Apo Island
Philippines · Southeast Asia
Apo Island's community-managed marine sanctuary off Negros Oriental is a textbook conservation success story, with thriving reef fish populations and reliable green sea turtle encounters best enjoyed from March through June.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live coral covers 27% of this reef.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is busy.
Sources · MERMAID and the survey teams · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
Coral cover over time
Live coral cover, by survey year
Across 4 survey years from 2017 to 2024, live coral cover here has fallen from 39% to 27%. Every point is a real survey reading, never a projection.
Live coral cover, percent by year
| Year | Coral cover |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 39% |
| 2021 | 34% |
| 2023 | 23% |
| 2024 | 27% |
What you will see
11 species across the dive sites here
Dusky Nembrotha
Seen 3 months ago
at Marine Sanctuary
Green Sea Turtle
Seen 3 months ago
at Marine Sanctuary
Least concern
Spiny Seahorse
Seen 3 months ago
at Marine Sanctuary
Vulnerable
Blacksaddle Toby
Seen 4 months ago
at Marine Sanctuary
Least concern
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Seen 4 months ago
at Rock Point East
Critically endangered
Ornate Ghostpipefish
Seen 4 months ago
at Marine Sanctuary
Least concern
Banded Coral Shrimp
Seen 5 months ago
at Marine Sanctuary
Giant Trevally
Seen Sep 2025
at Rock Point East
Least concern
Chevron Barracuda
Seen year round
at Rock Point East
Least concern
Napoleon Wrasse
Seen year round
at Marine Sanctuary
Endangered
Bumphead Parrotfish
Seasonal visitor
at Marine Sanctuary
Vulnerable
