Aquatic Diversity of the Philippines

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Academy Curators Terry Gosliner and Gary Williams started diving on Philippine coral reefs in 1992 to survey the diversity of nudibranchs (sea slugs) and corals. Their research supports the notion that Verde Island Passage in the northern Philippines holds the most diverse coral reefs in the world. The placemarks on this map are different dive sites highlighting species of corals, sea slugs, fish and other animals that were found at that particular location. By: www.calacademy.org

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5: Layaglayag Ver detalle
6: Mainit Bubbles Ver detalle
7: Matotonngil Point Ver detalle
8: Monkey Beach Ver detalle
9: Sabang Wrecks Ver detalle
10: Sepok Point Ver detalle

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0: Aphol's Rock



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Aphol's Rock

Located on the north side of Maricaban Island, this site is a flat rocky pinnacle that crests about 8 meters below the surface. The shallows are dominated by reef building corals. On the outer side, the reef slopes to about 30 meters where there is a virtual forest of soft corals and continues down to about 40 meters where many large nudibranchs are found.

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1: Bethlehem



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Bethlehem

The narrow channel between Maricaban and Caban Islands is composed of rubble fields at 20 meters depth that abound in all forms of marine life. The strong currents bathe the site with a constant soup of plankton. At slack tide this is one of the best places to find unusual invertebrates, and many new nudibranchs have been found here.

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2: Club Ocellaris



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Club Ocellaris

This area is found right in front of the Club Ocellaris Resort, which has hosted many of our expeditions to the Philippines. The reef off here slopes to about 20 meters depth and supports many giant clams, well developed reefs and sandy areas.

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3: Devil's Point



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Devil's Point

This is soft coral city. The entire reef system is dominated by a rich variety of soft corals in the shallows. There are more species of soft corals at Devil's Point than in the entire Caribbean. The wall along the main rock suports rich colonial invertebrates and drops to 35 meters on the outer side.

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4: Kirby's Rock



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Kirby's Rock

The pinnacle on the northern tip of Caban Island supports a remarkable richness of filter-feeding invertebrates. The pinnacle is exposed at low tide and drops steeply to more than 35 meters. At its bottom a second pinnacle is found that goes even deeper.

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5: Layaglayag



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Layaglayag

Just around the corner from Kirby's rock, this site makes a great second dive. It is relatively shallow and calm and has large sponges, huge coral heads and sandy areas in between.

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6: Mainit Bubbles



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Mainit Bubbles

This area just east of Mainit Point on the southern tip of the Calamapan Peninsula gets its name from the bubbles that emerge from the sand of the underwater hot springs just off the beach. The sandy slopes, mixed with rubble make a great night dive which never fails to produce something new on every dive.

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7: Matotonngil Point



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Matotonngil Point

Located near the village of Anilao, this rocky promontory provides an easy and relaxing dive. From the rocky point, sandy and rubble filled slopes provide suitable habitat for a surprising diversity of invertebrates. This is a superb night dive spot that always yields surprises.

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8: Monkey Beach



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Monkey Beach

Located close to Sabang Beach on northern Mindoro, this rocky area provides excellent habitat for a rich variety of invertebrates and fish species. A popular site for beginning divers, this area is especially good for finding commensal shrimp and crabs.

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9: Sabang Wrecks



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Sabang Wrecks

Right off the sandy shore of Sabang, these three small wrecks in about 20 meters of water, provide habitat for rich invertebrates and are home to many frogfish. The sandy area between the wrecks is home to many sea pens and chocolate-chip starfish.

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10: Sepok Point



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Sepok Point

Located on the northern tip of Maricaban Island, this long finger of reef supports a steep wall on its outer side that descends to about 30 meters depth. On the inner side is a shallower slope that contains rubble between two fingers of luxuriant reef.

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