>Even KL had some decent sites when I first dived them in 88. That was
>before all the staghorn, elkhorn, etc. was killed by pollution. Now those
>reefs are mostly just algae colonies.

The average tourist sites are in pretty bad shape, both because of polution 
and over diving by those that cater to tourists.  Some of the best reefs in 
the area, however, are still in pretty good shape.  For the most part, 
they're far enough from shore to mitigate some of the impact of 
overdevelpment and under infrastructure.

Lee