg
  • The strong currents in the Misool area create perfect conditions for filter feeders such as soft corals, sea whips, sponges and fans.  Fish life is also prolific, particularly of plankton feeding fish such as fusiliers.  The reefs of Raja Ampat are some of the most diverse and healthiest in the world.
    WPAP200903220166.jpg
  • Baskets of small fish (sardines) at a market, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    MKSR201103040161.jpg
  • Grouper at a live fish holding facility, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    MKSR201103040317.jpg
  • Diver with a video camera filming a reef destroyed by fish bombing, Biak, West Papua, Indonesia.
    WPAP200510300020.jpg
  • These trap are used to catch live fish and crstaceans such as crabs and lobsters. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.  Further north, at Bangka, the reefs are covered in spectacular soft corals that thrive in the strong currents that are typical for the area.
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  • These trap are used to catch live fish and crstaceans such as crabs and lobsters. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.  Further north, at Bangka, the reefs are covered in spectacular soft corals that thrive in the strong currents that are typical for the area.
    SULA200905250248.jpg
  • Flying fish, Menjangan Island, Bali, Indonesia. Menjangan is protected from the strong currents that sweep between Java and Bali and as a result has clear, warm waters and good reefs - the walls and shallow coral gardens of the island are some of the best in Bali
    BALI200904280176.jpg
  • The beautiful Banggi cardinalfish was originally only found on the Banggi Islands.  However, due to their popularity in the aquarium business, they have been introduced into several other areas, including the Lembeh Strait. These fish like to form dense schools - their markings serve to help individual fish disappear into a confusing mass of stripes and dots making it very difficult for a predator to pick out an individual. The Lembeh Strait in N Sulawesi is famous for its unusually high marine biodiversity, particularly of unusual animals that live on the exposed sand areas.
    SULA200905100483.jpg
  • The strong currents in the Misool area create perfect conditions for filter feeders such as soft corals, sea whips, sponges and fans.  Fish life is also prolific, particularly of plankton feeding fish such as fusiliers.  The reefs of Raja Ampat are some of the most diverse and healthiest in the world.
    WPAP200903220194.jpg
  • The strong currents in the Misool area create perfect conditions for filter feeders such as soft corals, sea whips, sponges and fans.  Fish life is also prolific, particularly of plankton feeding fish such as fusiliers.  The reefs of Raja Ampat are some of the most diverse and healthiest in the world.
    WPAP200903220169.jpg
  • The reefs of Raja Ampat are some of the most diverse and healthiest in the world.  South of Misool are a number of seamounts that attract many different species of fish and predators such as sea snakes.  Fish such as snapper rely on the safety of numbers to escape predators.
    WPAP200903150044.jpg
  • The reefs of Raja Ampat are some of the most diverse and healthiest in the world.  South of Misool are a number of seamounts that attract many different species of fish and predators such as sea snakes.  Fish such as snapper rely on the safety of numbers to escape predators.
    WPAP200903160097.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.
    WPAP200903270043.jpg
  • Sharks for sale at Paotere fish market, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    MKSR201103070046.jpg
  • Flying fish, Menjangan Island, Bali, Indonesia. Menjangan is protected from the strong currents that sweep between Java and Bali and as a result has clear, warm waters and good reefs - the walls and shallow coral gardens of the island are some of the best in Bali
    BALI200904280182.jpg
  • Flying fish, Menjangan Island, Bali, Indonesia. Menjangan is protected from the strong currents that sweep between Java and Bali and as a result has clear, warm waters and good reefs - the walls and shallow coral gardens of the island are some of the best in Bali
    BALI200904280162.jpg
  • Razor fish live on sand flats such as those found in the shallow bays of Pulau Weh.  Pulau Weh lies at the most north westerly tip of Indonesia, where the Indian Ocean meets the Andaman Sea.  The deep water and strong currents that sweep past the island provides perfect conditions for both large and small marine species.  The island has active volcanic vents that emit   sulphurous gases and lies close to an active subduction zone.  Pulau Weh lies just off shore from Banda Aceh, the city that was devastated during the 2004 tsunami.  Fortunately, damage on the island was minimal compared to the devestation on the mainland.
    PWEH200904010235.jpg
  • At Laha village, divers explore the slopes beneath fishing boats, in search of 'muck critters'.  Reef fish also shelter around debris thrown overboard by the fishermen.
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  • Small tuna for sale at the Paotere fish market, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    MKSR201103070036.jpg
  • Thresher shark with fins removed for sale at Paotere fish market, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    MKSR201103070008.jpg
  • All frogfish use a lure on a 'fishing rod' to attract their prey.  In some species the lure resembles a small shrimp or fish.  When the prey is close enough the frogfish strikes out in the fastest recorded feeding action of any marine species. The Lembeh Strait in N Sulawesi is famous for its unusually high marine biodiversity, particularly of unusual animals that live on the exposed sand areas.
