Fish Bowl

Fish Bowl is a bowl-shaped depression dive site in Puerto Galera, in the Verde Island Passage, dived at 35–40 metres depth. The site requires a blue-water descent into open water before the bottom comes into view, making it a genuinely deep, advanced dive rather than a typical reef excursion.

The terrain is a sunken depression with a sandy bottom and open water column above it. Whitetip reef sharks rest on the sand at depth while grey reef sharks patrol the perimeter. Large groupers, tuna, and barracuda move through the water column, making Fish Bowl primarily a site for encounters with larger animals rather than reef detail.

Strong currents run through the site, and an Advanced Open Water certification is the minimum requirement; a Deep Diver specialty is also recommended given the depth exceeds 30 metres. Good air consumption, comfort with open-water descents, and drift diving experience are all essential. A surface marker buoy is mandatory. Nitrox is widely available and extends the limited bottom time at this depth. The site is not suitable for newly certified divers.