September 25, 2011 
Octopus, two handfuls of Snakey bornella nudibranches, schools of Yellow stripe scad, rabbitfish, fusillers, batfish, and Silver moonies. A weekend of diving at Pulau Hantu had everyone surfacing with smiles and many pictures! Read the rest of this entry »
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September 7, 2011 
The fancy and expensive real estate on Sentosa Island hasn’t deterred these critters from setting up home along its shores! Last Saturday night I left my dive gear dry again as I set out on foot and a shirt (as opposed to a wetsuit) so explore the life that exists along the edge of Singapore. Read the rest of this entry »
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August 30, 2011 Divers at Pulau Hantu last weekend got up close to this cool and calm reef cuttlefish. It probably thought it looked pretty much like the brown algae that was growing around the shallow reef, and it did! Because I only realised it was there when Volunteer dive guide Jimmy Goh pointed to something just inches below my belly, and I saw Chay Hoon get a mild shock by it when she almost bumped into this critter! Enjoy the video!
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August 29, 2011 Yesterday, divers on a dive trip organised by the Hantu Bloggers encountered a large batfish along the reef of Singapore’s Pulau Hantu. This is the largest batfish encountered on the reef by the group in 8 years!
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August 28, 2011 
After eight years of diving at Hantu, I had another first and extraordinary experience – 1000s of sand divers! A sight to behold! (Above: A pair of Long-nosed butterflyfish) Read the rest of this entry »
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August 14, 2011 
Early yesterday morning, I had the very unique experience of exploring Changi’s intertidal with Ria Tan, Chay Hoon, and Dr Daniel Rittschof. What fun is walking about the coast when you can go diving you might ask? Well, apart from not having to wash heaps of dive gear afterwards, the shore is a completely new and different environment. Apart from water and sand, I didn’t see anything I would’ve seen if I’d gone diving. (Above: Chay Hoon checks an intertidal pool for critters) Read the rest of this entry »
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July 29, 2011 
By Hantu Blog volunteer, Cindy Tan
It was a relatively quiet day out on the reef. The usual suspects that we encountered were flabellina nudibranchs, swimmer crabs, and gobies. On the first dive, we spotted a sawtooth shrimp and one of our regular divers, Petrus Sahetapy, spotted the noble volute slowly trawling the sands. (Above: Sawtooth shrimp)
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July 29, 2011 Ria Tan learns more about the Seacil Project.
Charles Rowe, the heart and soul behind the Seacil Project, gave a presentation at a public Discussion on “The Seacil Artificial Reef” hosted by the Nature Society (Singapore) on 27 Jul. Read the rest of this entry ยป
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July 7, 2011 The Seacil Artificial Reef project aims to restore and preserve corals at Sentosa and Labrador Park, says the Nature Society (Singapore) announcement.
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| A seacil being ‘launched’ at Sentosa, from an article on the project in Innovation, Vol 7 No. 1 |
The project was a source of controversy a few years back, the Society adds.
Nature Society (Singapore) hosts this discussion with Charles Rowe, the leader of this project, who will be giving a presentation on the merits of this project. Detractors of this project will also be invited to air their views and concerns. Join us in this discussion to judge for yourselves whether The Seacil Artificial Reef project was more of a boon or a bane to local coral conservation.
This discussion is open to the public.
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June 28, 2011 
Dark clouds made the divers nervous on Sunday morning as we set out for our monthly dives at Pulau Hantu. As our boat steered into the shallow waters around the island, day time turned into night and the first few raindrops fell as the divers began to rig up. Moments after the first divers jumped into the water, the rain dissipated and the clouds dispersed. So goes the fickle weather. Lucky us. Sometimes when the weather gets too horrendous, we may have to all of the dive. I’m glad we didn’t have to do that today. Above: Damsel fish school around reefs, seemingly feeding as they dived purposefully and swirled about in the water in small groups.
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