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		<title>First dive of 2012: Catching up with old friends</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When the tropical storm blew across the island on Saturday night, divers laid in their beds, quietly contemplating the conditions that we&#8217;d face out at sea on Sunday morning. The rain had stopped by the morning, and the sun had returned with a mean vengeance, and as we moved out from the docks the water [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/first-dive-of-2012-catching-up-with-old-friends/</link>
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		<title>Field Studies with the NUS Marine Lab</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While many people on holiday during this season slept in on this stormy and miserably wet morning, a group of biologists and volunteers like myself, trudged down to Pulau Hantu for a little exploration. The order of the day was to do a survey of gobies and sand-divers, and retrieve some data loggers and coral [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/field-studies-with-the-nus-marine-lab/</link>
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		<title>Crabs, Chromodoris, Cardinals, and Cimbiolas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve got the 4C&#8217;s! Hantu Blog diver, Jimmy Goh, who&#8217;s used to taking great photographs for us of the reef and it&#8217;s inhabitants, puts together a video of the highlights from this weekend&#8217;s dive during the cold and overcast monsoon weather. See more amazing photos and videos of Singapore’s sea life first on our Facebook [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/crabs-chromodoris-cardinals-and-cimbiolas/</link>
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		<title>Palm-sized Melibe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Hantu Diver, Joshua Tan I last visited Hantu on 26November. Visibility then was pretty bad, around 1 metre; I could barely see the tip of my fins. Currents were pretty strong as well, Sargassum seemed in full bloom. This weekend however, visibility was good, around 3-plus meters, and currents were manageable. I tried looking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/palm-sized-melibe/</link>
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		<title>Green, Mean, Awesome Machines of the Sea!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Marine biologist Siti M. Yaacub will be giving a talk about sea grasses at the National Geographic Store at VivoCity next Saturday, 10 December, at 2.30PM. Seagrass meadows are one of the most productive ecosystems on earth but ask around and chances are, no one knows what they are! Are they algae? Are they seaweed? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/green-mean-awesome-machines-of-the-sea/</link>
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		<title>Ria Tan at the National Geographic Store</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ria Tan gave a wonderful and inspiring talk today at the National Geographic Store at Vivocity. Together with the crowd that included grandparents and children, Ria took us to explore some remote, and not-so-remote coastlines in Singapore, all in air-conditioned comfort! The crowd 00hed and ahhed as Ria went though a small collection of photographs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/ria-tan-at-the-national-geographic-store/</link>
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		<title>Marine Talks at National Geographic Store</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, it was my turn to give a talk at the National Geographic Store at Vivocity. I&#8217;m really happy that the store decided to create this marine month for a few of us to share with others our experience of exploring our seas and coastline. Walking around the store, we see a lot of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/marine-talks-at-national-geographic-store/</link>
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		<title>President Tony Tan visits Chek Jawa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, I was among several nature volunteers that were invited to welcome President Tony Tan to our shores at Chek Jawa. The President, together with the first lady and their grandson, were greeted with beautiful weather out at the mudflats where young volunteers gave an introduction to the local odd and curious marine fauna. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/president-tony-tan-visits-chek-jawa/</link>
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		<title>Slug-filled Weekend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Regular diver and nudibranch hunter, Toh Chay Hoon, joined the Hantu Blog over the weekend and spotted a heap of nudibranches, including two palm-sized Dendrodoris nudibranch, which she excitedly surfaced from the dive to talk about! Chay Hoon writes on her blog Colourful Clouds: Yesterday, I was out diving with The Hantu Bloggers again! We [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/slug-filled-weekend/</link>
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		<title>The Hantu Blogger Speaks!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a part of the National Geographic Store‘s Marine Month, Hantu Blogger Debby Ng will be speaking instead of blowing through her regulator, all in an effort to share her experience of diving and exploring Singapore’s reefs for the past nine years! There&#8217;s no better way to spend the weekend! (Apart from an actual dive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/the-hantu-blogger-speaks/</link>
