Tioman, 14th June 2008

Gymrat76 · 17th June 2008

Was at P. Tioman over the weekend.... excellent visibility, 20+m most dives and nice corals... sharing some shots from the weekend

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doUbleCHIN · 17th June 2008

Oh! Goodness. Incredible coral. I was there too but how come I can't see any of these. I must be lost.

Which dive site is this?

Gymrat76 · 17th June 2008

Hi Chin,

THe sites we were at were mostly Soyak, Tiger Reef, Sawasdee Wreck and Malang Rock.. Tiger Reef was beautiful, with so many sea fans! But there was some dynamite fishing there cos we saw a lot of dead fishes and damaged corals

bighead · 17th June 2008

I was in Tioman over the weekend as well ... spotted some whip coral shrimps at Labas on Sunday ...

doUbleCHIN · 17th June 2008

Originally Posted by Gymrat76

Hi Chin,

THe sites we were at were mostly Soyak, Tiger Reef, Sawasdee Wreck and Malang Rock.. Tiger Reef was beautiful, with so many sea fans! But there was some dynamite fishing there cos we saw a lot of dead fishes and damaged corals

Eh! Sounds like the same trip I was on ....

JacePhoto · 17th June 2008

totally cool shots!

Gymrat76 · 17th June 2008

Originally Posted by bighead

I was in Tioman over the weekend as well ... spotted some whip coral shrimps at Labas on Sunday ...

Didn't dive at Labas, unfortunately. We got held up by some stupid port clearance on the last day and had to rush like mad, so did the last dive at Soyak (didn't mind also lah, quite nice site)!

Gymrat76 · 17th June 2008

Originally Posted by doUbleCHIN

Eh! Sounds like the same trip I was on ....

Looking at your pics, yes we were!

Gymrat76 · 17th June 2008

Originally Posted by JacePhoto

totally cool shots!

Thanks JacePhoto, glad you enjoyed them

Gymrat76 · 17th June 2008

Dead fishes as a result of dynamite fishing at Tiger Reef

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However, the area was still teeming with life, despite what had happened:
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lovells19 · 17th June 2008

WHAT?? they are doing dynamite fishing at Tiger Reefs?

Gymrat76 · 17th June 2008

Yep, there was ample evidence of that.. besides the many many dead fishes, there were also several areas where I saw broken sea fans on the ocean floor

Hope we don't read about divers getting injured or killed should they carry this out when there are divers in the water!

lovells19 · 17th June 2008

those marine police really useless one

bighead · 17th June 2008

Originally Posted by lovells19

those marine police really useless one

they were busy wth something else ....

lovells19 · 17th June 2008

PCC in the police station rite

diver-hloc · 17th June 2008

Sh*t..... never thought there was dynamite fishing around tioman

Did 'hear' some fisherman doing dynamite fishing when I was in Malapascua......

bighead · 17th June 2008

Originally Posted by lovells19

PCC in the police station rite

spare the details ....

lovells19 · 18th June 2008

Originally Posted by diver-hloc

Sh*t..... never thought there was dynamite fishing around tioman

Did 'hear' some fisherman doing dynamite fishing when I was in Malapascua......

Yeah i heard of the illegal trawling but now.. dynamite.. wth are these people thinking man

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doUbleCHIN Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 470	Re: Tioman, 14th June 2008 Oh! Goodness. Incredible coral. I was there too but how come I can't see any of these. I must be lost. Which dive site is this?

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Gymrat76 Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,591	Re: Tioman, 14th June 2008 Hi Chin, THe sites we were at were mostly Soyak, Tiger Reef, Sawasdee Wreck and Malang Rock.. Tiger Reef was beautiful, with so many sea fans! But there was some dynamite fishing there cos we saw a lot of dead fishes and damaged corals

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bighead Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 361	Re: Tioman, 14th June 2008 I was in Tioman over the weekend as well ... spotted some whip coral shrimps at Labas on Sunday ... __________________ The rule is there are no rules.

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Gymrat76 Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,591	Tioman, 14th June 2008 Was at P. Tioman over the weekend.... excellent visibility, 20+m most dives and nice corals... sharing some shots from the weekend #01 #02 #03 #04 #05

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JacePhoto Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 2,773	Re: Tioman, 14th June 2008 totally cool shots! __________________ free2shoot www.1000words.com.sg

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Gymrat76 Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,591	Re: Tioman, 14th June 2008 Dead fishes as a result of dynamite fishing at Tiger Reef #01 #02 #03 However, the area was still teeming with life, despite what had happened: #04

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lovells19 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Deep Deep in the sea Posts: 3,234	Re: Tioman, 14th June 2008 WHAT?? they are doing dynamite fishing at Tiger Reefs?

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Gymrat76 Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,591	Re: Tioman, 14th June 2008 Yep, there was ample evidence of that.. besides the many many dead fishes, there were also several areas where I saw broken sea fans on the ocean floor Hope we don't read about divers getting injured or killed should they carry this out when there are divers in the water!

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lovells19 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Deep Deep in the sea Posts: 3,234	Re: Tioman, 14th June 2008 those marine police really useless one

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lovells19 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Deep Deep in the sea Posts: 3,234	Re: Tioman, 14th June 2008 PCC in the police station rite

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diver-hloc Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Somewhere North Posts: 2,636	Re: Tioman, 14th June 2008 Sht..... never thought there was dynamite fishing around tioman Did 'hear' some fisherman doing dynamite fishing when I was in Malapascua...... __________________ hloc's* Flickr Site What Next ?? Camera or more Lens ??