Lighthouse and Maris Rock in Puerto Princesa, Philippines

Second diving day on this trip in Puerto Princesa. 

Dive #: 250
Date: 14.6.2014
Place: Philippines, Palawan, Puerto Princesa, Lighthouse
Depth: 31,7m Average: 18,5m
Dive time: 43min
Visibility: 10-12m
Sea temperature: +28C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/220bar (air)  Wetsuit: Only shorts and sleeveless  Weight: 5Kg
Camera: Canon PowerShot G15 + Ikelite´s housing  Computer: Suunto Stingray

Dive Center: Moana Dive Center

Our first dive spot was Lighthouse. There is possible to see many different kind of nudibranches.

Moray eel.

Nudibranch.

Arch.

Jenkins stingray hiding in the sandy bottom. 

Some kind of small lobster.

Dive #: 251
Date: 14.6.2014
Place: Philippines, Palawan, Puerto Princesa, Maris Rock
Depth: 21,6m Average: 14,3m
Dive time: 53min
Visibility: 10-15m
Sea temperature: +28C

Our second dive spot was Maris Rock. There is always possible the see something interesting. Also on this time like this ghost pipefish family.

Scorpionfish.

Some kind of nudibranch.

Big yellow frogfish.

Very small bygmi seahorse. The size is only about 1,5cm. 

Cuttle fishes are real alien of the seas. They can change color, shape and even the texture of the skin. It has three hearts, which pump blue blood.

Here interesting documentary of cuttle fishes. It´s really not a "normal" fish. 

Dive in Maris Rock was again interesting. I don´t remember to seen ghost pipefishes before. 

Regards from Manila,
Mika

Maris Rock, Puerto Princesa

Dive #: 207
Date: 17.4.2011
Place: Philippines, Palawan, Puerto Princesa, Maris Rock
Depth: 23,1m Average depth: 14,6m

Dive time: 54min
Visibility: 10-15m
Sea Temperature: +28C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/200bar (air) Wetsuit: short 3mm Weight: 5Kg

Dive Center: Moana Dive Center

Today I did one dive trip to Maris Rock here in Puerto Princesa, Philippines. Some photos from the day.

In the beginging of the dive we saw cuttlefish. This one was quite small.

Jawfish in the hole had an eggs in the mouth again.

This looks like cactus.

DM Dani in the safety stop.

Relax dive and no current. There was also mantis shrimp, clown triggerfish, titan triggerfish, bluetooth triggerfish, big fan corals, etc.

Shark Point and Koh Dok Mai, Phuket

Today I had a diving day here in Phuket again. First dive on Shark Point and second one at Koh Dok Mai.

Dive #: 182
Date: 19.2.2011
Place: Thailand, Phuket, Shark Point
Depth: 19,2m Average depth: 13,1m
Bottom time: 60min
Visibility: 10-15m
Sea Temperature: +29C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/200bar (air) Wetsuit: short 3mm Weight: 4,8Kg

Dive Center: Sea Bees Diving
Price: 3750THB/91,50€ + Equipment rental 500THB/12,20€

Total: 4200THB/103,40€ (2 dives)

Beginning of the dive we saw zebra moray eel. First time for me.

DM Barry with fishes.

More fishes.

In the end of dive we saw two cuttlefishes. I went very close and they didn't go anywhere. Amazing creatures!

I have dived here few times before, but didn't remember how good place this is. So much fishes. Durban dancing shrimp, clownfishes, moray eel, a lot of very big fan corals, nudibranches, titan triggers, very much reef fishes. Very good dive.

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Dive #: 183

Date: 19.2.2011
Place: Thailand, Phuket, Koh Dok Mai
Depth: 20,4m Average depth: 12,5m
Bottom time: 51min
Visibility: 6-10m
Sea Temperature: +29C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/200bar (air) Wetsuit: short 3mm Weight: 4,8Kg

Koh Doc Mai is uninhabited island and the dives there are always wall dives.

White eye moray eel.

Diver with the fan corals.

Durban dancing shrimps.

Today visibility was quite bad at Koh Dok Mai. There is anyway quite much marine life. Moray eels, nudibranches, Fan corals, banded boxer shrimp, Durban dancing shrimps, reef fishes. Today was also first time when I dived with Sea Bees Diving. Everything worked very well. Also nice and big boat.