The Bunaken Marine Park is located right at the heart of the coral triangle and this is the centre of diversity for squat lobsters. These “lobster-like” crustaceans are found hiding amongst the coral and feather stars on the walls of Bunaken and take a keen eye to spot. Our guides are very good at spotting…
This week we have been lucky enough to see stingrays on a few of our favourite dive sites. During the day they are mostly taking shelter and hiding from predators under coral shelves or in sandy patches beneath the rocks but we can sometimes see them peeking out of their hidey-hole. At night they are…
Night diving brings out many creatures that we don’t normally see during the day. One of these creatures is very strange looking as it appears to be a sponge but it is scuttling across the reef. These are commonly known as sponge crabs and can all look a little bit different due to the size/colour/shape…
As recent documentaries and reports in the media have shown there is a systemic problem with regards to the way we are using and abusing our oceans. Each year tens of thousands of marine species are killed by either eating marine debris or becoming entangled in it and all of this marine debris comes from…
Alex has been doing his Divemaster training here at Two Fish Divers Bunaken and at over halfway through he is progressing at a good pace through theory, pool and open water skills and workshops. He still has fond memories of the first dive he did and the amazing moment when he saw juvenile sharks in…
Mandarin fish are undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and colourful fish found throughout the pacific and we are lucky to see many of them at our Two Fish Divers locations in Indonesia. Taking a Mandarin Dive gives the best opportunity to see these beautifully coloured fish which have a personality all of their own.…
“Hi one and all, my name is Alex, originally from England. I am part of a company called Conservation Wise and for the next six weeks I’ll be blogging, vlogging and posting stories about my experiences on this once in a lifetime trip to realise my life goal of becoming a PADI Divemaster here at…
Bunaken mangroves are not just beautiful to look at, they are also an important ecosystem that many other systems rely on, they’re excellent barriers for coastline protection against storms and erosion and they have the ability to store carbon. As the world’s coastlines lose more and more mangrove habitats, we need to try hard to…