It’s been two weeks in a row that divers that spotted several seahorses making their presence known along various parts of the reef. So it may well be an indication that spring has arrived at Pulau Hantu!

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Seahorses are known to enter shallow areas when they are ready to mate. Perhaps the special time of the year when seahorses pair up and mate is soon approaching or recently occurred, because during last weekend’s visit to the reef at Pulau Hantu, divers spotted lots of seahorses, and some of the boys had their […]

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It rained all day on Saturday and we wondered how the surface runoff would affect the water conditions at Pulau Hantu. When our boat pulled up along the reef, things looked good with the water a beautiful dark turquoise colour. The sky was overcast, there was no wind and the water was completely flat. “Like […]

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In Dec 2012, Hantu Blog diver and passionate underwater photographer, Jeemee Goh, led a group of divers out to Pulau Hantu and descended onto a reef marred by poor visibility. Perhaps it was the monsoon rains combined with massive land and coastal developments that brought the tremendous amount of silt into our waters. Whatever the […]

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A sponge can be an interesting place to inspect when looking for cool critters. This pair of cuttlefish were trying to make-like-a-sponge when I first spotted them. As you can see from the cuttlefish at the back, it appears to be mimicking the colour of the sponge quite well! And if you look closely at […]

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A sponge can be an interesting place to inspect when looking for cool critters. This pair of cuttlefish were trying to make-like-a-sponge when I first spotted them. As you can see from the cuttlefish at the back, it appears to be mimicking the colour of the sponge quite well! And if you look closely at […]

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There’s no time you can’t dive at Pulau Hantu. Some divers even say you’re likely to see more stuff during a night dive at Pulau Hantu than during the day! One thing’s for sure though, is that you’re likely to see a whole bunch of different animals during the night, and even if you do […]

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Divers were treated to a grand presentation of underwater Pulau Hantu this weekend, possibly the best presentation this whole year! With an extraordinary seven meter visibility, we took the opportunity to explore new and deeper parts of the reef. We literally got to see the reef “in a new light”! One of our volunteers, Edwin […]

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Blessed with good visibility and practically zero current, we took the opportunity to slow down and appreciate the little things in life.

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Low visibility conditions continue to keep the reefs of Pulau Hantu in the shadow, that is, until our volunteers show up to shed some light! Divers reported “good diving” over the last weekend of July, and understandably so – we haven’t seen seahorses in quite awhile. Though they are known to be common on our […]

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