Malapascua, Philippines
Monad Shoal
The dawn dive where thresher sharks come up to be cleaned.
About the dive
Monad Shoal is an advanced to expert dive site in Malapascua, Philippines. Divers have logged 17,659 dives here, going to 21 m on average in around 14 m of visibility. 19 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are thresher sharks, whitetip reef shark and tiger shark. Sightings peak in January, February and November.
- Level
- Advanced–Expert
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 21 m
- Visibility
- 14 m
- Dive time
- 48 min
- Logged dives
- 17,659
- Busiest months
- Jan · Feb · Nov
- Region
- Eastern Philippines
Most sighted here
Thresher sharksPhoto: Pierre Pericard · CC BY
Whitetip reef shark
Tiger sharkPhoto: adiprayogo liemena · CC0
ButterflyfishPhoto: David Clode · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Monad 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 | ||||||||||||
| Whitetip reef shark | ||||||||||||
| Tiger shark | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Nudibranchs | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Octopuses | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Oceanic whitetip shark |
Dive centers nearby
24 dive centers within 10 km. The closest:
- Malapascua-Exotic Island Dive Resort7.9 km
- Malapascua Scuba Eco Adventures8 km
- Fun & Sun Malapascua8.1 km
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