It’s happened to even the best of us from time to time. You think you have everything planned and packed and ready to go and then find yourself out on a boat with a piece of essential gear nowhere to be found! It happens, but it’s...
For any avid scuba diver Anilao is an absolute must dive, hotspot. Whatever your scuba diving preference, Anilao will probably have it in spades – from reefs and diverse marine life to intriguing critters and incredible underwater photography opportunities, Anilao will leave you spellbound. Once...
For as long as they are physically & mentally prepared for the sport, kids as young as 10 can get certified. In our years of being a scuba instructor, we notice that diving children or teenagers become more bonded with their diving parents and they...
Napoleon Wrasse (pronounced as "RAS") aka humphead wrasse and "mameng" in Tagalog. Among the largest reef fish weighing up to 191kg! Adults with prominent hump on the forehead, while juveniles have 2 black lines extending behind the eye. Feeds primarily on mollusks and a wide...
The "Christmas Tree Worm" commonly seen in Anilao, Batangas. The worms' most distinct features are two "crowns" shaped like Christmas Trees. ...
The spiny devil fish, normally buries itself on sand or silt with only it's eyes exposed, while awaiting to ambush small fishes and crustaceans. They have poisonous spine. This shot (taken by Karl Wozniak in Anilao, Batangas) was a rare moment....
Sponges are animals - not plants. They are the most simple of animals and contain no nerves, muscles or sensory organs. They are used as a food source for different ocean creatures such as sea turtles. There are many types of sea sponges and they vary in...
Like other members of the frog fish family, it has a rounded, extensible body, and its soft skin is covered with irregularly-arranged soft spines resembling hairs. Its large mouth is extensible, allowing it to swallow prey as large as itself....
Frog fishes are small globular fishes with loose prickly skin, limb-like P fins with an elbow-like joint with a very large upward directed mouth . It also has a lure above it's mouth to attract other fishes that are swallowed whole! Common in the waters of Anilao,...
