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Apo Island Marine Sanctuary
★★★★★
(438)
To date, Apo Island is one of the most successful conservation stories in the Philippines. Marine Sanctuary was one of the first sanctuaries in the Philippines, where a maximum of only 15 divers are allowed at a time.
As a ‘no fishing zone’ it promotes & helps the regeneration of the fish stock. This site is world famous among dive enthusiasts as the clown fish capital of the world.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
102 Sightings
J
13
F
6
M
11
A
15
M
7
J
4
J
10
A
14
S
3
O
4
N
9
D
6
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
19 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
3
A
0
M
7
J
0
J
2
A
2
S
1
O
0
N
4
D
0
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
11 Sightings
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0
F
4
M
2
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
4
A
0
S
1
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
7 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
2
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
3
A
2
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
82 Sightings
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12
F
6
M
6
A
6
M
6
J
5
J
12
A
18
S
3
O
0
N
2
D
6
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
76 Sightings
J
11
F
7
M
7
A
6
M
4
J
5
J
9
A
18
S
1
O
0
N
2
D
6
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
59 Sightings
J
6
F
6
M
4
A
7
M
10
J
0
J
7
A
9
S
2
O
0
N
4
D
4
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
iStock-Christian von Mach
Pipefish
47 Sightings
J
5
F
0
M
5
A
5
M
9
J
3
J
4
A
7
S
4
O
0
N
2
D
3
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
34 Sightings
J
4
F
4
M
4
A
5
M
3
J
0
J
4
A
7
S
1
O
0
N
2
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
33 Sightings
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6
F
6
M
4
A
3
M
0
J
0
J
6
A
7
S
1
O
0
N
0
D
0
