Diving Bali
The Underwater Jewel of Southeast Asia
Published on 4. September 2012
240 pages
978-1-4629-0913-1 (ISBN)
Description
Well-travelled divers all acknowledge that the best diving in the world is found in the warm waters of tropical Bali.
Bali is located in the famous "coral triangle," the center of the world's tropical marine diversity, and the island is blessed with a stunning variety of dive sites-shipwrecks, quiet black sand bays, crystalline hard coral reefs over bright white sand, lava ridges draped in gorgonians and soft coral, and current-swept pinnacles, swirling with fish.
Diving Bali is a comprehensive diving guide covering all of Bali and it's surrounding reefs. It presents in great detail some of the best dive sites in the tropical western Pacific. Our seasoned diver-authors have an aggregate half-century of experience exploring these waters, and each site receives thorough coverage, including detailed maps, color photos, and a full description of access, conditions, and facilities.
This Bali diving guide features:
Bali is located in the famous "coral triangle," the center of the world's tropical marine diversity, and the island is blessed with a stunning variety of dive sites-shipwrecks, quiet black sand bays, crystalline hard coral reefs over bright white sand, lava ridges draped in gorgonians and soft coral, and current-swept pinnacles, swirling with fish.
Diving Bali is a comprehensive diving guide covering all of Bali and it's surrounding reefs. It presents in great detail some of the best dive sites in the tropical western Pacific. Our seasoned diver-authors have an aggregate half-century of experience exploring these waters, and each site receives thorough coverage, including detailed maps, color photos, and a full description of access, conditions, and facilities.
This Bali diving guide features:
- Practicalities: Detailed travel information for every budget, including accommodations, transportation, prices, seasons, and dive operators.
- Information: Local history, diving lore, site conditions, and more than 50 maps.
- Photography: More than 100 color photographs by top photographers.
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David Pickell is the author of Between the Tides, an exploration of the life and culture of the traditional tribesmen of Indonesian New Guinea's South Coast, and is currently at work on a book about Komodo. He is a writer, editor, and cartographer, and has been diving for 29 years. He lives in Berkeley, California.
Wally Siagian is one of Indonesia's sport diving pioneers. He first dove Bali in the 1970s and his long-term knowledge of the island's reefs is unmatched by anyone working today. Originally from Bandung, he moved with his family to Bali in the 1980s and has been guiding divers--chiefly scientists and photographers--for more than three decades.
Wally Siagian is one of Indonesia's sport diving pioneers. He first dove Bali in the 1970s and his long-term knowledge of the island's reefs is unmatched by anyone working today. Originally from Bandung, he moved with his family to Bali in the 1980s and has been guiding divers--chiefly scientists and photographers--for more than three decades.
Content
- Intro
- Map
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Diving in Bali
- Map 0.2 Bali 1:600K physical
- 'SEA MACCARONI' Pennella filosa, the Scourge of the Mola
- PART I: The Northwest
- Introduction
- Map 1.1 Northwest Bali 1:65K
- Menjangan Island
- Saving Bali's Beautiful Mynah
- Menjangan Island 1:15K
- CROWN-OF-THORNS: A Starfish with an Image Problem
- Map 1.3 Kapal Budak 1:350
- The Pemuteran Area
- THE LIVE FISH TRADE: Madame, Some Cyanide with Your Steamed Grouper
- THE BIOROCK REEFS: Pemuteran's Odd Coral Sculptures
- Gilimanuk Bay
- 'MR. SMART' Understanding the Mimic Octopus
- PART II: The Tulamben Area
- Introduction
- Map 2.1 TulambenArea 1:7K
- Tulamben Bay
- THE DIVING HELPER CLUB: Are You Man Enough to Let a Girl Garry Your Tank?
- Map 2.2 The Liberty Wreck 1:500
- WHY IS TULAMBEN RICH?: A Prime Location-and Some Help from Agung
- Map 2.3 Tulamben Drop-off 1:1,200
- Map 2.4 Palung-Palung 1:1,200
- Batu Kelebit
- Wally's Squat Lobster
- Map 2.5 Batu Kelebit 1:1,200
- PELAGICS: Where the Big Dogs Swim
- Jemeluk and North Seraya
- CORAL BLEACHING AND EL NINO: The Delicate Relationship between Coral and Algae
- Map 2.6 Jemeluk 1:10K
- Map 2.7 Banyuning 1:2,500
- Gili Selang
- Map 2.8 Gili Selang 1:5K
- PART III: The East Coast
- Introduction
- Map 3.1 AmukBay 1:50K
- Tanjung Sari
- Map 3.2 Tanjung Sari 1:3.5K
- Amuk Bay Tepekong, Mimpang, and Biaha
- THE INDONESIAN THROUGH FLOW: The Fifteen Thousand Rivers
- Map 3.3 Tepekong 1
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- Map 3.4 Mimpang 1:2K
- Map 3.5 Gili Biaha 1:2K
- HIPPOCAMPUS BARGIBANTI: Finding the Pygmy Seahorse
- PART IV: Nusa Penida
- Introduction
- Map 4.1 Nusa Penida 1:125K
- The North Coast
- Map 4.2 North Nusa Penida 1:35K
- SEAWEED FARMING: A Long Way from Carragheen
- Map 4.3 Toyapakeh 1:5K
- The Current Meter
- Map 4.4 Malibu Point 1:20K
- The South Coast
- Penida's Fractal Coastline
- Gamat Bay
- Map 4.5 GamatBay 1:2K
- PART V: The South
- Introduction
- Tanjung Benoa
- Map 5.1 South Bali 1:80K
- BALI'S TURTLE MARKET: The Saddest Eyes in the World
- PART VI: Practicalities
- Contents
- Bali in Brief
- Travel Advisory
- Diving Services
- Further Reading
- Index
