Marine life at Koh Talu, Bangsaphan
Marine life at Koh Talu, Bangsaphan
A few dives around the islands off the coast of Bangsaphan reveals that there is still good marine life to be found in the area.
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- A flash of iridescent colour and its time to make a getaway
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- These two cuttlefish were enjoying themselves before the diver with the camera rocked up
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- The gaudy colours of this little beastie are to warn predators that it doesn't taste too good
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- An amazing school of glassfish that live in a cave on the southern side of Koh Sang
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- A giant clam
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- Staghorn coral starting to show signs of bleaching at the tips - a sign that the water temperature is increasing
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- Prolific anemone life at Koh Sang
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Due to the volume of tourist boats and the fact that tour operators do not teach snorkellers not to stand on the reef a lot of the coral at Koh Talu has been destroyed. The coral is healthier round the northern headland slightly deeper - out of the reach of the tourists and their rubbish which invariably ends up in the ocean. The two smaller islands of Koh Sing and Koh Sang also have better marine life.
Local fishing boats are also a scourge, all kinds of waste ends up going overboard. Lets hope some local preservation can prevent it being lost. Bangsaphan is a coastal town two hours south of Hua Hin, more information can be found here: www.bangsaphanguide.com
Local fishing boats are also a scourge, all kinds of waste ends up going overboard. Lets hope some local preservation can prevent it being lost. Bangsaphan is a coastal town two hours south of Hua Hin, more information can be found here: www.bangsaphanguide.com
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- This nudibranch was quite happy to pose for photos
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- There were a few nudibranchs around Koh Sang though none at Talu
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- A spotted rock cod taking a rest
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- Tiger Cowries are quite common around the smaller islands
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- The bearded scorpionfish hiding in a crevace
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- A pair of butterflyfish at Koh Talu - these guys are very difficult to photograph
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- Sadly there is a lot of junk on the bottom at Koh Talu - including this coral encrusted fishing rod
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Great pics Buks and refreshing to look at on such a hot day. You say water temp increasing, what was it approx? Pete
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Re: Marine life at Koh Talu, Bangsaphan
At a depth of around ten meters it was 31 degrees, closer to the shore in the shallows it was hotter, almost too hot to swim in. Optimal water temperature for coral growth is around 25-28 degrees.
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Very nice!! Can't wait to get wet again!!
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Nice pics Buksi 
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Great pics Buksi, wish I could swim. 
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I always enjoy your underwater photography - thanks
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Me too
Could never get my nose to obey when diving and was close to drowning a few times
Could never get my nose to obey when diving and was close to drowning a few times
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The soft corals make is look like there was current running. How big are the tides there?
Good images too, what camera are you using?
Good images too, what camera are you using?
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Great pics!
This might seem like a stupid question but, as a generally careful kind of person, could you get your your foot trapped by one of those giant clams?
This might seem like a stupid question but, as a generally careful kind of person, could you get your your foot trapped by one of those giant clams?
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Thanks for the compliments - its good fun taking them too!
Camera was a basic Sony 7MP Cybershot in an Ikelite housing with supplemental focus lighting.
Jaime, usually you're wearing fins when diving and snorkelling so it would have to be a bloody huge clam for you to get caught up in!
Those are the anemones and they usually like a bit of a current, during the dives there was very little current though - it tends to make photography a lot harder!Stu-Pot wrote:The soft corals make is look like there was current running. How big are the tides there?
Good images too, what camera are you using?
Camera was a basic Sony 7MP Cybershot in an Ikelite housing with supplemental focus lighting.
Jaime, usually you're wearing fins when diving and snorkelling so it would have to be a bloody huge clam for you to get caught up in!
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Not if you're as stupid or forgetful as me - I stubbed my toe on a sea urchin once - EXTREMELY painful!! Hence the question!buksida wrote:Jaime, usually you're wearing fins when diving and snorkelling so it would have to be a bloody huge clam for you to get caught up in!
The doc just took one look at my spine filled toes and gave me a couple of packs of sterilised needles, saying "It's going to be better if you do it, as you know your own pain threshold better than I do!" I popped them out a week later after my toes went septic - they came out like darts!