Our dive in Talang was Huck's peak buoyancy
dive when obtaininer her PADI advanced open
water certification.
Since I already had the certification, I just wandered around—and there was plenty to see!
Talang is just a few kilometres from Koh Lipe. While the dive had a bit of current that reduced visibility by churning up detritus and eggs from spawning coral, the whole dive was lively with marine life of all sorts.
Huck demonstrating her buoyancy skills during her advanced open water
peak buoyancyrequirement.
A school of hard-to-identify fishes atop table coral.
A school of hard-to-identify fishes atop table coral.
A brown-marbled grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) nestled within a barrel sponge.
A brown-marbled grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) nestled within a barrel sponge.
A blue-spotted stingray (Neotrygon kuhlii) (the washed-out colour is due to the low-light conditions) on the sea floor.
A blue-lined grouper scurrying away from the camera.
An unknown species of pipefish.
Another blue-spotted stingray (Neotrygon kuhlii).
Can you see it? An undetermined species of flounder in the upper half of the picture.
A common
porcupinefish following a blue-spotted stingray (Neotrygon kuhlii).
A blue-spotted stingray (Neotrygon kuhlii).
A giant moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) peeking out from the rocks.
A giant moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) peeking out from the rocks.
An Andaman sweetlips.
A school of yellowback fusilier (Caesio xanthonota), I think.
A school of yellowback fusilier (Caesio xanthonota), I think.
A Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus).