[Ross1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfBp7db6RgA...feature=related

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=al_Wb3xLpDI

[mrfishy]

Looks fantastic
thanks for sharing

[ben]

looks awsome. love the mangrove section

[jason@jasonsaquatics]

Hi Ross

Stunning m8 ,If you find any more post them up m8 as i love viewing videos of the wild reefs .Gives you some top ideas when setting a tank up regarding rock work and TBH a real good way to relax

jas

[Ross1]

http://www.youtube.c...sDX9SHc5mI&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k27j_GkBAqA...feature=related



http://www.youtube.c...h?v=rtCsr8QXJpI

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=ujxFy1_5dac

[dave14]

Great vid's Ross, thanks for posting them up

[lindsay]

Stunning .

[Ross1]

Feast your eyes on this guys.

The most pristine and bio diverse reefs on the planet, photographed by some of the best snappers on the planet.

http://issuu.com/rud...ajaampat_100dpi

[lindsay]

Just had a quick look,will have a better look later when i have more time,stunning pictures

[Ross1]

Mind blowing photos.....

Some great information too.

I posted the same thing on you are. 14 views and no comments. I reckon if it was 100's of photos of a lionfish from snorkeling sharm or the maldives there would have been pages of comments.

[lindsay]

Just had another look,could become a habit lol,the pictures are nothing short of amazing with something there for all to like.

[mrfishy]

Just reading through my dive mag and came across a fascinating article on Raja Ampat.
In 2005 a British guy that worked as a guide on a liveaboard dive boat decided to have a change of lifestyle.
With agreement with the owners of one of the islands he set up an Eco dive site including a 77 square mile no take zone.
This is the Andrew Miners website for his resort, for great reef porn watch the resorts promotion video http://www.misoolecoresort.com/
The villagers now work in the tiny resort and are trained as rangers to police the no take zone. There are now plans to link up other no take zones to create a 463 square mile marine protected area.
This has got to be a good for the region as a breeding site to allow plundered stocks to recover and to stop the live catches of fish like Napoleon wrasse that end up in restaurant fish tanks waiting for the punters to pick out their dinner !!!!!.
watch this if your feeling brave, made me mad as hell.
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=cbN161yBBGA

[lindsay]

I can see why it made you mad,so easy to over look the need to protect the fish populations when good money is being made,but if they are taken before they get the chance to spawn then the future for the fish and those who depend on catching them can only be bleak...

[mrfishy]

sorry if that put a downer on some fantastic reef porn but thought it was relevant
I'm planning to go diving out there within the next couple of years

[ANDYG]

mrfishy, on Sep 1 2010, 10:14 PM, said:

Just reading through my dive mag and came across a fascinating article on Raja Ampat.
In 2005 a British guy that worked as a guide on a liveaboard dive boat decided to have a change of lifestyle.
With agreement with the owners of one of the islands he set up an Eco dive site including a 77 square mile no take zone.
This is the Andrew Miners website for his resort, for great reef porn watch the resorts promotion video http://www.misoolecoresort.com/
The villagers now work in the tiny resort and are trained as rangers to police the no take zone. There are now plans to link up other no take zones to create a 463 square mile marine protected area.
This has got to be a good for the region as a breeding site to allow plundered stocks to recover and to stop the live catches of fish like Napoleon wrasse that end up in restaurant fish tanks waiting for the punters to pick out their dinner !!!!!.
watch this if your feeling brave, made me mad as hell.
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=cbN161yBBGA

I did watch it, made me mad also, it makes my blood boil the way they treat animals in general, that's difference between our cultures, maybe we are too emotionally attached even to those we eat. Animals/fish deserve respect whether we eat them or not and treated humanely.

[jason@jasonsaquatics]

I do understand we need to feed like the fish do and all living animals but there should be rules and limits as to how far we can go .

Sad so Sad


jas

[Ross1]

I'm off to Raja Ampat on thursday gents.

Very excited.

[dave14]

Ross1, on Sep 14 2010, 11:11 AM, said:

I'm off to Raja Ampat on thursday gents.

Very excited.

Have a grat time, very jealous

[Ross1]

Thanks.

I'm really excited. Although not looking forward to the journey and haven't got my third and final flight sorted yet either.

[dab]

Ross1, on Sep 14 2010, 11:11 AM, said:

I'm off to Raja Ampat on thursday gents.

Very excited.

have a gteat time ross,ive just been to the maldives and couldnt wait,so i cant imagine how you must feel.