Oct
11
Dive Number: 383 11/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Cross Wreck
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 70minutes
Max Depth: 20m
Details: The last dive of the trip and what a cracker. A shallow-ish and small wreck in Manokwari harbour, teaming with macro and fishlife. Inside was a wobbegong shark. A nice way to finish off the trip.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
11
Dive Number: 382 11/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Shinwa Maru Wreck
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 60minutes
Max Depth: 25m
Details: The last couple of dives were on some wrecks near Manokwari. This was an old Japanese WW2 Cargo ship wreck called the Shinwa Maru.
http://indonesia.greatestdivesites.com/papua/shinwa_maru
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
10
Dive Number: 381 10/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Palua Awrli
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 60minutes
Max Depth: 6m
Details: This was the last dive before the long journey back to Manokwari. The island hadn’t been dived before and a few of us decided a nice little inlet looked worth a splash. Some nice coral, some ledges with crays, but very shallow and a bit choppy.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
10
Dive Number: 380 10/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Palua Matas
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 60minutes
Max Depth: 20m
Details:
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
9
Dive Number: 379 09/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Kwatisore Bagan
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 80minutes
Max Depth: 8m
Details: These bagans, (or fishing platforms) are used by indonesian fisherman to camp out on and fish during the night by enticing fish up to thier lights, drawing them into the middle of the bagan, and then closing the nets in around them. The local whalesharks have a field day picking off any stray fish, and now with the interest of the dive community, the bagan operators are feeding them during the day. Up to around 7 whalesharks can be at the bagans at one time, but most days 2-3 hung out for a feed and to swim with the snap happy tourists.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
9
Dive Number: 378 09/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Kwatisore Bagan
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 80minutes
Max Depth: 8m
Details: These bagans, (or fishing platforms) are used by indonesian fisherman to camp out on and fish during the night by enticing fish up to thier lights, drawing them into the middle of the bagan, and then closing the nets in around them. The local whalesharks have a field day picking off any stray fish, and now with the interest of the dive community, the bagan operators are feeding them during the day. Up to around 7 whalesharks can be at the bagans at one time, but most days 2-3 hung out for a feed and to swim with the snap happy tourists.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
9
Dive Number: 377 09/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Kwatisore Bagan
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 80minutes
Max Depth: 8m
Details: These bagans, (or fishing platforms) are used by indonesian fisherman to camp out on and fish during the night by enticing fish up to thier lights, drawing them into the middle of the bagan, and then closing the nets in around them. The local whalesharks have a field day picking off any stray fish, and now with the interest of the dive community, the bagan operators are feeding them during the day. Up to around 7 whalesharks can be at the bagans at one time, but most days 2-3 hung out for a feed and to swim with the snap happy tourists.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
8
Dive Number: 376 08/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Palua Nuburi
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 80minutes
Max Depth: 8m
Details: A night dive at Palua Nuburi. A bobtailed squid was a highlight on this dive. Plus an odd fish that just collapsed on the reef when it new it was being hunted. It just lay there hoping its markings would camoflage into the reef.
Camera Details: Canon 100mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
8
Dive Number: 375 08/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Palua Nuburi
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 80minutes
Max Depth: 8m
Details: To mix it up a bit, we decided to do some a couple of island reef dives at a place called Palua Nuburi. Thanks to Mark for pointing out this very cool pipefish.
Camera Details: Canon 100mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
8
Dive Number: 374 08/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Kwatisore Bagan
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 80minutes
Max Depth: 8m
Details: These bagans, (or fishing platforms) are used by indonesian fisherman to camp out on and fish during the night by enticing fish up to thier lights, drawing them into the middle of the bagan, and then closing the nets in around them. The local whalesharks have a field day picking off any stray fish, and now with the interest of the dive community, the bagan operators are feeding them during the day. Up to around 7 whalesharks can be at the bagans at one time, but most days 2-3 hung out for a feed and to swim with the snap happy tourists.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
8
Dive Number: 373 08/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Kwatisore Bagan
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 80minutes
Max Depth: 8m
Details: These bagans, (or fishing platforms) are used by indonesian fisherman to camp out on and fish during the night by enticing fish up to thier lights, drawing them into the middle of the bagan, and then closing the nets in around them. The local whalesharks have a field day picking off any stray fish, and now with the interest of the dive community, the bagan operators are feeding them during the day. Up to around 7 whalesharks can be at the bagans at one time, but most days 2-3 hung out for a feed and to swim with the snap happy tourists.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
7
Dive Number: 372 07/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Kwatisore Bagan
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 80minutes
Max Depth: 8m
Details: These bagans, (or fishing platforms) are used by indonesian fisherman to camp out on and fish during the night by enticing fish up to thier lights, drawing them into the middle of the bagan, and then closing the nets in around them. The local whalesharks have a field day picking off any stray fish, and now with the interest of the dive community, the bagan operators are feeding them during the day. Up to around 7 whalesharks can be at the bagans at one time, but most days 2-3 hung out for a feed and to swim with the snap happy tourists.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
7
Dive Number: 371 07/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Kwatisore Bagan
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 80minutes
Max Depth: 8m
