Diving on Perhentian Island

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“LOCATION:
This hugely popular dive site of the two Perhentians is located to the northwest of the archipelago. In fact, Tokong Laut is the probably the last frontier of coral reef structure on the north and west side of the group of islands. Journey by boat from Teluk Dalam will take about 30 minutes on fast dive boats, passing by the spectacular rocky island of Pulau Susu Dara. Boat trips from either Teluk Pauh or Long Beach will take just about the same time.

Maximum diving depth of about 25 metres with somewhat average visibility of about 10 metres, and total dive time of a paltry 20 minutes.

DESCRIPTION:
No doubt, Tokong Laut is the most popular dive site in Perhentian. It was not entirely a surprise to see 5-6 dive boats during an early morning dive. Because of the distance and somewhat significant depth, Tokong Laut is often featured as the first dive destination for the day.

Above water, only a marginal portion of this huge sea mount appears on the surface. The rest of the it is to be discovered underwater. Unfortunately, I did not see that many fishes that I initially expected. In fact, the much-talked-about resident nurse shark was also nowhere to be found, though I could argue that due to my shorter dive time, I was bound to miss a lot of things. Lurking a few meters below the surface were a number of common barracudas, patrolling the area surely. I also spotted an overly protective red-girdled anemonefish (Amphiprion rubrocinctus) that gladly swam towards any approaching divers. Other fish specie includes various damselfish, pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion), blue-ringed angelfish (Pornacanthus annularis), etc. Nonetheless, the highlight probably went to the hundreds of yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus) that created a breathtaking underwater scenery as they swam in formation.

As for the corals, this dive site is profusely filled with sea fans of various colours such as white, light green and blue. There are plenty of sea anemones at shallower depth, along with Porites sp. corals, Millepora sp. corals, barrel sponges of Xestospongia testudinaria and of Petrosia sp. with Alabaster sea cucumbers (Opheodesoma sp.), plenty of honeycomb oysters (Hyotissa hyotis), etc."
Source of Article: www.malaysia-islands.com

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