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Ronda Bay Marine Sanctuary

Also known as: Ronda Bay · Ronda Marine Park · Ronda Bay Marine Park · Saavedra Marine Sanctuary

Its official name is Saavedra Marine Sanctuary, and it was one of the first protected areas set up in Moalboal. The dive begins on a coral-covered slope with a turtle cleaning station in the shallows and continues onto a steep wall. Giant gorgonian sea fans, about a hundred of them, stand out from the wall and hide small animals such as dancing shrimp. Large camouflage groupers live in the no-fishing zone, and blacktip reef sharks, spotted eagle rays and batfish are seen. Neptune recommends it during the south-west monsoon, when waves make other Moalboal sites rougher.

Divesite facts

Level
All Divers
Categories
Reef, Wall
Coordinates
9.9958, 123.3833

Position on the map

Tags

reef wall giant sea fans turtle cleaning station groupers blacktip reef shark spotted eagle ray batfish

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