Author: B&J Staff

Nothing But Net…

Removing drift nets from our reef

… and it’s nothing to do with basketball…. B&J’s Project AWARE Team hit the reefs this weekend as part of their monthly commitment to remove debris from our beloved reefs. The good news is that there was hardly any of the usual culprits of bottles, plastic bags, food packaging. Looks like our daily tirade against …

What Are These Balls Floating In The Ocean Around Tioman?

Unfortunately, it’s not good news for Tioman waters… These are clumps of oil from large ships ILLEGALLY cleaning their bilge tanks at sea. We think that some inconsiderate captain must have flushed out their tanks quite close to Tioman judging by the shear numbers of these sticky oil balls floating on the prevailing northerly winds …

Pharaoh Cuttlefish mating season

Pharaoh Reef Cuttlefish mating season on Tioman

Have you seen it yet? On the bucket list of every diver should be to visit us during the mating season of the Pharaoh Cuttlefish (Feb-Mar). Watch these amazing cephalopods as the males fight for the females and mate right in front of your mask. Shortly thereafter the female – with the male as a …

Marine Life Curiosities of Tioman

Tiomans Nudibranchs

This blog is dedicated to all these beautiful and weird creatures we find during our dives around Tioman. It will likely be dominated by nudibranchs (yes, we love these colorful fellows) but you’ll be surprised what else you’ll find here over the lifespan of this blog and we hope that you post your find as …

Tip for Divers – Equalizing

Scuba Divers equalizing prior to a dive

Had that issue before that you try to equalize but it just wouldn’t work? Unfortunately not everybody is made like a fish and while some divers only have to press their tongue to their gum to equalize we have others who really struggle to get that pressure equalized. Featured from DAN (Divers Alert Network) Middle-ear equalization …

Women Dive Day 2016

Women Dive Day on Tioman

Join us on the 16th July to celebrate women in diving! Women’s only boat trip to the South Islands for 2 dives, lunch at the beautiful waterfall and bubbly on the journey home (MYR 300.00 per person including equipment rental) “Ladies night” boat dive* (MYR 110.00 per person including equipment rental) Ladies Discover Scuba Diving …