Our PADI Divemaster Internship in South Lombok: Jil and Yann After 2,5 weeks in Nusa Lembongan, we left the island to go on a new adventure. We must admit, the departure was not an easy one, as we really enjoyed our time there, but still, the change of scenery was a nice opportunity to see…
Nudibranch in Gili Air The Gili Islands may not be world-renowned for muck diving, however, they are home to many species of nudibranch. “Nudibranchia” literally means “naked gills”, because many of these colourful critters wear their lungs on the outside in the form of feathery gills. Nudibranch aren’t just pretty, they actually derive their colours…
The Banded Cleaner Shrimp Stenopus hispidus otherwise known as the banded coral shrimp or the banded cleaner shrimp, is abundant here in South Lombok and can be found in warmer waters around the world. Named for it’s red and white stripes, this favourite with photographers can live up to 200+ metres deep but is often…
The Orangutan Crab As with many areas of the Indo-Pacific region, we see many of these fuzzy little orangutan crab fellas around Gili Air, as documented in the above picture and below photo taken by Ellie during her Underwater Photography Adventure Dive at our Gili Air dive site, “Turtle Heaven”! The orangutan crab (achaeus japonicus)…
Echinoderm has to be one of the more wonderful gifts from the ancient Greek language, it means hedgehog skin! Within this phylum we find starfish, sea urchins as well as our creature of the week… the sea cucumber. There are over 1,700 species of sea cucumber and they are to be found on the seafloor…
Many of our dive sites here in Gili Air have some sandy sections and this is where we find spotted garden eels dancing about! These shy little guys will dart down into their holes as you approach, but if you observe them from a distance and there is some current, you may be lucky enough…
This week we got to see a number of different species of triggerfish on our dives in South Lombok. All species of triggerfish (in the family Balistidae) share a special fin layout and thus swim with a unique swimming style. The anal and posterior dorsal fins cover the lower half of the fish’s body, like…
Here’s an update from our latest DMT in Gili Air (Divemaster Trainee)… A little over a year ago, I did a bit of a whirlwind tour of Bali, including visits to Nusa Lembongan and Gili Air – I loved them and promised to come back! So, this year: I resigned from my job after realising…