East Malaysia consists of the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak which are located on the island of Borneo, to the east across the South China Sea from West Malaysia.
With more than 8.200 photographs it provides the greatest possible coverage of selected groups of the enormous variety of marine invertebrates in a single book. A cooperative effort by well-known experts Rudie Kuiter and Helmut Debelius.
This book, a collection of the finest photographs ever taken in underwater Antartica, illuminates a little-known world abounding in strange and beautiful life forms.
Our recent Malaysia itinerary included a 2-day 2-night stunt to Redang Island in the North East of peninsular Malaysia; escaping the Australian cold for a few days and getting some dives in.
I was part of a number of international press who were invited to attend this new anual dive event on Tioman Island - which for those who don't know is located in the South-East of mainland Malaysia. A 4 day festival which promised lots of activities, diving and other fun in the sun.
It has been a few years since my last visit to Tioman Island and after listening to many tales of extensive coral bleaching I was curious to see with my own eyes how bad this really was.