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Papua New Guinea (PNG) is renown for its good diving and had been a place I'd wanted to get to for many years. So, with the fabulous Global Dive leading a bunch of great people to Walindi Resort, this was a trip I couldn't miss out on.

For me, the underwater photographic opportunities were about little stuff - critters! The reefs were very pretty but didn't have the knockout colours of the soft corals in Fiji. The critters though were fantasitic - especially the crustacea - shrimps and crabs.


Chromodoris annae

Pontonides sp.

Pontonides sp.

Signigobius biocellatus - Twinspot goby

Hippocampus bargibanti - Pygmy seahorse

Amphiprion percula - Clown anemonefish

Synodus sp. - Lizardfish

Christmas tree worms

Premnas biaculeatus - Spine-cheek anemonefish

Premnas biaculeatus - Spine-cheek anemonefish

Christmas tree worms


Nudibranch


Istiophorus platypterus - Sailfish

Amphiprion percula - Clown anemonefish

Amphiprion perideraion - Pink anemonefish

Goby

Premnas biaculeatus - Spine-cheek anemonefish

Premnas biaculeatus - Spine-cheek anemonefish

Premnas biaculeatus - Spine-cheek anemonefish

Premnas biaculeatus - Spine-cheek anemonefish

Premnas biaculeatus - Spine-cheek anemonefish

Premnas biaculeatus - Spine-cheek anemonefish

Premnas biaculeatus - Spine-cheek anemonefish

Premnas biaculeatus - Spine-cheek anemonefish

Premnas biaculeatus - Spine-cheek anemonefish

Amphiprion perideraion - Pink anemonefish

Amphiprion perideraion - Pink anemonefish

Shrimp


Amphiprion perideraion - Pink anemonefish

Shrimp


Shrimp


Pseudanthias tuka - Purple anthias

Nudibranch


Crab

Crab

Chromodoris lochi

Christmas tree worms


Giant clam


Chaetodon diacanthus - Regal angelfish

Soft coral


Chaetodon diacanthus - Regal angelfish

Shell & gorgonian


Giant clam


Crab

Shrimp


Shrimp


Aglajid / head shield slug


Hippocampus bargibanti - Pygmy seahorse

Goby on whip coral


Shrimp


Crab

Synchiropus splendidus - Mandarinfish

Nudibranch


Flatworm


Goby on whip coral


Pontonides sp.

Synodus sp. - Lizardfish

Crab

Sphyraena qenie - Blackfin barracuda

Sphyraena qenie - Blackfin barracuda

Sphyraena qenie - Blackfin barracuda

Trevally

Shrimps


Soft coral


Soft coral


Cirrhitichthys falco - Dwarf hawkfish

Shrimp


Ascidian


Premnas biaculeatus - Spine-cheek anemonefish

Christmas tree worms


Shrimp


Pseudanthias tuka - Purple anthias

Lobster


Pseudanthias tuka - Purple anthias

Chaetodon ornatissimus - Ornate butterflyfish

Chaetodon ornatissimus - Ornate butterflyfish

Neoniphon sp. - Squirrelfish

Shrimp


Anyperodon leucogrammicus - White-lined grouper

Anyperodon leucogrammicus - White-lined grouper

Shrimp


Shrimp


Chaetodon lunulatus - Pacific pinstriped butterflyfish

Bornella anguilla

Bornella anguilla

Pomacentrus moluccensis - Lemon damsel

Starfish

Gymnothorax sp. - Moray eel

Crab

Shrimp


Amphiprion perideraion - Pink anemonefish

Paracirrhites forsteri - Freckled hawkfish

Parapercis sp. - Grubfish

Flatworm


Oxycirrhites typus - Longnose hawkfish

Goby on whip coral


Heteroconger hassi - Spotted garden eel

Heteroconger hassi - Spotted garden eel

Chaetodon baronessa - Pacific triangular butterflyfish

Aeoliscus strigatus - Razorfish

West Otto's


Barracuda at Otto's Reef


Otto's Reef


Mary at Otto's Reef


Otto's Reef


Otto's Reef


Otto's Reef


Otto's Reef


Barracuda at Otto's Reef


Otto's Reef


Otto's Reef


Otto's Reef


Gareth B at West Otto's




















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Lockheed Vega Ventura PV1, NZ4522

Lockheed Vega Ventura PV1, NZ4522

Lockheed Vega Ventura PV1, NZ4522
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