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In Asia along the coast, a large part of the local diet and food offered to guest has some derivation of seafood. Part of the culture. So after the Tsunami some Chinese have begun to avoid sea food for awhile at least.

To mask the internal strobe, you can just use electrical black tape or whatever to block the light from coming out. Sometimes when the tape or mask somehow comes off, I just use my fingers to block it.

Thanks for the corrections, not from that area so kind of guessed the spelling. I was wondering if it was a comb jelly (jellyfish).

On the S45 and S50, you can scroll up and down by simultaneously pressing mf button and the left or right. On the S30 and S40 is this available?

In asian waters, comb jellies typically live on some bubble coral. They look like tiny round brown disk stuck to the polyps. Been to perth jundalap and freemantle area, never got a chance to dive.

I felt Kapalai has a better jetty to snorkel around. Tons of critters to see near the jetty, but I have never stayed there before. The coral life seems to be in better condition. The few times I was there, the water was clearer than Mabul too. Mabul has a few operators. SMART, Borneo...

When I was there a few years back, they gave me a lot of leeway. Long long bottom times, but I had to go with their departure schedule. When the resort was not so crowded, they gave my small group our own boat; schedules, bottom times... etc became even more flexible. I guess things...

If you are into Macro you may not need all the power of a DS 125. It would be more useful to have a smaller more manuevarable strobe with infinite power settings. If you want to do wide angle, then the power becomes very handy. If you are just a casual "been there and done that" type, I...

3000 km or about 2000 mile distance from the affected area in super rich waters would result in bare bones sinking to the bottom of the ocean in a very short time. Perhaps if somehow a "remanant" got caught on an oceanliner incased in a plastic bag and was dragged to Bali then maybe it would...

Mola Mola generally appear when the waters become very cold. That season is around September. Tulamben, too many critters to go through. There are many kinds of nudibranchs around the lava rocks near mimpi resort. Should be able to see the resident schooling jacks at Liberty Wreck...

Honeymoon and Diving This means pick nice romantic resorts and dive sites. Mimpi Tulamben is very romantic and diving is at your door step. Scuba Seraya near Tulamben is another romantic place with diving at your door step. It has a fast boat to get you to the sites and back quick...

Water temperatures are very warm. If diving in Tioman area, I just jump in with my neoprene vest and shorts. Some may wear a lycra suit for protection. At the end of your work assignment, you should take the oppurtunity and travel around asia and do some diving. Perhaps go to Sipadan...

Yes it is a member of the snake eels. The color will match the background it hides in. I also have photos of this critter in red.

You can see a white version of this animal in my gallery. Typically comes out at night and stays near some kind of light source among darkness of night looking upwards, for example near a jetty. I think Helmut Debelius fish id book has a photo of this animal with a needle fish in its...

Pulau Weh was great when I was there just before the curfew began. I flew from Singapore to Medan Medan to Aceh Aceh to Sabang Pulau Weh. Flying over the town and seaport of Aceh. Was not hassled by any security or police. The locals were extremely friendly and I had a great time diving...

Scuba Sarawak is no more there. Mike has left the operations and Voo started off with a new company called Tropical Dives.

There is only one operator in Lankayan. In terms of Sipadan/Mabul/Kapalai there are many to choose from. As you probably know by now, all these places are very very far from Kota Kinabalu. From KK you definately can day trip to island like Mamutik, Manukan... Jack Jacksons book...

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When you are there the general dive areas are: Maratua Kakaban Sangalaki Derawan The operators are at: Maratua - Nabucco, another is almost ready to open Sangalaki - Sangalaki Dive Lodge Derawan - Derawan Dive Lodge Maratau - generally for big stuff, sharks, barracudas, eagle rays...

The Operator Name is Tropical Dives connected to Seridan Mulu. http://www.tropical-dives.com/ Talk to Gracie or Voo. There are nearby dive sites about 15 min away. Most are 45 min to 1 hour away by fast boat. The further out you are the less river run off effect you get.