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Season Opening on 28th January

Pharaoh Reef Cuttlefish mating season on Tioman

Dear Diver, Just another week and Tioman will be open again for the season 2017! Come and join us for some awesome dive experience in tropical waters. Come early in the season so you can experience the mating season of the Pharaoh Cuttlefish first hand! Email our booking officer Fara via info@divetioman.com to book your …

Season Closure: 13th November 2016 – 27th January 2016

Closed for Monsoon

Dear Diver, We will be closed from 13th November 2016 until 27th January 2017 due to the wet season. We will still have a small crew at our Headquarters in ABC Bay during this time so feel free to drop by if you’re keen on diving during the off-season. Our operations will commence on 28th …

Why are Devil and Manta Rays at Risk?

Protect Sharks and Rays

We have just under two weeks until CITES CoP17* begins. This is your chance to help protect some of the world’s most valuable shark and ray species! Hundreds of Project AWARE divers and diver centers have already urged CITES Member Parties to VOTE YES to protect sharks and rays through #Divers4SharksNRays. Now more than ever, we must keep …

Crown of Thorns Event – 20th August

Crown of Thorns - COT

Join us in our efforts to control outbreaks of the coral eating seastar Crown of Thorns aka COT! We will have our next event on 20th/21st August during which well be conducting multiple dives to inject the COTs with a bio-degradable solution of sodium bisulphate. Email Martin to learn more about this and other events. …

MIDE 2016 – Don’t miss out on awesome deals!

MIDE 2016 is almost here. Come and visit us at booths A105/A106 from 29th to 31st July at PWTC KL for some crazy deals. It’s our anniversary and every customer gets freebies! Sign-up for a package and get some free t-shirts, a water bottle and stand a chance to win a trip to Bali!

World Oceans Day

We celebrated World Oceans Day over the weekend of the 11th and 12th June as part of a global movement to give something back to the environment that is so often abused. Focusing on our main areas of concern in the area – Crown of Thorn control and Dive Against Debris activities, we hit the …

Moving On Up!

Our 2016 Green Fins assessment has moved us even further towards the number 1 spot in the Top Ten! See our position displayed on their website here. As an active Green Fins member, we pledge to go above and beyond to protect our underwater environment. The Green Fins team assess our whole business for environmental impact …

Battle Stations… The COT’s Are Taking Over!

COT control with injection

During the weekend of the 14th and 15th of May, our willing volunteers, DMTs and crew members took to the reefs of Tioman in their ongoing battle against the destructive Crown of Thorns Starfish. Historically, Tioman has had issues with this pesky little critter for a number of years. They’re a natural part of the …

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 …