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Nice detailed report. seen some good footage of this site - looks a very interesting one. did you at any time feel the dives got too chaotic? some of the footage I've seen gives the impression of a lot of bull sharks getting excited at once in the type of scenario that had nasty accident written...

Are you saying loose leaf logbooks as given out with the PADI OW pack would be unacceptable here? wow. I'd actually be keen to see diveops check logs a bit more but some of this seem to focus on format over substance.

they sure do. I think there's a real optical illusion effect here due to the lack of scale objects walter mentioned and I wouldn't bet on these being any longer than 6 footers. Maybe spinners or blacktips?

spool - more compact in addition to its non-tanglin' benefits.

here's the bad news for nicaraguan shark fans http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Organizations/SSG/sharknews/sn14/shark14news6.htm

It was a somehow landlocked population of bull sharks (that I believe are now thought extinct due to pollution). Possibly some sawfish as well I think I remember reading.

I dived on my own in Perhentian (not solo but without a prearranged buddy) with Coral Sky Divers who looked after me very well and by the end of the week were making early morning trips to their special spots for just me on my own. top bunch! I think a lot of new divers worry about buddying...

Glyphis are the usual suspects here. I understand there a couple of as yet undescribed species in this genus from the top end of australia and PNG. Freshwater rays are more common including some stunning amazonian and vietnamese species.

OK I'll bite on this one cos someone has too....how did the forests survive before we rocked up with our trusty chainsaws to save them?:06: EDITED: to add - not meant to sound as sarcastic as it did - I generally don't know about the fire-regenerative forest ecosystems but this seemed like a...

I didn't say and should have since this was on (to my knowledge) the only regualry done offshore, deeper dive there - mystery reef (also one of the best IMO). The other shot was in Egypt - I based the id on the Debelius red sea book. I'm leaning a bit more towards G. monochrous now having seen...

I hadn't previously considered this species but I'd be surprised. My understanding is that this species is a fan of inshore reef lagoons whereas this was taken in 30+m well offshore (although it was in the murky water and battered reef habitat its supposed to like). I think its too big though...

Thanks: I also know what I don't know (which is more than I know!) :D so on the subject of morays from Redang - anyone care to put a name on this chap from nearby Perhentian? Sorry its so poor - I can't find the original just this downsized edit. For scale thats a coral catshark to the left so...

no recent data. my own anecdotal experience (involving a captive bull shark in an aquarium and a strobe) suggests some sharks may in some conditions respond to strobes for some reason (light? electrical signature?) but nothing beyond that. it seems likely that any increased risk would be...

agree with quero but while 2 is a white eye I believe its now known as Gymnothorax thysoidea.

Remember having a very spooky feeling diving on protea banks in South Africa - the viz was poor, the whales were singing a different and very tortured sounding song and there were these huge 6 foot long plankton jelly things floating by. The whole dive felt weird and really eerie (it was also...

or even zebra eel? Gymnomuraena zebra. I agree with bowmouth on all of 'em

stonefish for me too.

since you're in the tropics this may not be as applicable to you but here in the uk I had far more success with animals from tidepools than those collected by my father diving. Anything that can live in a little tidepool which heats up like crazy in full sun at low tide is tough and good for the...

Arguably the most graceful of all sharks and you did him justice! nice shot.