Moalboal
Philippines · Cebu
Moalboal on Cebu's southwest coast is built around two things: the sardine run that lives year round at Panagsama Beach, and the wall diving at Pescador Island just offshore. Easy shore entries, big macro on the house reef, and a relaxed backpacker town.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Resident sardine bait ball and the Pescador wall are unchanged. House reef cover has thinned but the macro and pelagic encounters drive trips here.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Warmer than usual right now, but not hot enough to bleach.
Fishing
Some fishing is allowed here, in marked zones.
Sources · MERMAID and partner coral surveys · NOAA Coral Reef Watch · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
13 species across the dive sites here
Green Sea Turtle
Seen 10 days ago
at Pescador Island
Least concern
Hawksbill turtle
Seen 1 month ago
at Pescador Island
Critically endangered
Sardines (bait ball)
Seen 1 month ago
at Panagsama Sardine Run
Pelagic thresher shark
Seen 1 month ago
at Pescador Island
Endangered
Spotfin Lionfish
Seen 2 months ago
at Pescador Island
Clark'S Anemonefish
Seen 2 months ago
at Pescador Island
Least concern
Ocellaris Anemonefish
Seen 2 months ago
at Pescador Island
Least concern
Titan triggerfish
Seen 4 months ago
at Apo Island
Least concern
Banded sea krait
Seen 4 months ago
at Pescador Island
Least concern
Frogfish
Seen 6 months ago
at Pescador Island
Bigeye trevally
Seen 7 months ago
at Apo Island
Least concern
Giant moray
Seen 9 months ago
at Apo Island
Least concern
Sardines (resident school)
Seen year round
at Panagsama Sardine Run
Dive sites
What divers say
Walking into the ocean from the beach and being inside a million sardines within five minutes never stops feeling absurd.
Good to know
Marine sanctuary fee
~PHP 100/day at Pescador, collected by your op.