Koh Jum Divers Blog

Here is a disturbing video produced by Earth Touch, in association with the Zoological Society of London, Globe International and Edge.

This short trailer shows some of the highlights of the marine life found around Phi Phi. Krabi Imaging are teaming up with Green Asia for a six part episode on the wildlife of Thailand. Stay tuned for more information on this project.......


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I spend way to much time scouring the internet for unique underwater videos from around the world. This one was commissioned by the West Australian government. I love it!

Here's a nice video from Serene Yee. It wasn't filmed here, but we have Mantas just like these at a couple of our dive sites year round.

This shocking video from Shark Savers looks at just how many sharks are taken yearly for the shark fin trade. The figures are staggering!

Here is a shocking trailer filmed by Blue Sphere Media. It highlights the plight of the Manta Ray in Indonesia. Prepare to be horrified!

Manta Ray of Hope - Teaser 1080p from Blue Sphere Media on Vimeo.

Well it's not the greatest video but what can you do with just an old iphone. Here it is anyway. Filmed by Jason, a dive instructor on a longtail near Railey Beach.......

Just goes to show - right place right time!

Today we certified our first Junior Open Water divers here at Koh Jum Divers. We've had four days of pool training, theory and scuba diving.

Diving in Phi Phi was the natural highlight of the course, and our students really enjoyed the underwater adventure. They even got to see shark at their very first dive! Between dives we also saw a turtle swimming around the boat in Maya Nui.
  
Our Junior Open Water students did very good, and became skilled divers during the course. Congratulations to Samuel, Izabella, Cilia and Elise with the Junior Open Water certification!  

We found this grand old lady in Maya Nui today.



She seemed to be quite calm, so my fellow diver had plenty of time to take her photo.

Not all octopuses likes to be disturbed by underwater photographers. Watch this video from New Zealand, where an octopus snatches the divers video camera and svims off with it while it is filming:
 
   

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Until then you can have a look at the 2nd edition of the book Dive Sites of Krabi. This is a dive site guide to the Phi Phi National Marine Park. Below is the online version, and we have hard copies available in our dive center. The newest edition includes over 30 detailed maps of all the major dive sites around Krabi both in and outside the national marine park, plus photos and articles of all the more common species divers can expect to see in this region of Thailand. At the back of the book are the Reef Check guidelines with all the necessary forms for submitting your surveys to the Phuket Marine Biology Center.