Scuba Diver Ocean Planet Issue 2/2016 | Page 116

UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY IN RAJA AMPAT SDTTL 114 MACRO SUBJECTS: • Raja Ampat is home to at least five species of pygmy seahorse and it’s not uncommon to see several species on a single dive. • Around the island of Batanta are several bays with thriving macro life such as ghost pipefish, octopus and nudibranchs. • Most of the reefs have some form of macro subject whether it’s nudibranchs, pipefish, frogfish or gobies. Several species of flasher wrasse, including an endemic variety, can be found as well and display in the later afternoon. 9