along a rocky, boulder-strewn,
ridged and sloped reef. The dive
starts in a protected eddy and,
keeping the reef on the right, gets
progressively better as you head
into the currenty point. There are
lots of soft and hard corals
including big clusters of salmon
colored tubastreas that have bright
yellow polyps that open to feed
when the current is strong. There
are stonefish and lots of lionfish
about as well.
Look also for big, green tree
tubastreas, big plate and vase corals
and lots of crinoids. There are many
big, healthy barrel sponges along
the dropoff. Although the rocky,
sloping wall goes quite deep, the
shallower areas hold much more to
see so one can make a nice long
dive looking for small stuff like
nudibranchs and cowries. There are
also a couple of nearby submerged
pinnacles at 70 ft. (21m) that offer a
good vantage point from which to
see the passing parade of pelagics.13) Twin Rocks
Icons:
Location: NE of Babalangit Point
Depth: 53-100 ft. (16-30 m)A marine sanctuary, this site has
even seen Philippine president
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo make a
few of her dives here. The site only
allows 20 divers at a time accordingFlamboyant cuttlefish
at Elmer’s