- Alad Island and Sanctuary
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Location: Alad Island
Depth: 18-85 ft. (5-25m)
Alad is an inhabited island close to
Romblon Island. On the west coast
you find wide fields of soft and
leather corals with abundant
hydrozoans and colorful sponges.
On the east coast there are large
table and staghorn corals. Known
well is Alad Marine Sanctuary for
its high biodiversity and its big
barrel sponges.
Alad Marine Sanctuaryis
located in a marine protected area
and is known for its vast fields of
soft and leather corals. Near the
beach the soft corals gently move in
the surf. There are large barrel
sponges and hydroids. This special
coral community is a habitat to
numerous marine species like
marble snake eels, sea moths,
frogfish, dragon shrimp and lots of
Durban shrimp. This dive site is not
only suitable for scuba diving but
also for snorkeling and swimming.Bobtail shrimpGlassfish at tubastrea tree
coral - photo © Jerome Kim