Apo Island
Philippines · Dumaguete, Negros OrientalA pioneering community marine sanctuary in Asia, with a resident population of green turtles.
Depth
3–25 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
25 m
Water temperature
27 °C
Current
Weak to moderate
Access
Boat
Best time
All year round
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
35 USD / dive
Protection status
Santuario marino de gestión comunitaria
Did you know
No confundir con Apo Reef Natural Park, en Mindoro Occidental: son dos sitios distintos separados por cientos de kilómetros y la coincidencia de nombre genera errores constantes en las bases de datos de buceo.
Sources consulted: DAN World; SeaCrush; liveaboards.com
Location
See on the interactive map59 species documented in Apo Island
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
EndangeredNapoleón
Cheilinus undulatus
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Critically EndangeredAlmeja gigante
Tridacna gigas
Anguila jardinera moteada
Heteroconger hassi
Anguila serpiente de bandas
Myrichthys colubrinus
Anémona alfombra gigante
Stichodactyla gigantea
Anémona disco
Discosoma nummiforme
Anémona magnífica
Heteractis magnifica
Babosa de mar verrugosa
Onchidium verruculatum
Bigeye de arrecife
Priacanthus hamrur
Ecosystem
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