Mainit
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About this site
Mainit, also called Mainit Point, is a dive site at the southernmost point of the Calumpang Peninsula in Anilao, Batangas, in the Philippines, and is known as Cazador Point on the charts. It is about 30 minutes by boat from the pier. The average depth is 15 metres (50ft) and the maximum is 30 metres (100ft).
Conditions are calm with a slight current and visibility up to 20 metres (65ft), though the currents can be fierce and divers may need to shelter behind the rocks to take photographs. Some rocks break the surface, and a gradual set of boulders forms mini drop offs.
The boulders are festooned with soft corals and anemones, together with many crinoids, colourful Linckia sea stars and nudibranchs. A cave at about 7 metres (23 ft) is where whitetip reef sharks have been seen resting.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annaeReported here · unconfirmed
Willan's ChromodorisChromodoris willaniReported here · unconfirmed
Chamberlain's NembrothaNembrotha chamberlainiReported here · unconfirmed
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiReported here · unconfirmed
Tryon's HypselodorisHypselodoris tryoniReported here · unconfirmed
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochiReported here · unconfirmed
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarusReported here · unconfirmed
Redtooth TriggerfishOdonus nigerReported here · unconfirmed
Squat Anemone ShrimpThor amboinensisReported here · unconfirmed
Geometric GoniobranchusGoniobranchus geometricusReported here · unconfirmed
DugongDugongReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
TunaTunaReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
Whale SharkRhincodon typusReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
SweetlipsSweetlipsConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
AngelfishAngelfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Reported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
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