Okay so it's a fact, Philippines is the most diverse marine region in the world because ... because Earl says so and that is all the evidence...
BTW Earl, I'm not trying to "beat" you at anything here or get personal. You're the one making the claims; I'm just asking you to substantiate...
Sorry Earl, I'm still none-the-wiser to understanding what you are talking about. You have not given me any urls to any web pages to support your...
Well, the vegetarian option is usually a plate of mixed vegetables ... with pork or chicken ... or if not, then at least cooked with chicken stock...
Hi Earl, you sound like you're speakin a foreign language to me. As I said, I don't pretend to be an endemic fish expert, and I am no marine...
Well, I remember going there, but ... I don't remember going back home! ... Yeah, was fine ... half a dozen or interested people watching. Could...
BTW - Did anyone notice who won? [IMG] :)
Hi Jim, for sure they do. I just stayed there for one week and they gave me 10% off without me even asking. I'm not really into bargaining, so I...
I've gotta give my vote for Persian Palate too. I'm vegan so it's probably the only place in Negros where I can actually eat anything! Being a...
Hi Blackline, I agree that diversity is an important factor, but why restrict yourself to one factor? There are many equally important factors...
Hi Jellyfish, That's quite right, but the effort MUST come from the diving community. After all, they are the ones that understand what they are...
Fishermen are the same eveywhere in the world. There is always a 'battle' between their wishes and those of conservation groups and divers....
Hi Rhoody, apart from possibly one or two that I mentined, each of the destinations I mentioned above is much larger than the Apo Island/Dauin...
The numbers written there are from one proposed national marine park. So you are comparing one small area in Indonesia with the whole of the...
Hi Earl, I'm not really sure what point you are trying to make here. I believe you are referring to endemic fish species? It's just not possible...
Whoops, Sounds like I’ve landed in the middle of a game of underwater hockey here. It was not my intention to cause infighting or start a...
BTW - I used to work in Thailand. I knew many DMs and instructors with 1000+ dives, that would tell me that the Similan Islands were among the...
Komodo – superb for macro and pelagics, Raja Ampat – best marine diversity in the world, Banda Islands and Banda Sea – huge schools of fish,...
I have just got back from another (being my third) day trip out to Apo Island. After hearing so much about the place within the Philippines...
