DIVE LOG JUNE 2025 issue 412

Exploring Wakatobi’s treasures

Ornate Lobsters are communal cave dwellers

text and photos by Mike Scotland

We want to enjoy the exhilaration that comes from that passing encounter with that Eagle Ray, Bump Head Parrotfish or Coral Cod. Wakatobi does all that. Here is what it took to make it happen and why the resort of Wakatobi is so important. She is a shining light in a world of dive tourism; a beacon for the future and how the world should be. The model for this conservation success has taken a few decades to develop and bear fruit.

W akatobi is what divers want! It is the model for dive resorts for the future! How do I know? Divers want adventure. They want to commune with Mother Nature; to experience close up encounters with sharks and Rays, to discover rare and unique marine life in a serene and healthy ecosystem.

Spine Cheek Anmeone fish males are much smaller and more colourful than the female matriarch

Stunning Sea Stars

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Dive Log Australasia #412 June ‘25