    SULA200905090023.jpg
  • Sharks for sale at the Paotere fish market, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    MKSR201103070061.jpg
  • Stingrays for for sale at Paotere fish market, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    MKSR201103070023.jpg
  • Fusiliers for sale at the Paotere fish market, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    MKSR201103030168.jpg
  • Billfish for sale at Paotere fish market, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • This commercially important species is often rapidly fished out in heavily populated areas.  Only in remote areas are there healthy populations of large fish.
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  • Schooling fish often seek shelter beneath moored boats, such as here at Laha village, Ambon.
    AMBO200903010009.jpg
  • Both adult and juvenile Banggi cardinalfish often shelter amongst the spines of sea urchins.  This species of fish was originally found only in the Banggi Islands in Sulawesi but has since spread to other areas of Indonesia as a result of the aquarium trade. Gilimanuk or Secret Bay is located at the north western tip of Bali.  It is open to cold upwellings of water that flow between Bali and Java.  The daily influx of nutrient-rich cold water means this shallow site has become famous for unusual 'muck' critters or species, not easily found elsewhere in Indonesia.  Gilimanuk has become very popular with underwater photographers. Bali is a very popular holiday destination for divers and offers a wide variety of different types of diving, from reefs and wrecks to mucks sites such as Puri Jati and Gilimanuk.
    BALI200904250148.jpg
  • Groupers commonly feed on smaller fish and will often maintain a territory with a constant supply of food, driving off other groupers and predators.  Pulau Weh lies at the most north westerly tip of Indonesia, where the Indian Ocean meets the Andaman Sea.  The deep water and strong currents that sweep past the island provides perfect conditions for both large and small marine species.  The island has active volcanic vents that emit   sulphurous gases and lies close to an active subduction zone.  Pulau Weh lies just off shore from Banda Aceh, the city that was devastated during the 2004 tsunami.  Fortunately, damage on the island was minimal compared to the devestation on the mainland.
    PWEH200904010201.jpg
  • White collar butterfly fish are a common species in the Andaman Sea.  They are not found further east in Indonesia. Pulau Weh lies at the most north westerly tip of Indonesia, where the Indian Ocean meets the Andaman Sea.  The deep water and strong currents that sweep past the island provides perfect conditions for both large and small marine species.  The island has active volcanic vents that emit   sulphurous gases and lies close to an active subduction zone.  Pulau Weh lies just off shore from Banda Aceh, the city that was devastated during the 2004 tsunami.  Fortunately, damage on the island was minimal compared to the devestation on the mainland.
    PWEH200904050045.jpg
  • Sargassum frogfish live in clumps of floating sea weed and have evolved camouflage to match their surroundings. The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.  The area has become popular with divers that use liveaboard boats to explore the reefs and islands of West Papua.
    WPAP200903210158.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.
    WPAP200903250045.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.
    WPAP200903260198.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.
    WPAP200903250010.jpg
  • The reefs of Raja Ampat are some of the most diverse and healthiest in the world.  South of Misool are a number of seamounts that attract many different species of fish.
    WPAP200903160137.jpg
  • The strong currents in the Misool area create perfect conditions for filter feeders such as soft corals, sea fans and sponges and on most areas, the rocky substrate is literally carpeted in life.  Plankton feeding fish - such as anthias - are also prolific. The reefs of Raja Ampat are some of the most diverse and healthiest in the world.
    WPAP200903160115.jpg
  • In the Misool area there are a number of sites decorated with extensive rock art or paintings.  The paintings are thought to be between 3-5000 years old and feature dolphins, fish, whales, dugong, hands, abstract figures, and what may be representations of 'Matuto', a half-man, half-lizard hero or god.  The sites are on sections of limestone cliff.
    WPAP200903180199.jpg
  • In the Misool area there are a number of sites decorated with extensive rock art or paintings.  The paintings are thought to be between 3-5000 years old and feature dolphins, fish, whales, dugong, hands, abstract figures, and what may be representations of 'Matuto', a half-man, half-lizard hero or god.  The sites are on sections of limestone cliff.
    WPAP200903180160.jpg
  • Small fish such as fusiliers often remain in tight schools to confuse predators.
    WPAP200903100168.jpg
  • Small fish such as fusiliers often remain in tight schools to confuse predators.
    WPAP200903100164.jpg
  • Ambon's south coast has some interesting dive sites, with dramatic caves and stunning topography.  Sea fans, sea whips and schooling fish are plentiful on the current-swept headlands.
    AMBO200903030125.jpg
  • Ambon's south coast has some interesting dive sites, with dramatic caves and stunning topography.  Sea fans, sea whips and schooling fish are plentiful on the current-swept headlands.
    AMBO200903030118.jpg
  • Spawning surgeonfish, Menjangan, Bali, Indonesia. Like many reef fish, surgeonfish spawn along the edges of current-swept reefs to aid dispersal of the fertilised eggs. Menjangan is protected from the strong currents that sweep between Java and Bali and as a result has clear, warm waters and good reefs - the walls and shallow coral gardens of the island are some of the best in Bali.
