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 raja-ampat-travelguide.blogspot.com Dive sites in Raja Ampat Island are mostly situated near Waiwo, about 10 minutes away by speedboat from Waisai, The Raja Ampat Regency City, which consists of: Kri Island: Kri has several sites and Cape Kri is one of the area with most fishes. The fish numbers and variety are truly amazing. The site is current dependent. Generally it's a steep slope with beautiful coral growth, lots of reef and schooling fishes, including the giant Queensland Grouper. Sardine Reef: Sardine Reef has really giant clams at 10m (33ft) but it's all about non-stop fishes here. There's a resident school of bumphead parrotfish in the shallows, colorful soft corals and plenty of critters. The Passage: This is a drift dive through a narrow channel near Waigeo. Look for archerfish among the mangroves, orange cup corals, seahorses, and percula clownfish. Fam Island: Several sites near Fam have stunning coral growth. Sponges and soft corals add color and fishes keep it going. Sites include walls, sloping reefs, and muddy bays. Misool: Misool is awash in fish life and huge sea fans. Caverns and boulders mark several sites. The schooling fishes seem endless and pygmy seahorses live in less than 10m (33ft). Some sites are current dependent. Kaboei Bay Rock Islands: The bay is a labyrinth of rock islands. Visibility isn't great but this is a great place for macro and finding odd nudibranches, mollusks and the pictured dragonet. Bat caves and skeletons are found on some ... 318 views |
 In the first episode of our Seabatical 2008, Susan and I visit exotic Islands off the west coast of Papua, Indonesia called Raja Ampat (Four Kings) where, at Kri Island, world record fish counts were recorded in 2001. Scientists say the region is the bulls-eye of bio-diversity. We chose Sorido Resort and their Kri Island dock as our base of operations. All shots herein were made within a reasonable boat ride from their facility. Here, mantas soar over lush coral reefs, holding large quantities of diverse fish, The Sorido facility will soon add the live aboard vessel "ANTARES" to further explore the 1500 islands of Raja Ampat. We would like to thank our Swiss friends at Keldan for their reliable u/w lighting technology. 10360 views |
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 Raja Ampat, or Four Kings, resides at the very heart of what is sometimes called a coral triangle, referring to the tropical marine waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste that contain at least 500 species of reef-building corals in each ecoregion. Raja Ampat archipelago comprises of over 1500 small islands, cays and shoals surrounding the four main islands Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo. It is a part of the newly named Papua province of Indonesia which was formerly called Irian Jaya. I had an honor of visiting this pristine environment in February 2010 onboard MV Pindito liveaboard. M/V Pindito and its amazing crew took us to dive the sites that simply took our breath away. Manta rays, wobbegong sharks, walking sharks, amazing schools of baitfish, rays, sweetlips, and abundance microlife including ever present pygmy seahorses in this one of the worlds most biodiverse areas made this trip a pure enjoyement! 41034 views |
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Kri Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Parachute diveIt was more like a parachute jump than a dive: over the side, fast hand up through the bubbles for a camera grab, and then a drift along the reef like a leaf on the wind – the coral reeling past us like the background of a cartoon.
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Kri Island and its surrounding reefs are at the centre of Raja Ampat, an archipelago that rides off the tip of Indonesia’s Bird’s Head Peninsula. This remote corner of the sea is a complex underwater landscape with enormous currents and tides that bathe the reefs in an endless plankton brew. The mind-boggling range of habitats and rich currents has produced an undersea wilderness dripping in biodiversity.
We drifted into the lee of the pinnacle, which was covered in a seamless layer of glassy sweepers and cardinalfish. Groupers, angelfish, wrasse and even a huge puffer occasionally parted the living curtain. Everything was turned into the current, feeding, as an endless train of blue surgeonfish swept back and forth above the entire scene. I swam up to the giant school and found a single coy barracuda hidden in their midst.
The reefs of Raja Ampat and the Bird’s Head seascape are a challenging mix of exhilaration and frustration. The reefs explode with life as currents gust like the wind before a storm.