Malapascua, Philippines
Kimud Shoal
A deep shoal off Malapascua where thresher sharks and hammerheads pass.
About the dive
Kimud Shoal is an advanced dive site in Malapascua, Philippines. It is a pinnacle, channel and open water dive. Divers have logged 28,748 dives here, going to 20 m on average in around 16 m of visibility. 8 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are thresher sharks, octopuses and clownfish. Sightings peak in January, February and March.
- Level
- Advanced
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 20 m
- Visibility
- 16 m
- Dive time
- 49 min
- Logged dives
- 28,748
- Busiest months
- Jan · Feb · Mar
- Region
- Eastern Philippines
Most sighted here
Thresher sharksPhoto: Pierre Pericard · CC BY
OctopusesPhoto: Nick Brice · CC0
ClownfishPhoto: MaLia Evans · CC0
PufferfishPhoto: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Kimud Shoal and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thresher sharks | ||||||||||||
| Octopuses | ||||||||||||
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Pelagic Thresher Shark |
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