    BALI200904260208.jpg
  • These well camouflaged fish have highly venomous spines along their dorsal fin.  Pulau Weh lies at the most north westerly tip of Indonesia, where the Indian Ocean meets the Andaman Sea.  The deep water and strong currents that sweep past the island provides perfect conditions for both large and small marine species.  The island has active volcanic vents that emit   sulphurous gases and lies close to an active subduction zone.  Pulau Weh lies just off shore from Banda Aceh, the city that was devastated during the 2004 tsunami.  Fortunately, damage on the island was minimal compared to the devestation on the mainland.
    PWEH200904030045.jpg
  • Takifugu pufferfish are better known as fugu and are considered a delicacy in Japan.  Parts of the fish have high levels of lethal tetrodotoxin and every year, badly prepared fugu kills a number of people. Gilimanuk or Secret Bay is located at the north western tip of Bali.  It is open to cold upwellings of water that flow between Bali and Java.  The daily influx of nutrient-rich cold water means this shallow site has become famous for unusual 'muck' critters or species, not easily found elsewhere in Indonesia.  Gilimanuk has become very popular with underwater photographers. Bali is a very popular holiday destination for divers and offers a wide variety of different types of diving, from reefs and wrecks to mucks sites such as Puri Jati and Gilimanuk.
    BALI200904250057.jpg
  • White collar butterfly fish are a common species in the Andaman Sea.  They are not found further east in Indonesia. Pulau Weh lies at the most north westerly tip of Indonesia, where the Indian Ocean meets the Andaman Sea.  The deep water and strong currents that sweep past the island provides perfect conditions for both large and small marine species.  The island has active volcanic vents that emit   sulphurous gases and lies close to an active subduction zone.  Pulau Weh lies just off shore from Banda Aceh, the city that was devastated during the 2004 tsunami.  Fortunately, damage on the island was minimal compared to the devestation on the mainland.
    PWEH200904050049.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.  The area has become popular with divers that use liveaboard boats to explore the reefs and islands of West Papua.
    WPAP200903260195.jpg
  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.  The area has become popular with divers that use liveaboard boats to explore the reefs and islands of West Papua.
    WPAP200903260164.jpg
  • Sargassum frogfish live in clumps of floating sea weed and have evolved camouflage to match their surroundings. The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.  The area has become popular with divers that use liveaboard boats to explore the reefs and islands of West Papua.
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  • Sargassum frogfish live in clumps of floating sea weed and have evolved camouflage to match their surroundings. The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.  The area has become popular with divers that use liveaboard boats to explore the reefs and islands of West Papua.
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  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.  The area has become popular with divers that use liveaboard boats to explore the reefs and islands of West Papua.
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  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.
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  • At various points around Bunaken, dive guides have been feeding small fish for the entertainment of tourists.  They now mob any divers. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
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  • The mimic surgeon fish is so called because the juveniles very closely resemble pygmy angelfish.  When the surgeonfish grows larger than an angelfsh, it develops its own distinctive markings. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
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  • Anemonefish live in obligate symbiosis with anemones - they are unable to survive outside of their host.  In return for the shelter provided by the stinging tentacles of their host, they defend the anemone from fish that feed on the tentacles. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
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  • Anemonefish live in obligate symbiosis with anemones - they are unable to survive outside of their host.  In return for the shelter provided by the stinging tentacles of their host, they defend the anemone from fish that feed on the tentacles. Bunaken Marine Park is a very popular dive destination, famous for its beautiful coral reefs, marine biodiversity and vertical walls.
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  • The coastal waters of Triton Bay are rich in nutrients washed down from the surrounding hills.  As a result underwater life is dominated by filter feeders such as colorful soft corals and black corals.  Triton Bay is also very well known for its marine biodiversity.  at the southern end of the Bay are healthy coral reefs with plenty of fish life.
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  • Like most reef fish, damselfish big and small utilise the services of cleaner wrasse to remove dead skin and parasites from the surface of their bodies.
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  • Like most reef fish, grouper utilise the services of cleaner wrasse to remove dead skin and parasites from the surface of their bodies.
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  • Like most reef fish, filefish utilise the services of cleaner wrasse to remove dead skin and parasites from the surface of their bodies.  This species of wrasse however does not normally act as a cleaner.
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  • Fish such as parrotfish and triggerfish feed on hard corals, leaving bite marks such as these.
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  • Titan triggrfish use their large teeth to break off and eat pieces of hard and soft coral, as well as attack and drive off predators.  Like many reef fish they use the services of cleaner wrasse to remove parasites and dead skin from the surface of their bodies.
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  • The reefs of Raja Ampat are some of the most diverse and healthiest in the world.  South of Misool are a number of seamounts that attract many different species of fish.
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  • The strong currents in the Misool area create perfect conditions for filter feeders such as soft corals, sea fans and sponges and on most areas, the rocky substrate is literally carpeted in life.  Plankton feeding fish - such as anthias - are also prolific. The reefs of Raja Ampat are some of the most diverse and healthiest in the world.
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