Diving at Pulau Biola

A few years ago, my brother and I had the very rare opportunity to dive at Pulau Biola for a Book project named Islands of Singapore which he wrote. It was tough getting permission and after many attempts, we finally secured a slot from all three authorities to dive there for just an hour. I found a day and time when the tidal stream was slack, usually during periods of neap tines (half-mooon phase). As excpected, the diving was incredible. I descriped it as the Tioman of Singapore. The reef was prestine and full of life. The fish populatuon there was something I had never seen before, not even in Tioman. For the first time, I saw large schools of parrot fish going about their foraging and numerous species of small fish were schooled eveywhere I truned. Although I didn't see any large fish, I'm sure there were plenty of them around. Here's a poory done video of that dive using a cheap land camera in a waterproof-case. I can imagine how beautiful Singapore's reefs much have been in the early 1960s