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Luca Marine Santuary
Dauin, Negros, Philippines

EntryShore
Max depth25 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyBohol Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Oct
About this site
Luca Marine Santuary is a reef dive site near Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines, in the Bohol Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, cuttlefish, frogfish, moray eels, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Sunrise Tentacle AeolidCaloria indica
Harlequin Ghost PipefishSolenostomus paradoxus
Squat Anemone ShrimpThor amboinensis
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Painted FrogfishAntennarius pictus
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarus
Ghost PipefishSolenostomus cyanopterusClown AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellaris
Nearby sites
- 1Pura Vida House Reef0.1 km
- 2Sahara Deep0.1 km
- 3Sahara0.2 km
- 4Dauin Coast0.4 km
- 5Dauin South0.4 km
- 6Dauin North0.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org