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		<title>Talk by Jeffrey Low about Singapore&#8217;s Coral Reefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a part of the National Geographic Store&#8216;s Marine Month, Marine Biologist Jeffrey Low of the Blue Water Volunteers will be sharing his experience of diving and studying Singapore&#8217;s reefs for over a decade! Who better to explore local reefs with! There will also be a colouring session for kids after the talk that gives [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/talk-by-jeffrey-low-about-singapores-coral-reefs/</link>
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		<title>Hawksbill Turtle at Pulau Hantu!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeffry Low and Jani Tanzil bumped into a Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at Pulau Hantu yesterday! Jeffrey described that the turtle was rubbing itself against a rock, perhaps to dislodge a parasite, or simply because it had an itch to scratch! The Hawksbill turtle is a critically endangered sea turtle that is regularly sighted at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/hawksbill-turtle-at-pulau-hantu/</link>
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		<title>Sand-diver attacks!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Sand-diver (Trichonotidae) fends off a horde of Butterfly whiptails and a Speckled goatfish, in the reefs of Pulau Hantu, Singapore. See more amazing photos and videos of Singapore’s sea life first on our Facebook Page!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/sand-diver-attacks/</link>
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		<title>Tambja nudibranch meets current</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Tambja nudibranch (Tambja sp.) pushes through the currents along the reefs of Pulau Hantu, Singapore. We saw a heap of Tambja nudibranches out at Pulau Hantu today, and I&#8217;m not exaggerating! Check out the pix below! This is just a hint of the amazing trip out to Hantu we made today! Stick around to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/tambja-nudibranch-meets-current/</link>
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		<title>The City Reef at Keppel Bay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hantu Blog volunteers were a part of the effort to help discover and document the marine life beneath the Marina at Keppel Bay. The Marina has put together a wonderful website for what is now known as the City Reef at Keppel Bay. It was a very unique experience to explore the myriad of corals [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/the-city-reef-at-keppel-bay/</link>
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		<title>Neptune&#8217;s cup re-discovered in Singapore!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Feared to be globally extinct, the discovery of this fabulous sponge is featured in the latest issue of My Green Space published by NParks. Karenne Tun and Eugene Tay share that &#8221; the Neptune’s Cup sponge was first seen in Singapore waters in 1822. According to historical records, the Neptune’s Cup sponge was common during [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/neptunes-cup-re-discovered-in-singapore/</link>
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		<title>Juvenile Harlequin Sweetlips at Pulau Hantu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The harlequin sweetlips can be found along the reefs of Singapore&#8217;s Pulau Hantu. Juveniles, like the one in this video, are brown with large white blotches and mimic the movement of a poisonous flatworm for defence against predators. They gain more spots and the spots reverse from white to black as they age. It spends [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/juvenile-harlequin-sweetlips-at-pulau-hantu/</link>
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		<title>Hantu Octoberfest: 1-for-1 Nudis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When we ran into this huge squat lobster hiding at the base of a huge crinoid, we all knew we were in for a good day out at Pulau Hantu. Squat lobsters can be found worldwide in the oceans, and occur from near the water&#8217;s surface to deep sea hydrothermal vents. Contrary to their name, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/hantu-octoberfest-1-for-1-nudis/</link>
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		<title>October Fish Fest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a special day today because we got to bring the staff of Singapore Prisons out to local waters for some education and recreation! Despite the onset of the Northeast monsoons we had a nice dry day out at the islands with a cool breeze. Above: A pair of Copper-banded butterflyfish and an Anchor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/october-fish-fest/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Hiding in the Seabed?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What creature of local waters is peeking out from just beneath the sandy seabed? Can you try and guess? We will release a new hint each day till someone guesses what the creature is! Visit our Flickr for details! Post your guesses in the comment fields in our Flickr, Facebook or Blog! See more amazing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pulauhantu.org/whats-hiding-in-the-seabed/</link>
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