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Apo Reef Shark Ridge
Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines
Max depth12 m–35 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodySouth China Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–May
About this site
Apo Reef Shark Ridge is a reef dive site near Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines, in the South China Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 35 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes moray eels, groupers, reef sharks, nudibranchs, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor- Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatus
Boring ClamTridacna crocea- Yellow-lipped Sea KraitLaticauda colubrina
- Dark-banded FusilierPterocaesio tile
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatus- Pinktail TriggerfishMelichthys vidua
Nearby sites
- 1Jack S Point1.6 km
- 2Southeast Corner1.7 km
- 3Barracuda Point1.8 km
- 4South Corner1.8 km
- 5Shark Airport2.0 km
- 6Apo 292.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org