Asian Diver — October 2017

39 “MUCK” AND “CRITTERS” are two words not normally associated with the popular dive destination of Koh Tao, located in the Gulf ...

40 UTTER THE WORD “MALAPASCUA” to anyone in the dive community and you will see their eyes widen with excitement and hear the wo ...

41 LEFT A common seahorse, just one example of the dazzling critters that inhabit these reefs BELOW A paradise beach of dazzling ...

MALAPASCUA: MORE THAN THRESHERS Banded sea kraits are plentiful now that they are protected at Gato Island ...

43 ABOVE Bring your macro lens so as not to miss shots of treasures like this pipefish BELOW A red frogfish on the safety stop a ...

44 PORT OF PLENTY We discover that there is so much more to Puerto Galera than meets the eye... Text by Roni Ben-Aharon, Atlanti ...

PUERTO GALERA BUQUETE SAN ANTONIO LA LAGUNA Alma Jane Sabang Wrecks Pinnacles Coral Cove Sinandigan Wall Giant Clams Canyons St ...

46 PORT OF PLENTY The Alma Jane is a dramatic wreck – a 60-tonne, 32-metre, steel-hulled vessel that was sunk in 2003 Simon Lore ...

47 WRECK DIVING Divers are often surprised to learn that they can get a glimpse into the world of wreck diving at Puerto Galera’ ...

48 Simon Lorenz NAVIGATOR Getting to Puerto Galera Puerto Galera is accessible by ferry via the public port in Batangas, 110 km ...

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50 UNEXPECTED ASIA You think you know Asia’s most iconic dive destinations? Well, think again! From wide-angle dreams in muck me ...

Juvenile jackfish in the shallows at Green Island, Taiwan Mateo Visconti ...

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53 GREEN ISLAND By Matteo Visconti Taiwan I have been very lucky to have dived in some of the best spots in the world for macro ...

54 Okinawa, Japan Japan does not normally get top billing when divers are listing Asia’s best dive destinations. But it seems as ...

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56 Lembeh’s weird underwater world of black sand dive sites and their abundance of rare and unusual critters are well documented ...

57 PORT VILA NADI HONIARA TARAWA FUNAFUTI APIA VAVA’U NUKU’ALOFA BRISBANE AUCKLAND CHRISTCHURCH WELLINGTON LOS ANGELES SAN FRANC ...

58 UNEXPECTED ASIA ...