Ticao Pass (mantarrayas)
A seamount with some 7 hectares of flat surface, known as the Manta Bowl. The permanent current and the plankton-rich water make it both a cleaning station and a feeding ground for manta rays.
Depth
10–30 m
Recommended level
Advanced Open Water
Average visibility
15 m
Water temperature
27 °C
Current
Strong
Access
Boat
Best time
November-June
Recommended certification
Advanced Open Water
Approx. price
90 USD / dive
The channel between Ticao and Burias islands, with a cleaning station for giant oceanic manta rays.
Sources consulted: Diveplanit; philippinedives.com
Location
See on the interactive map62 species documented in Ticao Pass (mantarrayas)
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
VulnerableManta de arrecife
Mobula alfredi
EndangeredNapoleón
Cheilinus undulatus
EndangeredTiburón ballena
Rhincodon typus
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
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