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Apo Island Marine Sanctuary
★★★★☆
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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
75 Sightings
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12
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6
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4
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10
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4
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3
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7
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9
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1
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4
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9
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6
Shutterstock-Ed Jenkins
Hawksbill Turtle
11 Sightings
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4
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2
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0
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0
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0
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4
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
9 Sightings
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2
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0
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0
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0
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2
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0
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1
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4
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
57 Sightings
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12
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6
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3
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3
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3
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5
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10
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6
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1
O
0
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2
D
6
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
53 Sightings
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7
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4
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3
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0
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5
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7
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7
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1
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2
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6
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
35 Sightings
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6
F
6
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2
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3
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2
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0
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6
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1
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1
O
0
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4
D
4
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
iStock-Christian von Mach
Pipefish
29 Sightings
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5
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2
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2
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2
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0
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3
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3
A
6
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1
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: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
21 Sightings
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4
F
4
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3
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2
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0
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0
J
3
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2
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1
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0
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2
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
21 Sightings
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6
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6
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3
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0
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0
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0
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4
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1
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1
O
0
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0
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
16 Sightings
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3
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2
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J
5
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3
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