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Reef Walking
Hantu Blog dive guide, Audrey Pang, traded in her wetsuit and fins but kept her booties on for her first ever experiences of discovering our reefs with her feet firmly planted on the ground! She...
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Update on Coral Bleaching
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has been relocating corals at Sultan Shoal as part of their preventive measures to protect the corals from the development works for the future Tuas...
View ArticleSlugs, Snails, And The Things They Eat
So many nudibranchs, where to find them? What can we learn about these spineless creatures while we are observing them in the wild? One of the easiest things we can observe while out on the reef...
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Anti-Social Hydroids And Fish That Fake It
Local diver and nudibranch enthusiast, Toh Chay Hoon, visited the reefs of Pulau Hantu over the weekend and returned with some wonderful images of Singapore’s urban reefs. She wrote, “Visibility not...
View ArticleMagnificent Macrolife
Ann Tan is a talented and enthusiastic underwater photographer who has been diving the reefs of Singapore’s Pulau Hantu for more than a few years! Having dived some of the most exotic reefs around...
View ArticleAlgae-eating snails and British writers
Divers had a break of sunshine over this monsoon weekend! Coupled with surprisingly good visibility despite the heavy rains we’ve been having, it was a perfect day for a dive! There were sightings of...
View ArticleDirty Demons and Delicate Crabs
Over the weekend, there was as big a show of macro wildlife as there was a show of divers! As many as 70 divers from several boats pulled into Pulau Hantu’s reefs for a dive and saw critters like...
View ArticleThe Noble Octopus
Our first dive of the year got off to a good start! With waters a chilly 27deg C, we were all reminded it was still the monsoon season. Despite this, diving is never off season in Singapore, and we...
View ArticleThe Silt is Alive!
Diving in Singapore waters may be daunting for many divers who are accustomed to high visibility waters and at first glance it may seem like there is nothing much to be discovered in the silt ridden...
View ArticleCelebrating 12 Years of Outreach with 12 Nudis (and a crab)
It’s that time of the year again when SCUBA divers in Singapore get to spend an entire day out at sea, uncovering Singapore’s magical marine mysteries! We do this once a year (that is, overdose on...
View ArticleCreatures of the night
Whoever said you shouldn’t go out at night obviously hasn’t been to Pulau Hantu! While there are many exciting encounters to be had in the daytime, the night is certainly when things get really...
View ArticleElusive Macro Wonders
The Hantu Blog has been bringing divers to our reefs for over a decade. Many of our divers return frequently to Pulau Hantu’s reefs because they continue to be awed and rewarded with new and...
View ArticleWhat is biodiversity and why should we care?
Imagine having to eat the same food over and over again forever! Not fun. And probably not good for you either. The same way a healthy body depends on a varied and diverse diet, the health of our...
View ArticleLimelight on Pulau Hantu
Our Southern Islands have been getting plenty of attention lately. A recent article in Singapore’s Straits Times detailed the launch of dive trails at Sisters’ Island Marine Park and yet another...
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Deepavali Dive
What better way to spend the holidays than with a dive into Singapore waters! Deepavali, or Diwali, is a festival celebrated by Hindus with lights, food and mandalas! It’s a colourful time of the...
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Diving into 2016!
The Hantu Blog kicked off its first dive at Pulau Hantu last weekend and were rewarded with lots of bizarre slugs and rare chance to see cleaner shrimp working on some fishes! Visibility was a...
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Seahorse, shrimp & sponges
Over the weekend, our Hantu Blog guides were joined with regular marine/coastal volunteers for a dive at Pulau Jong and Pulau Hantu. Our public dives are focussed on the reefs of Pulau Hantu because...
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Life on a Singapore Reef
While living on the reef may look like a cruise to the casual observer, life on the reef is in fact wrought with challenges! Little fish get eaten by big fish everyday. And big fish get eaten by even...
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Celebrating 13 years of diving in Singapore: Why Reefs Are Relevant
The Hantu Blog celebrated 13 years of bringing divers and reef walkers to Pulau Hantu last month! What better way to commemorate this milestone than to do more diving! Some of our most veteran...
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Coral Spawning in Singapore: A Natural Wonder
Not much is known about coral spawning events, and even less is known about mass coral spawning in equatorial regions. In fact, it wasn’t until 2002 that researchers finally managed to pin point a...
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