Gallery - Maluku Islands
Maluku is blessed with incredible sea gardens, idyllic, tropical beaches and rugged, forest-coated volcanic mountains. These are the famous ‘spice islands’ which drew Indian, Chinese, Arab and eventually European traders in search of cloves and nutmeg.
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Harlequin Shrimp duo
by Goos
Duo of Harlequin Shrimps during a dive in the bay of Ambon, Indonesia.
Photocomp December '12- Open
L'il Miss Tiggywinkle
by DebiH
Wilson's Egg Cowrie showing her full character! Taken in Raja Ampat, West Papua with a Nikon D300s in a Nauticam housing with Nikkor 105mm and subsee +5 and twin Inon Z240's.
Photocomp October '12 - Open
Decorator Crab
by EunJae Im
A Decorator Crab at Ambon, Indonesia. Canon 7D.
Photocomp June '11 - Open
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Articles
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Diving the Spice Islands
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by Beth Tierney
- The water is mirror calm, deep blue yet glistening with gold as the sun starts to set. We are sitting on the prow of our phinisi schooner approaching the imposing slopes of Guning Api.
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Diving Ambon - Reefs, Muck and a Shipwreck
- The island of Ambon, part of Maluku Province located in the Eastern parts of Indonesia between Papua and Sulawesi, is not on the travel schedule of many people, however for serious divers this is a destination offering diving away from the crowds as well as some amazing history and culture.
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Have Maluku Divers found a 'new' frogfish?
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by Andy Shorten
- The team at Maluku Divers recently rediscovered a very interesting frogfish in Ambon Bay, Indonesia.
