Dive Review of MSY Seahorse in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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MSY Seahorse, Dec, 2008, by Rick Lambert, CA, United States ( 1 report). Report 4645.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I have been in Indonesia during the wet season(Feb/Mar) and had experienced some unrelenting rain day after day. I was prepared for rain. To our surprise the weather was very nice. Though we had a couple of days of rain during our 3 weeks we had at least a full week of total sunshine. The temperatures also were very moderate and hovered in the high 70s to low 80s. The LOB was really wonderful. I have no complaints at all. They were very open to our desires for diving sites, times and frequency. There was of course a plan and a schedule, which started in the Kri area for three days, then to Misool for 5 days and a return to Kri for the last dives on Manta Rock. The diving was all from a comfortable aluminum skiff or an inflatable. The skiff was much roomier and easier to don equipment. We did 3-4 dives daily. As we all opted out of night diving we often did a late afternoon dive for our 4th dive.I preferred the diving in Kri to the Misool area. You see a lot more fish on Sardine Reef (Kri) on one dive than you do in a week of Caribbean diving. The size and variety of the fish schools was something I have never encountered. We did see pelagics; white tips, tuna, mackerel, turtles, wahoo, barracudas, a marlin, and a parade of mantas for hours.We didn't see lots of sharks but we did see more than one or two. The diving in the Misool area is much different. We saw few big fish but it is a macro photographer's heaven. The soft coral, gorgonians and macro critters are plentiful and spectacular. You will get your fill of pygmy sea horses, nudibranchs, woebegones, etc. The water visibility is not great in either Kri or Misool averaging about 50 feet at best. There are some ripping currents as well, but not in league with Komodo's. The dive master did his best to keep us out of the worst of it. Though the best and biggest fish encounters were in the strongest currents. The food was the best I have ever eaten on a vacation. Even without the diving this would be a stellar experience. With the diving I just wanted another 11 days.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Bali, Fiji, Honduras, Florida, Hawaii, Mexico, Caribbean, Cayman Is., Komodo
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	81-86°F / 27-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-60 Ft/ 9-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Once our experience and competence were deemed reasonable we dove our own profiles pretty much without restrictions
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Dry room with charging stations and a large set up table on the dive deck. Special bags for each diver's camera. All camera gear was carefully handled at all times.

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Dive Review of MSY Seahorse in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

MSY Seahorse, Dec, 2008,

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Dive Review of MSY Seahorse in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat