Scuba Season

South Atoll · Tubbataha Reefs

Every animal recorded here

8 species, most likely first·

Green sea turtle

Green sea turtleLeast Concern

Almost always

Nearly every dive

Whitetip reef shark

Whitetip reef sharkVulnerable

Almost always

Nearly every dive

Bumphead parrotfish

Bumphead parrotfishVulnerable

Likely

About half of dives

Reef manta ray

Reef manta rayVulnerable

Likely

About half of dives

Midnight Snapper

Midnight SnapperLeast Concern

Now and then

Only now and then

Harlequin Sweetlips

Harlequin SweetlipsLeast Concern

Now and then

Only now and then

Bluefin Trevally

Bluefin TrevallyLeast Concern

Now and then

Only now and then

Napoleon Wrasse

Napoleon WrasseEndangered

Expected

Known here, not yet in recent logs

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