The Banda Sea is where Indonesia finds it’s clearest water, at times with crystal clear and flat calm seas. Seasons here mean this area is inly diveable for a very short period each year. This is another one of Indonesias pristine gems and here are just a few images to highlight this region…
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Huge schools of jacks in the Banda Sea
Great colourful soft corals in the Banda Sea
Lots of different species of sea fans and masses of fish in the Banda Sea
A gorgeous soft coral reef with anthias
A sea krait swims above a sea fan in the Banda Sea
A site I call The Plateau where soft corals cover the bottom and can be found hanging from the overhangs…
Safety stops take you all the way to the surface in the Banda Sea
Small fish around a leather coral in the Banda Sea
A coral packed resembles a face…
Sponges in the Banda Sea are probably the biggest in the world.
Oh so happy in the super clear water of the Banda Sea
A pair of rays glide by below us…
Masses of fish and giant sea fans
More of that ooh la lah Banda Sea
Silhouette of a diver / photographer above me.
Schooling barracuda on pristine reef top
Divers admiring this pristine reef top in Banda Sea
Amazing visibility to enjoy this pristine hard coral reef top
Crystal clear blue water provides a great contrast to this bright red sea fan
The shallows in Banda are some of the best in Indonesia
The shapes & forms of hard corals are mesmerising
Taking the plunge down a great wall
This huge school came in a few times. Still there since 1994…
This was an endless mass of fish virtually on top of me….
Plenty of these giant moray eels in the Banda Sea
Capturing a diver through a narrow hole with soft coral
This crab mimics the soft coral it hides within!
This is one of my all time favourite shots and a one off that was shot as this snake approached me on a safety stop in Gunung Api.
Resting at night
Rarely seen photograph of sea kraits feeding with jacks and goatfish, photographed while the BBC were filming for the Blue Planet
Rarely seen photograph of sea kraits hunting with jacks and goatfish, photographed while the BBC were filming for the Blue Planet
Filming sea kraits for the BBC Blue Planet series
Rare photograph of sea krait matting behaviour underwater. According to snake experts sea snakes don’t mate whilst underwater, so I guess is snake foreplay – oh er!
Rare photograph of sea krait matting behaviour underwater. According to snake experts sea snakes don’t mate whilst underwater, so I guess is snake foreplay – oh er!
Masses of sea kraits