In the surrounding waters are known as marine parks and diving (diving) with a depth of about five meters. There are a wide variety of marine life here, such as squid (cuttlefish), lobster, fish pipe (ghostpipe fish), octopus (octopus bluering), nudibranchs, seahorses (seahorses), eel ribbon (ribbon eels) and fish Skorpion (scorpionfishes ).
On the rocks at a depth of ten meters, there are coral known as "Blue Trigger Wall" because of the reef with a length of 18 meters is a lot of trigger fish (red-toothed trigger fishes).
An island with a sea-colored blue and green shades are stunning, soft white sand, palm trees line the coast, with a small forest in the middle of the island which is the habitat of various species of plants and animals and the natural beauty of the underwater fascinating. No wonder the island is able to occupy the top third as a world class dive destination and make the island is a dream island for divers.
Derawan around the island, diving as much as 28 points have been identified. To explore all these points at least it takes about 10 days with one dive at each point. To move from one point to another, visitors can use the boat. In the meantime, visitors can also explore the island on foot.
Dr. Carden Wallace of the Museum of Tropical Queensland, Australia has examined the wealth of sea and island Derawan find over 50 types of Arcropora (marine animals) in a coral reef. No one would if Derawan Island is famous as the top third of the world as an international dive destination.
Potential Islands Derawan
Coral Reefs
Derawan Islands Coral reefs are widespread on the island and burnt in Derawan Islands. Hirst Hirst, who is on these islands including Long Island Gosong, Gosong Masimbung, Gosong Buliulin, Gosong Pinaka, and megapode megapode Tababinga Muaras.
Types of coral reefs in the islands consist of coral Derawan edge, barrier reefs and atolls. This atoll has formed into the island and formed a salt water lake. "Manta Tow Survey 2003" shows the average cover of coral reefs in Long Island is 24.25% to 34.88 for the hard corals and reef life. Coral reefs in Pulau Derawan has an average cover of hard coral reefs 17.41% and 27.78% live coral cover. With the number of species 460 to 470 shows a wealth of biodiversity that is second only to the Raja Ampat Islands.
The main area of coral reefs:
• The length of the western island (inlet and channel)
• Coral Muaras with high diversity, healthy corals, and aesthetic values
• Coral Malalungun, high diversity with a complex structure with various habitats
• Large-rich coral habitat
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| Reef Fish |
Reef Fish
Reef fish survey in 2003 showed that 832 species of the islands produce. In addition, it is estimated there are at least 1051 species in the waters of Berau with Gobes dominant species (Gobiidae), wrasses (Labridae), and Damselfishes (Pomacentridae).
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| Green Turtle |
Sometimes when you sit down at the end of a wooden bridge that leads to the sea, we can see the green turtles and fro on the surface of clear water. When we were diving in the company of sea turtles swimming around us. Occasionally even these turtles seem to roam around the cottage is located on the coast of the island. By nightfall, some turtles went ashore and lay eggs there.
The islands around Derawan
Visitors can also review the other islands around Derawan. For example: Sangalaki Island, Maratua, and Kakaban having its own uniqueness. Pari Blue Fish (Manta Rays) that had reached 3.5 meters wide with a population on the island Sangalaki. Fact can also be found, if lucky enough black stingray with a wide "wingspan" of 6 meters. While Kakaban has a unique prehistoric lake which formed in the middle of the sea, the only one in Asia.
