Cebu City is a booming metropolis and the regional capital of the Visayas, with a port that sends ferries, cargo ships, and liveaboards out in every direction. Location: 11°18'37"N; 124°11'27"E (Malapascua Island, Cebu) Description: Shark dive. •  Moonlight Resort - Malapascua Island, Logon, Daan Bantayan, Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines 6013, http://www.malapascua.com.ph/malapascua-transport.html, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malapascua_Island. It was said to be a piece of wood that had never burnt. Most of the islanders derive their livelihood from tourism, while some still rely on subsistence fishing and farming. This is one of the biggest reasons why it is believed these sharks are here. Monad Shoal is essentially a submerged island perched on the lip of a steep drop-off that descends 200 meters down into the abyss. However, they are not the only strange and wonderful creatures at Monad Shoal. Capitancillo, on the other hand, is a small coral island and a marine protected sanctuary. Exotic Dive Island Resort is Malapascua’s first ever dive resort. With its recent addition to the marine sanctuary list, we hope to see them back in the near future. You will also notice other boats coming from different directions as if it were a race to the best buoys around Monad Shoal, but, it also is a race among the best front row seats underwater. Seadoors is a custom-build dive boat with a length of 25 meters, accommodating up to 16 divers with great diving amenities and comfort. The most exciting recent development on a Monad Shoal liveaboard is the discovery of Shark Wall, a dive site that locals are saying promises even more threshers than the long-standing site Shark Point! Malapascua Island by the locals called Logon is situated in the northern tip of Cebu Island. There are yellowfin tunas, school of jacks, mackerels, groupers, and snappers. The number-one dive site of Malapascua is Monad Shoal, a natural cleaning station for fish located 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi) from the island (– 30–35 minutes boat The shoal is a rather unremarkable 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long rock stump at the edge of a 200 metres (660 ft) drop and has a flattish top at a depth of 20 to 24 metres (66 to 79 ft). In that regard, make sure you know your boat and your dive operator’s names in case you get separated from your dive guide and group upon surfacing. Dive with the Thresher Sharks at Monad Shoal However, remember that the current and depth at Monad Shoal make it more suitable for advanced divers, and nitrox is recommended for longer dives and more chance of thresher encounters. Resident reef fish also take advantage of the cleaner wrasses to the benefit of divers who can get closer than normal for great photos. Catch a glimpse of shy Thresher Sharks in the Monad Shoal. The shoal is located around 27 meters from the surface of the waters around 30 minutes away from Malapascua Island. [3][4], sfn error: no target: CITEREFMunicipality_of_Daanbantayan2012 (, sfn error: no target: CITEREFNational_Geographic2016 (, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Ship owner assures $1.5-M rehab funds for Monad Shoal", "The depths of destruction / Dynamite fishing ravages Philippines' precious coral reefs", Official Municipality of Daanbantayan website, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malapascua&oldid=976506119, Underwater diving sites in the Philippines, Articles needing additional references from August 2012, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 September 2020, at 09:35. Due to bad weather, their ship got stranded on the island on Christmas day. We recommend that you stay still when encountering thresher sharks to maximize your experience. 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