Sipadan Island Park

Sipadan Island Park

Sipadan Island Park, Malaysia’s only oceanic island, lies in the Celebes Sea. The park off the east coast of Malaysia near the borders of the Indonesia and the Philippines.

More than 400 species of fish and hundreds of coral species live in and around the 600 meter tall coral and volcanic island.

SFB did deployments around Sipadan Island Park in 2017.

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A split-level image with Sipadan island, jetty, and dive boat above, and sandy seabed below, Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia. (© Scubazoo Images)
A split-level image with Sipadan island, jetty, and dive boat above, and sandy seabed below, Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia. (© Scubazoo Images)
A school of Bumphead Parrotfish, Bulbometopon muricatum, swimming over the reef near the surface, with hard and soft coral in the foreground, Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia. (© Scubazoo Images)
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A Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas, swimming over the shallow reef under a dive boat, surrounded by Big-Eye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus, Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia. (© Scubazoo Images)

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