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1. 7,100 Opportunities
A Guide to finding ‘Your Shot’ in the Philippines

2. Find ‘Your Shot’ in the Philippines
• Critters
(How to find…)
• Big Fish & Schools
(Where are you)

3. The Grocery List
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4. Prior Booking your trip…
Season
Moon Phase
Habitat
Depth
Time of Day
Water Temp

5. Shallow Dwellers
Season: Whole Year
Moon Phase: Any
Habitat: Rocks/ Dead Coral
Depth: 2M-5M
Time of Day: 24 hours
Water Temperature: 22c-30c

6. Season: Dec-May
Moon Phase: Any
Habitat: Sponge Coral with
Staghorns, Rocks with Crinoid
Depth: 12-20M
Time of Day: Any
Water Temperature: 22c-26c
Difficulty: Medium
Meow

7. Marble Season: Whole Year
Moon Phase: Any
Habitat: Rock and Rubble/ Caverns/
Staghorns
Depth: 5-20M
Time of Day: Any
Water Temperature: 22c-30c
Difficulty: Medium

8. Preggy Mantis Season: Whole Year
Moon Phase: Three Days before Full
Moon to New Moon
Habitat: Rubble/Sandy Portion
Depth: 3M- 30M
Time of Day: 24 hours
Water Temperature: 22c-30c
Difficulty: Medium

9. Brooding
Cardinals
Season: Whole Year
Moon Phase: Three Days before Full
Moon to New Moon
Habitat: Wrecks/ Sea Urchins/ Coral
Mounds
Depth: 10M- 30M
Time of Day: 24 hours
Water Temperature: 22c-30c
Difficulty: Medium

10. Mandarins Season: Whole Year
Moon Phase: Any
Habitat: Dead Coral, Staghorns
Depth: 5-10M
Time of Day: Sunset
Water Temperature: 22c-30c
Difficulty: Medium

11. 25c Sand dwellers
Season: Feb-Jun
Moon Phase: Any
Habitat: Sandy Portions alongside
coral growth
Depth: 8-25M
Time of Day: 24 hours
Water Temperature: 22c-30c
Difficulty: Hard

12. Holy Grail critter
Season: Nov-May
Moon Phase: Any
Habitat: Soft Coral, Coral Rubble
Depth: 15M-40M
Time of Day: mornings to late
afternoons
Water Temperature: 22c-26c
Prefers Estuaries
Difficulty: Super Hard

13. BRO Season: Jan-May
Moon Phase: Any
Habitat: Wall Crevices,
Wreck Tresses, Sandy Portions
Depth: 3-20M
Time of Day: 3-6pm
Water Temperature: 22c-30c
Difficulty: Medium

14. Season: Whole Year
Moon Phase: Any
Habitat: Halimeda, Coral Patches
with trunicates, Soft Corals, Hydroids
Depth: 3-20M
Time of Day: Any
Water Temperature: 22c-30c
Difficulty: Medium
Hairy

15. Colemans Season: Nov-May
Moon Phase: Any
Habitat: Fire Urchin
Depth: 10-20M
Time of Day: Any
Water Temperature: 22c-27c
Difficulty: Easy

16. Harleys
Season: Whole Year
Moon Phase: Any
Habitat: Rock and Rubble with
Starfish
Depth: 5-15M
Time of Day: Sunset/Night
Water Temperature: 22c-30c
Difficulty: Medium

17. Night Dives= Feeding time

18. So when is the best time to go
critter 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

19. Where
to Dive for Critters
Anilao
Dauin
Davao
Mactan
Malapascua*
Moalboal*
Puerto Galera
Romblon
Subic

20. Imran Ahmad Photo Clinic
Anilao via Mayumi Resorts

21. Big Fish, Schools & Wrecks
Opportunities

22. Where
to get the
Big Picture
Turtles
Jackfish Schools
Barracuda School
Sharks
Thresher Sharks
Whale Sharks
Sardine Schools
Manta Rays
Wrecks

23. Apo Island, Bohol, Dauin,
Moalboal
Season: Whole Year
Moon Phase: Any
Habitat: Reefs, Soft Coral
Depth: 5M-15M
Time of Day: Daytime
Water Temperature: 26-30c

24. Anilao/ Bohol/ Subic / Tubbataha*
Season: Whole Year
Moon Phase: Avoid Full/New Moon
Habitat: Reefs
Depth: 5M-30M
Time of Day: Daytime
Water Temperature: 26-30c

25. Mactan & Moalboal
Season: Whole Year
Moon Phase:
Avoid Full/New Moon
Habitat: Reefs
Depth: 5M-30M
Time of Day: Daytime
Water Temperature: 26-30c

26. Malapascua
Season: Whole Year
Moon Phase:
Avoid Full/New Moon
Habitat: Reefs
Depth: 20M-35M
Time of Day: Sunrise
Water Temperature: 26-30c

27. Apo Reef/ Malapascua/
Tubbataha*
Season: Whole Year
Moon Phase:
Any
Habitat: Reefs/ Caverns
Depth: 15M-35M
Time of Day: Daytime
Water Temperature: 26-30c

28. Donsol/ Oslob/ Southern Leyte
Season: Whole Year
Moon Phase:
Avoid Full Moon/New Moon
Habitat: Reefs
Depth: 15M-35M
Time of Day: Daytime
Water Temperature: 26-30c

29. Malapascua/ Ticao/
Tubbataha*
Season: Feb- May
Moon Phase:
Avoid Full Moon/New Moon
Habitat: Reefs
Depth: 10M-30M
Time of Day: Daytime
Water Temperature: 26-30c

30. Bohol/ Tubbataha
Season: Jan- May
Moon Phase:
Avoid Full Moon/New Moon
Habitat: Reefs/ Bluewater
Depth: 10M-30M
Time of Day: Mornings
Water Temperature: 26-30c

31. Coron/ Subic
Season: Jan- May
Moon Phase:
Avoid Full Moon/New Moon
Depth: 15M-40M
Time of Day: Mornings
Water Temperature: 26-30c

32. Color Burst…everywhere in
Ph

33. Alternatives…

34. Siargao

35. Siargao

36. Tanon Strait

37. 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

38. My favorite dive place Ph

39. With ‘Great Fun’ comes
‘Great Responsibility’
Photographers are the Ocean’s Ambassadors to Humanity

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