7,100 OpportunitiesA Guide to finding ‘Your Shot’ in the Philippines

Find ‘Your Shot’ in the Philippines

• Critters (How to find…)

• Big Fish & Schools (Where are you)

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SeasonMoon Phase

HabitatDepth

Time of DayWater Temp

Shallow DwellersSeason: Whole YearMoon Phase: AnyHabitat: Rocks/ Dead CoralDepth: 2M-5MTime of Day: 24 hoursWater Temperature: 22c-30c

Season: Dec-MayMoon Phase: AnyHabitat: Sponge Coral with

Staghorns, Rocks with CrinoidDepth: 12-20MTime of Day: AnyWater Temperature: 22c-26cDifficulty: Medium

Meow

Marble Season: Whole YearMoon Phase: AnyHabitat: Rock and Rubble/ Caverns/StaghornsDepth: 5-20MTime of Day: AnyWater Temperature: 22c-30cDifficulty: Medium

Preggy Mantis Season: Whole YearMoon Phase: Three Days before Full

Moon to New MoonHabitat: Rubble/Sandy Portion Depth: 3M- 30MTime of Day: 24 hoursWater Temperature: 22c-30cDifficulty: Medium

Brooding Cardinals

Season: Whole YearMoon Phase: Three Days before Full

Moon to New MoonHabitat: Wrecks/ Sea Urchins/ Coral

MoundsDepth: 10M- 30MTime of Day: 24 hoursWater Temperature: 22c-30cDifficulty: Medium

Mandarins Season: Whole YearMoon Phase: AnyHabitat: Dead Coral, StaghornsDepth: 5-10MTime of Day: SunsetWater Temperature: 22c-30cDifficulty: Medium

25c Sand dwellersSeason: Feb-JunMoon Phase: AnyHabitat: Sandy Portions alongside

coral growthDepth: 8-25MTime of Day: 24 hoursWater Temperature: 22c-30cDifficulty: Hard

Holy Grail critterSeason: Nov-MayMoon Phase: AnyHabitat: Soft Coral, Coral RubbleDepth: 15M-40MTime of Day: mornings to late

afternoonsWater Temperature: 22c-26cPrefers EstuariesDifficulty: Super Hard

BRO Season: Jan-MayMoon Phase: AnyHabitat: Wall Crevices, Wreck Tresses, Sandy PortionsDepth: 3-20MTime of Day: 3-6pmWater Temperature: 22c-30cDifficulty: Medium

Season: Whole YearMoon Phase: AnyHabitat: Halimeda, Coral Patcheswith trunicates, Soft Corals,

HydroidsDepth: 3-20MTime of Day: AnyWater Temperature: 22c-30cDifficulty: Medium

Hairy

Colemans Season: Nov-MayMoon Phase: AnyHabitat: Fire UrchinDepth: 10-20MTime of Day: AnyWater Temperature: 22c-27cDifficulty: Easy

HarleysSeason: Whole YearMoon Phase: AnyHabitat: Rock and Rubble with

StarfishDepth: 5-15MTime of Day: Sunset/NightWater Temperature: 22c-30cDifficulty: Medium

Night Dives= Feeding time

So when is the best time to gocritter hunting in the Philippines…

Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Jul Aug Sep Oct

Average 25c

Average 29cColder is when the critters play

Where to Dive for Critters

AnilaoDauinDavaoMactanMalapascua*Moalboal*Puerto GaleraRomblonSubic

Imran Ahmad Photo ClinicAnilao via Mayumi Resorts

Big Fish, Schools & WrecksOpportunities

Where to get the Big Picture

TurtlesJackfish SchoolsBarracuda SchoolSharksThresher SharksWhale SharksSardine SchoolsManta RaysWrecks

Apo Island, Bohol, Dauin, Moalboal

Season: Whole YearMoon Phase: AnyHabitat: Reefs, Soft CoralDepth: 5M-15MTime of Day: DaytimeWater Temperature: 26-30c

Anilao/ Bohol/ Subic / Tubbataha*

Season: Whole YearMoon Phase: Avoid Full/New MoonHabitat: ReefsDepth: 5M-30MTime of Day: DaytimeWater Temperature: 26-30c

Mactan & Moalboal

Season: Whole YearMoon Phase: Avoid Full/New MoonHabitat: ReefsDepth: 5M-30MTime of Day: DaytimeWater Temperature: 26-30c

Malapascua

Season: Whole YearMoon Phase: Avoid Full/New MoonHabitat: ReefsDepth: 20M-35MTime of Day: SunriseWater Temperature: 26-30c

Apo Reef/ Malapascua/ Tubbataha*

Season: Whole YearMoon Phase: AnyHabitat: Reefs/ CavernsDepth: 15M-35MTime of Day: DaytimeWater Temperature: 26-30c

Donsol/ Oslob/ Southern Leyte

Season: Whole YearMoon Phase: Avoid Full Moon/New MoonHabitat: ReefsDepth: 15M-35MTime of Day: DaytimeWater Temperature: 26-30c

Malapascua/ Ticao/ Tubbataha*

Season: Feb- MayMoon Phase: Avoid Full Moon/New MoonHabitat: ReefsDepth: 10M-30MTime of Day: DaytimeWater Temperature: 26-30c

Bohol/ Tubbataha

Season: Jan- MayMoon Phase: Avoid Full Moon/New MoonHabitat: Reefs/ BluewaterDepth: 10M-30MTime of Day: MorningsWater Temperature: 26-30c

Coron/ Subic

Season: Jan- MayMoon Phase: Avoid Full Moon/New MoonDepth: 15M-40MTime of Day: MorningsWater Temperature: 26-30c

Color Burst…everywhere in Ph

Alternatives…

Siargao

Siargao

Tanon Strait

In Summary• Philippines is a one stop shop for diving– Critters– Bigfish– Wrecks– Corals Galore– Surf

• Can dive all year round but– Critters, more opportunities during Nov-April– Best Big Fish photographic opportunities in

Visayas and Tubbataha– Surf season starts as the monsoon season starts

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