Camiguin
Philippines · Asia Pacific
Camiguin is a small volcanic island off the northern coast of Mindanao, and its diving is shaped entirely by that geology. The Sunken Cemetery — a cross-marked reef where an 1871 eruption swallowed a coastal graveyard — is one of the Philippines' most atmospheric dives. Whale sharks visit the waters near Balingoan channel with regularity between November and May, and the island's lack of mass tourism means reefs still carry dense hard coral and schooling fish that have largely vanished elsewhere in the Visayas. Black sand slopes host exceptional muck fauna, and the nearby Mantigue Island marine sanctuary gives every dive a ribbon of colour that is hard to match in Mindanao.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is fairly quiet.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
31 species across the dive sites here
Green Sea Turtle
Seen 7 months ago
at Mantigue Island Marine Sanctuary
Least concern
Chromis
Seen Jul 2025
at Sunken Cemetery
Least concern
Moorish Idol
Seen Jul 2025
at Sunken Cemetery
Least concern
Giant Clam
Seen Jul 2024
at Mantigue Island Marine Sanctuary
Critically endangered
Lionfish
Seen Jul 2024
at Sunken Cemetery
Least concern
Big-eye Trevally
Seen year round
at Jigdup Reef
Least concern
Black Coral Tree
Seen year round
at Jigdup Reef
Blue-spotted Ribbontail Ray
Seen year round
at Mantigue Island Marine Sanctuary
Least concern
Brain Coral
Seen year round
at Mantigue Island Marine Sanctuary
Least concern
Butterflyfish
Seen year round
at Sunken Cemetery
Dogtooth Tuna
Seen year round
at Jigdup Reef
Least concern
Flamboyant Cuttlefish
Seen year round
at White Island Channel
Frogfish
Seen year round
at White Island Channel
Fusilier
Seen year round
at Mantigue Island Marine Sanctuary
Least concern
Grey Reef Shark
Seen year round
at Jigdup Reef
Endangered
Hard Coral
Seen year round
at Sunken Cemetery
Harlequin Ghost Pipefish
Seen year round
at White Island Channel
Least concern
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Seen year round
at Mantigue Island Marine Sanctuary
Critically endangered
Mantis Shrimp
Seen year round
at Sunken Cemetery
Nudibranchs (assorted)
Seen year round
at White Island Channel
Scorpionfish
Seen year round
at Sunken Cemetery
Least concern
Sea Fan
Seen year round
at Jigdup Reef
Sea Urchin
Seen year round
at Sunken Cemetery
Staghorn Coral
Seen year round
at Mantigue Island Marine Sanctuary
Critically endangered
Table Coral
Seen year round
at Mantigue Island Marine Sanctuary
Endangered
Bioluminescent Dinoflagellates
Seasonal visitor
at White Island Channel
Chambered Nautilus
Seasonal visitor
at Mantigue Island Marine Sanctuary
Vulnerable
Golden Trevally
Seasonal visitor
at Mantigue Island Marine Sanctuary
Least concern
Guitar Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Sunken Cemetery
Critically endangered
Spotted Eagle Ray
Seasonal visitor
at Sunken Cemetery
Endangered
Whale Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Jigdup Reef
Endangered
Dive sites
Sunken Cemetery
lionfish · scorpionfish · moorish idol · butterflyfish
Mantigue Island Marine Sanctuary
green sea turtle · hawksbill sea turtle · blue-spotted ribbontail ray · table coral
Jigdup Reef
grey reef shark · dogtooth tuna · big-eye trevally · whale shark
White Island Channel
flamboyant cuttlefish · harlequin ghost pipefish · lionfish · frogfish