Shark Encounter
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About this site
Shark Encounter lies off Apo Island, a small volcanic island in the Bohol Sea south of Dauin on Negros Oriental. The island sits within a long-established marine sanctuary and is reached by boat from the Dauin or Zamboanguita coast.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
- Ruby CardinalfishApogon crassicepsReported here · unconfirmed
Twinspot HawkfishAmblycirrhitus bimaculaReported here · unconfirmed
Arc-eye HawkfishParacirrhites arcatusReported here · unconfirmed
Hawksbill Sea TurtleEretmochelys imbricataObserved near here · iNaturalist
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Neon FusilierPterocaesio tileObserved near here · iNaturalist
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusObserved near here · iNaturalist
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