crawling along the sea floor and
also nudis in the various grasses and
weeds. There is also a nice
assortment of flatworms.
Check the sand for small
scorpionfish and burrowing crabs.
Rock Pile has lots to see.
- Masaplod Sur Sanctuary
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Location: South Dauin
Depth: 15-60 ft. (5-18m)
A bit down the beach from Rock
Pile is the Masaplod Sur Marine
Sanctuary, which is also very fishy
and is better known for its nice
coral variety. Again enter here at the
south buoy and head down the
sandy slope to 30-40 ft. (9 12m).
Here the coral cover of table
corals, staghorns and lots of other
hard coral formations is much more
dense than Masaplod to the north
and it continues down past 80 ft.
(24m) and far into the center of the
sanctuary waters.
This dive is fishiest at the south
end. Look around between the
corals at 60 ft. (18m) where lots of
schools like snapper, sweetlips,
rabbitfish and others have taken
residence in the valleys between the
coral heads.
About three-quarters of the way
across the sanctuary there is a sand
plain and then some more coral
cover at the end of the dive. Look
for mantis shrimps, stargazers and
thorny cowfish. Again exit outside
the sanctuary buoys in the sea
grasses. It is also a good site for fish
and macro photos and not too
deep.Burrowing crab