TRIP REPORT: Gangga Island Resort, October 2011

[Midget]

There is a mining operation that is to start up at the end of the year on Bangka Island. Fears are that the reefs will be decimated from the mine's toxic run off.

Saw this recently:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/safe-bangka-stop-mining/

 

[edpdiver]

There is a mining operation that is to start up at the end of the year on Bangka Island. Fears are that the reefs will be decimated from the mine's toxic run off.

Saw this recently:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/safe-bangka-stop-mining/

Very troubling. I am going there on my first trip in March. It is sad to think that the diving might be going downhill soon.

 

[BigJeff]

Luko,

You must have been a little unlucky in 2009, was there at end of Feb and beginning of March following a stay at Kasawari and we saw the Pontohi with Gangga.

Have also seen what I believe is a Colmani in the area, not with Gangga but on a liveaboard out on the northern islands (picture attached) - not the best picture, they are very wriggly for seahorses!

EDIT:
Did a little more digging, here is a Pontohi from Gangga Jan 2008.

 

[Luko]

Looks to me like a color variation of the Pontohi, (I feel the Colemani is bulkier wih distinct red markings I can't find there) The Pontohis can be any color ranging from pale yellow to dark brown. But who am I to say...
Have you submitted your photo to Rudie Kuiter or Neville Coleman, or even in the wetpixel Id board? The former would be quite surprized to see a Colemani living outside the South Pacific area.

You must have been a little unlucky in 2009, was there at end of Feb and beginning of March following a stay at Kasawari and we saw the Pontohi with Gangga.

We could have met, I was there at the same time there was no other diver than me and a german lady, you probably arrived on the shuttle boat I left with.