Reef/WallÁrea Marina Protegida

Apo Reef Natural Park

Philippines · Occidental Mindoro

Profundidad: 5–35 mNivel: Advanced Open WaterNovember-May

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The second largest contiguous coral reef in the world after the Great Barrier Reef; remote and pristine.

Depth

5–35 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

30 m

Water temperature

27 °C

Current

Strong

Access

Boat

Best time

November-May

Recommended certification

Drift Diver

Approx. price

60 USD / dive

Ocean Marine protected area

Plan your dive

Best time: November-May
Approx. price: 60 USD / dive

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Protection status

Parque Natural del Arrecife de Apo, declarado en 1980; unos 34 km² de arrecife

UNESCO designation

En la Lista Indicativa de Filipinas — NO inscrito como Patrimonio Mundial

Did you know

OJO CON UNA CONFUSIÓN FRECUENTE: varias fuentes de buceo afirman que Apo Reef es Patrimonio Mundial desde 2006. No lo es: figura en la Lista Indicativa de Filipinas, que es la antesala de la candidatura, no la inscripción. Y no debe confundirse con Apo Island, un santuario marino comunitario en Negros Oriental que es otro sitio completamente distinto.

Sources consulted: SeaCrush; thesea.org; philippinedives.com; DAN World

Location

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61 species documented in Apo Reef Natural Park

Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Manta de arrecife

Mobula alfredi

Napoleón

Cheilinus undulatus

Tiburón ballena

Rhincodon typus

Tiburón gris de arrecife

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Critically Endangered

Tortuga carey

Eretmochelys imbricata

Tortuga verde

Chelonia mydas

Critically Endangered

Almeja gigante

Tridacna gigas

Anguila jardinera moteada

Heteroconger hassi

Anguila serpiente de bandas

Myrichthys colubrinus

Anémona alfombra gigante

Stichodactyla gigantea

Anémona disco

Discosoma nummiforme

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Ecosystem

ArrecifePared

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