Book Review: Diving Indonesia's Raja Ampat by Jones and Shimlock

Alex Mustard · Issue 52, Jan/Feb 2010 · pp. 75–77

Products mentioned: Diving Indonesia's Raja Ampat by Burt Jones and Maurine Shimlock

Book Review Over the last decade Raja Ampat has become, deservedly, one of the most desirable diving destinations in the world. The region is home to more than 1000 species of fish and over 70% of the world’s hard coral species, and perhaps of even more interest to the diving experience, some of the most breathtaking underwater scenes imaginable. When UWP Editor, Peter Rowlands, and I, first visited we spent the most of the first week coming out of the water continually pronouncing “No, that was my best coral reef dive ever!”. The excellent, new 146 page Diving Indonesia’s Raja Ampat by Burt Jones and Maurine Shimlock is, to date, the only diving guidebook published about the archipelago. It is an honest, respectful, engaging and sumptuously illustrated description of the diving opportunities in this unique and important region. Its packed with information naturally. The book has been pr…