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Dive Site - Pulau Aur Johor
Johor
 The
Johor Marine Park islands comprise of Pulau Rawa, Pulau Besar,
Pulau Hujung, Pulau Tengah, Pulau Tinggi, Pulau Pemanggil,
Pulau Sibu, Pulau Aur and Pulau Dayang. The furthermost islands
- Pulau Dayang and Pulau Aur - offer the most interesting
diving of the Johor Marine Park .islands. Surrounded by deep
waters, the two islands offer an excellent opportunity to
encounter pelagics.
Pulau Aur
 Located
towards the east of Mersing about 65 kilometres from the mainland
is Pulau Aur. The long boat journey of about 4 1/2 hours is
rather tiresome, and most operators opt to depart in the late
evening, travelling through the night to arrive the next morning
on the island. If the seas are rough the boat ride could take
a little longer.
Pulau Lang, Pulau Pinang and Pulau Dayang (the largest of
the three) surround Pulau Aur. The rich pelagic action also
attracts numerous sport fishermen, hoping to try their luck
with the marlins or sail fish outside the marine park island.
Rayner's Rock Towards the northeastern
tip about 200 metres of Pulau Dayang is Rayner's Rock, a
-solitary large boulder breaking the surface at about 4 metres
high. Diving is good around the eastern portion with a mixture
of both hard and soft corals providing shelter for a profusion
of marine life.
You can expect to encounter schooling yellowtails, rainbow-runners,
trevallies and closer to the reef, groupers, damsels, butterflyfish,
scorpionfish and lots of shells.
Pinnacles
 This
submerged reef is located towards the south of Pulau Aur and
Pulau Pinang. The top of the reef begins at about 12 metres
and slopes in excess of 25 metres. If dived under the right
circumstances with slight currents, a large number of
pelagics including jacks, fusiliers, barracudas and black
tip sharks can be sighted. Among the hard corals and scattered
soft corals are wrasses, pufferfish, damsels, lionfish, snappers
and in between rocky crevices and lobsters.
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