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Matthew Addison, Eric Cheng, Yeang Ch'ng, Colin Gans, Chris Kowalski, Colin Robson, Mike Williams & Norbert Wu

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Irian Jaya has endless amounts of tiny islands and islets with forgeous topside scenery
by Eric Cheng
Fantastic scenery throughout Irian Jaya!
Stilt village with a fantastic critter dive
by Eric Cheng Great topsdie scenery as we went in search of the ancient Papuan rock art
by Eric Cheng Ancient rock art on the walls of a narrow strait
by Chris Kowalski

Stilt village with a
fantastic critter dive

Scenery in the straits
looking for rock art

Rock art high on the
walls

And the odd gorgeous sunset too
by Eric Cheng

And of course the odd sensational sunset...

From a distance it seems so small, but as we close in...
by Eric Cheng A gorgeous waterfall flows from prime jungle into the ocean
by Eric Cheng We all had hours of fun in this refreshing waterfall
The gorgeous waterfall
from afar...
From below... And then right inside
ooh lah lah!
very unique to this reigon are the abundant soft corals, shown here in a photo merge
by Matthew Addison
Soft coral photo merge
Fish galore on our afternoon dive site Batu Amir
only Norbert Wu managed to capture the essense of this fish packed dive Not only colourful coral but schooling baracuda too
by Norbert Wu Colour and reef fishes is what we see lots of this region
by Norbert Wu

Dense fish packed
reef of Batu Amir

Schooling baracuda
& gorgeous reef

A profusion of
colourful reef & fish

Black corals are more abundant here than any other coral, makign this area very unique indeed
by Norbert Wu Soft coral galore and colourful reef fish like no where else
by Eric Cheng Brilliantly coloured whip bushes
by Eric Cheng

Black coral are in
abundance here!

Soft corals galore
with fish, fish, fish!

Colourful whip bushes

Awesome topographical features in this area
by Eric Cheng The sunburts down a gorgeous soft coral reef
by Yeang Ch'ng Coral reef scene
by Eric Cheng

Stunning topographical
features

Sunbursts on soft
colourful corals

Amazingly colourful
coral outcrops

Awesome colourful coral outcrops in this area
by Eric Cheng Coral reef scene
by Eric Cheng Beds of sea fans too!
by Eric Cheng

Soft coral reef scene

Colourful reef scene

Beds of sea fans

More great topographical features, here a large outcrop surrounded by reef fish
by Eric Cheng Gorgeous colourful soft corals
by Eric Cheng These colourful soft corals were under the magroves
by Eric Cheng

Coral outcrop
surrounded by fish

Gorgeous soft corals

Soft corals beneath
the mangroves

A full view of The Windows
by Yeang Ch'ng A diver swimmign through one of The Windows
by Yeang Ch'ng More great topographical features, here a dive site named after this feature The Windows
by Eric Cheng

"The Windows"

Dive guide Yann
in "The Windows"

Jacks feeding round
"The Windows"

And now for some critters...

Fantastic colours on this blue ribbon eel
by Mike Williams Hairy squat lobster
by Colin Robson Sexy shrimp
by Colin Robson

Blue ribbon eel

Hairy squat lobster
in host barrel sponge

Sexy shrimp sits atop
halimeda algae

Soft coral crabs come at night
by Mike WIlliams A wobbiegong shark rest on top of the reef in the day
by Eric Cheng Mushroom coral pipefish were seen on many dives here
by Eric Cheng

Soft coral crab comes
out at night to feed

Wobbiegong sharks
on reef

Mushroom coral
pipefish

Plucked chicken pigmy sea horse free swimming
by Yeang Ch'ng Cute as ya like, this crinoid clingfish rests saef in the fronds of a crinoid
by Eric Cheng Pictured dragonet
by Eric Cheng

Plucked chicken
pigmy free swimming

Crinoid clingfish...
as cute as ya like!

Pictured dragonet
out in the day

More great topographical features, here a large outcrop surrounded by reef fish
by Eric Cheng Soft coral crabs come at night
by Chris Kowalski Colourfl shrimp on top of mushroom coral
by Yeang Ch'ng

Mantis shrimp with
full brood of eggs

Xeno crab in sea fan

Gorgeous shrimp
on bubble coral

Plucked chicken pigmy sea horse
by Chris Kowalski Twin gobies in battle over territory
by Yeang Ch'ng A frogfish yarns and shows us its tonsils
by Chris Kowalski

Plucked chicken
pigmy sea horse

Twin spot gobies
fighting over territory

Looking down the
mouth of a frogfish

A pair of cuttlefish mating, later they were photographed laying their eggs
by Matthew Addison Batfish hangs waiting to be cleaned
by Chris Kowalski Emperor shrimp on pleurobranch
by Matthew Addison
Cuttlefish mating Batfish hanging about
on cleaning station
Emperor shrimp
on pleurobranch
Ornate ghost pipefish
by Yeang Ch'ng Cockatoo waspfish on one of our critter sites
by Mike Williams Host goby on sea whips
by Yeang Ch'ng
Ornate ghost pipefish Cockatoo waspfish Goby sitting on top
of whip corals
Cute blennie
by Yeang Ch'ng Cowry shells on soft coral sea fan
by Yeang Ch'ng Yellow faced goby
by Yeang Ch'ng
Cute blennie Cowry shells on
soft coral sea fan
Yellow faced goby
One of many big fin reef squid that we saw on our night dives
by Yeang Ch'ng Parrotfish being fed upon by a vampire snail, click for an enlarged view
by Mike Williams A bright red scorpionfish rest in a gorgeous contrasting sponge
by Mike Williams

Big fin reef squid
on most night dives

Parrotfish & vampire
shell sucking blood

Scorpionfish rests in
contrasting sponge

New and as yet un-named species of pigmy sea horse
by Yeang Ch'ng Soft coral cowry shells are all over the place in this region, this one of the more unusual
by Yeang Ch'ng A tiny filefish in front of sea pen
by Yeang Ch'ng

Tiny weedy pigmy
seahorse can be seen

Colourful cowry shells
are plentiful here

Juvenile filefish
posing nicely

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