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Lingsat Marine Protected Area (LMPA)
San Fernando, Luzon, Philippines
Max depth35 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodySouth China Sea
Water temp26–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Apr
About this site
Lingsat Marine Protected Area (LMPA) is a reef dive site near San Fernando, La Union, Philippines, in the South China Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 35 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes moray eels, groupers, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Cook's CardinalfishOstorhinchus cookii
Guam ScorpionfishScorpaenodes guamensis- Saddle GruntPomadasys maculatus
- Whipfin SilverbiddyGerres filamentosus
- BarramundiLates calcarifer
Blacktail SnapperLutjanus fulvus- Freckled TilefishBranchiostegus sawakinensis
Red-spot WrasseStethojulis bandanensis
Nearby sites
- 1Maritime College0.5 km
- 2FAGG REEF (WWII Tanks)5.9 km
- 3Research Reef6.9 km
- 4Holcim Sanctuary14 km
- 5Paraoir Sur16 km
- 6Paraoir Norte16 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org