Dive Site - Negros Island - Atmosphere House Reef
| Dive Site - Negros Island - Atmosphere House Reef | |||
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| Negros Island - Atmosphere House Reef | Negros Island, Philippines | ||
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| Philippines |  |
30 m | Open Water |
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| - | Salt | 0 m | |
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| 9° 9.580′ N 9.159667° N 9° 9′ 34.8″ N |
123° 14.703′ E 123.24505° E 123° 14′ 42.18″ E |
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| Only a step away from Atmosphere Resort and in one of the largest coastal sanctuaries, the Atmosphere House Reef offers splendid underwater life. The reef covers a very large area and is often done as two or three separate dives. In the shallows, the sand eventually makes way to the reef at around 6-7 meters depth. There is a large reef area just in front of the resort, where soft and hard coral mix with sponges down to around 25 meters. This area has plenty of macro life, including mantis shrimps, frogfish and nudibranchs, as well as the occasional big fish and jawfish sticking their heads out of the sand. If you come during mating season, you might be lucky to see them while they guard their eggs in the mouths. Turtles often reside here, as does a large solitary barracuda. Towards the north you will find a few sandy and grassy areas where pipefish and cuttlefish often hide, and further along another large reef area. Towards the south, there is a mix of sand with interesting bottom dwellers and reef patches with healthy stag horn corals and a myriad of fish such as sweetlips and snappers. Deeper down you will find lush carpets of soft coral and sponges to a depth of about 30 meters. The Atmosphere House Reef is a great dive for fish identification, photography and macro lovers. |
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