Details: These bagans, (or fishing platforms) are used by indonesian fisherman to camp out on and fish during the night by enticing fish up to thier lights, drawing them into the middle of the bagan, and then closing the nets in around them. The local whalesharks have a field day picking off any stray fish, and now with the interest of the dive community, the bagan operators are feeding them during the day. Up to around 7 whalesharks can be at the bagans at one time, but most days 2-3 hung out for a feed and to swim with the snap happy tourists.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
7
Dive Number: 370 07/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Kwatisore Bagan
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 80minutes
Max Depth: 8m
Details: These bagans, (or fishing platforms) are used by indonesian fisherman to camp out on and fish during the night by enticing fish up to thier lights, drawing them into the middle of the bagan, and then closing the nets in around them. The local whalesharks have a field day picking off any stray fish, and now with the interest of the dive community, the bagan operators are feeding them during the day. Up to around 7 whalesharks can be at the bagans at one time, but most days 2-3 hung out for a feed and to swim with the snap happy tourists.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
6
Dive Number: 369 06/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Kwatisore Bagan
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 80minutes
Max Depth: 8m
Details: After two days sailing and a lot of anticipation we finally made it to the famous Cenderawasih Bay bagans. These bagans, (or fishing platforms) are used by indonesian fisherman to camp out on and fish during the night by enticing fish up to thier lights, drawing them into the middle of the bagan, and then closing the nets in around them. The local whalesharks have a field day picking off any stray fish, and now with the interest of the dive community, the bagan operators are feeding them during the day. Up to around 7 whalesharks can be at the bagans at one time, but most days 2-3 hung out for a feed and to swim with the snap happy tourists.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
6
Dive Number: 368 06/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Kwatisore Bagan
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 80minutes
Max Depth: 8m
Details: After two days sailing and a lot of anticipation we finally made it to the famous Cenderawasih Bay bagans. These bagans, (or fishing platforms) are used by indonesian fisherman to camp out on and fish during the night by enticing fish up to thier lights, drawing them into the middle of the bagan, and then closing the nets in around them. The local whalesharks have a field day picking off any stray fish, and now with the interest of the dive community, the bagan operators are feeding them during the day. Up to around 7 whalesharks can be at the bagans at one time, but most days 2-3 hung out for a feed and to swim with the snap happy tourists.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
6
Dive Number: 367 06/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Kwatisore Bagan
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 80minutes
Max Depth: 8m
Details: After two days sailing and a lot of anticipation we finally made it to the famous Cenderawasih Bay bagans. These bagans, (or fishing platforms) are used by indonesian fisherman to camp out on and fish during the night by enticing fish up to thier lights, drawing them into the middle of the bagan, and then closing the nets in around them. The local whalesharks have a field day picking off any stray fish, and now with the interest of the dive community, the bagan operators are feeding them during the day. Up to around 7 whalesharks can be at the bagans at one time, but most days 2-3 hung out for a feed and to swim with the snap happy tourists.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
5
Dive Number: 366 05/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Little Rocks Night Dive
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: Night Dive
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 70minutes
Max Depth: 16m
Details: Another exciting night dive without a torch..this time with the wide-angle and some backlighting assistance from Duncan. Night Diving in strong current is fun!
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
5
Dive Number: 365 05/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Little Rocks
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 60minutes
Max Depth: 30m
Details:
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos: Rather than on the cliff edges of the island like the first two dives, this was on the dropoff on the island ‘base’. A deeper wall-like dive loaded with soft and whip corals.
Oct
5
Dive Number: 364 05/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Little Rocks
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 70minutes
Max Depth: 20m
Details: I switched to the 60mm on this dive to get some of the fishlife and other critters of the site
Camera Details: Canon 20mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
5
Dive Number: 363 05/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay, Little Rocks
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 70minutes
Max Depth: 20m
Details: This was an epic dive site..the best reef dive of the trip. A small island dropped off sharply into the water and swimming along the underwater cliffs produced pinnacles covered in soft corals. Massive barrell sponges, hard corals and anemones provided great colour and textures along the bottom. Between two of the smaller islands a large temple-like structure stood in the distance and had a magnetic attraction to it.. the current was much stronger than its magnetism so it remains mysterious…
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
4
Dive Number: 362 04/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay – Busurua Night Dive
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: ?0minutes
Max Depth: 14m
Details: I found out early in the trip that i’d forgotten a crucial part of my dive torch setup which made focussing on night dive difficult. Thanks to Duncan for doing some spot lighting for me on some of these critters. The highlight of this dive was a very strange centipede-like critter and watching a polyceate worm getting eaten by a shelled mollusc as it spiralled past mid-water.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
4
Dive Number: 361 04/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay – Silver Lining Reef
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 60minutes
Max Depth: 24m
Details:
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
4
Dive Number: 360 04/10/12 Cenderawasih Bay – Zero WW2 Plane
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 80minutes
Max Depth: 20m
Details: West Papua is littered with remanants from world war 2, with a heavy japanese presence in the area. This was on a mostly intact Zero war plane – japans version of the Spitfire.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos:
Oct
4
Dive Number: 359 04/10/12 Pulua Auri Reef, Cenderawasih Bay
Conditions: Good
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 60minutes
Max Depth: 25m
Details:
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos: In October i joined a liveaboard to Cenderawasih Bay in West Papau to dive with the Whaleshark. The trip departed from Manokwari and skirted the western edge of the bay, visiting a few island reefs on route to the Bagans (indonedian fishing platforms) where the Whalesharks come into feed. This was the first dive after a full days travelling south from Manokwari.
