drops away and divers can have a
leisurely and fairly shallow dive
going along the reeftop and see
nudibranchs, anemones, angelfish,
triggerfish and an occasional big
grouper. Or a deeper dive can be
done looking in the cracks, caverns
and crevices that are home to a
variety of larger fish.
- Medina Underwater Springs
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Location: Off White Island
Depth: 20-108 ft. (6-33m)
There are two dives here, both
interesting and unusual, that feature
cold freshwater springs (known
locally as alibuag) bubbling out of
the seafloor. These sites are both
about 300m west of White Island’s
beach and are at the edge of the
coral reef.
Descending to around 100 ft.
(28m), Paradise Canyon’s walls are
decorated with plenty of cracks and
holes, home to a wide variety of
marine life. Take a dive light as
there is a cavern that divers can
enter and explore.
A second dive in the area, known
as The Aquarium, is (as the name
implies) well endowed with corals
and assorted marine life. This is an
excellent training site and
snorkeling spot, as it’s relatively
shallow 30 to 70 ft. (6 to 20m)
deep.103) Jigdup Slope & Wall
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Location: 2 km from Mambajao
Depth: Surface -130 ft. (0-40m)Teeming with all sorts of marine
life, this reef is a wide-angle
photographer’s dream with big
stands of green tubastrea corals, soft
corals and gorgonians. There is
usually some current varying from
mild to quite strong.
There are actually a couple of
dives to be had here with one slope
dive and another a wall. The
tropicals are out in force and macro
photography subjects like frogfish,
leaf fish and nudis make this a
favorite repeat site. The currents
also bring in blackbar barracuda
schools, tuna, sharks and seasonalRibbon eel