Pescador Island is a nice and small marine sanctuary offshore Moalboal and Badian.

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Pescador Island is one of the primary dive spots in the Philippines. Almost all around Pescador the wall drops off to 50 meters then there is a very steep slope. At one small area there is gradual slope to 200 meters. All around Pescador you will see many Lion fish, Scorpion fish, Clown fish hiding in their anemone home, different color Trumpet fish, there are a few 10 to 15 kilo Groupers roaming the area. Sometimes the Tuna are passing by, schools of Bigeye Trevally, and you might spot a few Great Barracudas. If you are lucky there are a couple resident White-tip Sharks in deeper water. When the water gets down to 25 degrees Celsius, Hammerhead Sharks are spotted in deep water away from the wall. The currents can get strong depending on the tides, so it is the perfect place for a drift dive. Visibility varies between 15 to 50 meters and averages 25 meters.

Gorgonian Colors: The Southwest side has a gradual slope to 10 meters with many hard coral with schools of small fishes. From 10 to 25 meters there is a great abundance of Gorgonian coral of many colors. Between 20 to 30 meters there are plenty of overhangs. You can see many Lionfish in this area.

Cathedral: The Cathedral is a very large hole that resembles a grotto, which begins at 15 meters and ends at 34 meters. There is a small cave inside that begins at 18 meters and goes up to 7 meters. There are other large cracks where you can see many Squirrel fishes. There are two large windows at 25 meters, which you can swim through. You will see Sweetlips around the area.

Snapper Point: The wall begins at about 4 meters. There are many overhangs and ledges between 15 to 30 meters. In this area you can see large schools of Black & White Snappers, Black Snappers, & Red Snappers.

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