by Miguel's Diving | Aug 14, 2015 | Marine Life, Sulawesi Diving
Fimbriated moray eels are seldom seen during daylight hours. Usually, they are hiding. Even more rare is a video of one swimming in its natural environment. Captured Live on Video During a dive in July 2015 a Fimbriated moray made a dash from one hiding place to...
by Miguel's Diving | Mar 16, 2015 | Marine Life, Sulawesi Diving
Canthigaster bennetti flows in schools along Gorontalo reefs, forming a magic carpet.A Magic CarpetCanthigaster bennetti, commonly called Bennett’s toby, gather in Gorontalo in huge numbers. They gather to spawn. Swimming in coordinated streams, they fly along the...
by Miguel's Diving | Sep 10, 2014 | Marine Life, Sulawesi Diving
Side gilled sea slugs are a delight to find during night diving in Gorontalo. Nocturnal Sea Slugs Nudibranchs usually have their gills exposed on the top of their bodies. But side gilled sea slugs have large plume-like gills tucked between the mantle and the foot. The...
by Miguel's Diving | Aug 24, 2014 | Marine Life, Sulawesi Diving
That tumbling mass is really sea hare mating! Imagine the surprise of divers looking for critters at Sand Castle, one of Gorontalo’s muck diving sites. On the sand in shallow water were masses that looked like sea weeds, rocking back and forth in the gentle...
by Miguel's Diving | Aug 4, 2014 | Sulawesi Diving
A whale shark encounter was in store for two American divers. On their way to the Togian Islands, they made a last minute decision to make two dives in Gorontalo. That decision made memories to last a lifetime. World Class Diving in Gorontalo Sadly, many travelers...
by Miguel's Diving | Jul 21, 2014 | Marine Life, Sulawesi Diving
A Minke Whale Breaches in Gorontalo On March 27, a Minke Whale breached the perfectly flat sea off Traffic Jam dive site in Gorontalo. Our boat captain watched the 10-meter long whale jump into the air. It hit the water with the belly-flop style characteristic of this...
