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Napantao Fish Sanctuary is located on the west side of Panoan Island, in front of padre Burgos. |
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how? | By boat |
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distance | Good boat time (< 30min) |
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easy to find? | Easy to find |
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More Details |
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week crowd |
Few divers |
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Few divers |
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dangers |
- Depth
- Current
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Dive site Characteristics |
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alternative name | Napantaw, Ilijan Point, Rio's Wall, Toshi's Wall |
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Quality |
| | dive site quality | Great |
| | experience | CMAS ** / AOW |
| | bio interest | Outstanding |
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Dive site infos |
| | average depth | 15 m / 49.2 ft |
| | max depth | 45 m / 147.6 ft |
| | current | Strong ( > 2 knots) |
| | visibility | Good ( 10 - 30 m) |
| | dive type | - Drift dive
- Wall
- Deep
- Cave
- Sharks
- Big fishes
- Reef
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Dive site activities |
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- Marine biology
- Speleology
- Orientation
- Photography
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Author: Anonymous
Contributors (2)
They dived this site ! (3)
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Additional Infos |
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| | Napantao is a Fish Sanctuary where fishing is forbidden. There is a tax fee (approx 200 pesos).
This is a fantastic wann cover by black corals, with an incredible density of fishs. Pelagic can be seen off the wall. The top of the wall is covered by Tubastrea sp.
The dive site is very different in the morning and in the afternoon. You really have to dive several time napantao.
There is also a cave; entrance is near 40m deep !
Marine life: Great gorgonians, black corals, turtles, barracuda, groupers, batfish...
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Geo-localization |
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| Datum | WGS84 [ Help ] |
| GPS Lat. | 10° 3.95898' N |
| GPS Long. | 125° 8.03502' E |
| Precision | Exact |
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GPS History (2)
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Last dive logs |
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Last dive trips |
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Latest Dives |
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Napantao Fish Sanctuary, Philippines
By chris, 2007-04-18 16:00:00
Fish Sanctuary
The first dive at Napantao few days earlyer was in the morning. There was no current. This afternoon, the current was extremely strong. It was hard to stop for pictures at the wall !!! But there was much more fishes shoals. The top of the wall was co
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Latest Trips |
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Trip: Magellan cruise, Visayas, Philippines
By chris, From 2007-04-07 to 2007-04-21
Destination: The Magellan Safari between Cebu and Leyte; including Malapascua and Gato Island, Mahaba ((Quatros Islas), San Roque (near Padre Burgos), Limasawa Island and Panoan Island (napantao & snorkelling with whale sharks).
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