by Miguel's Diving | Nov 25, 2009 | Marine Life
Miguel’s Diving staff have discovered a striking new species of fantail goby. Named after the Japanese emperor in 2005 by Allen & Randall, the Akihito goby (Exyrias akihito) sports a dorsal fin with three majestic fin rays and a row of double brown spots on...
by Miguel's Diving | Nov 14, 2009 | Dive Experience
The pristine reefs of Gorontalo have shocked recent divers with reality. On the massive pinnacle we call Sunken Island divers saw the remaining half of a cushion star – and the mature trumpet shell that had just eaten half of it! On another section of reef...
by Miguel's Diving | Oct 25, 2009 | News
The current edition of the on-line diving magazine XRAY (#32) features a review of our book Gorontalo: Hidden Paradise. The full review is available on Section III page 55. Here is an excerpt: A fantastic coffee table book by Gorontalo dive pioneer Rantje Allen,...
by Miguel's Diving | Oct 16, 2009 | News
Miguel’s Diving staff have been busy the last four days assisting the filming of a Gorontalo episode of the children’s adventure show “Bocan (Bocah Petualang)” for Trans7 television. Today’s underwater sequence went well with shooting of...
by Miguel's Diving | Oct 16, 2009 | News
Congratulations to William Tan for his cover photo on the current edition of Sport Diving (Issue 136). It is a colourful face shot of a male Randall’s anthias and taken here in Gorontalo. Anyone who has encountered this frenetic fish will appreciate the great...