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Research Reef
San Fernando, Luzon, Philippines
Water bodySouth China Sea
Water temp26–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Apr
About this site
Research Reef is a reef dive site near San Fernando, La Union, Philippines, in the South China Sea. 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
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei- Whipfin SilverbiddyGerres filamentosus
- BarramundiLates calcarifer
Blacktail SnapperLutjanus fulvus
Red-spot WrasseStethojulis bandanensis- Speckled SquirrelfishSargocentron punctatissimum
Nearby sites
- 1Lingsat Marine Protected Area (LMPA)6.9 km
- 2Maritime College7.4 km
- 3FAGG REEF (WWII Tanks)7.7 km
- 4Holcim Sanctuary21 km
- 5Paraoir Sur23 km
- 6Paraoir Norte23 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org