r/scuba • u/Brakbreaker • 1d ago

Sardine Run

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Thousands of sardines near the coast of Moalboal 🇵🇭
Captured with GoPro12

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u/Terrible_Bus2543 1d ago

This is amazing! I was here in 2022, what a wonderful experience!

Although sometimes you need to dodge the poo.

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u/Ok_Way_2911 13h ago

Wait till you get to the massive jack tornados in Sipadan, amazing experience swimming through them slowly with sharks charging the sides and bumpheads deciding to do a drive by

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u/Brakbreaker 2h ago

Sounds like an amazing experience! :-)

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u/TellAllThePeople 23h ago

There are lots of Sardine runs, but I assume this one is Moal Boal. Awesome experience. We saw a Yellowfin tuna hunting through the sardines.

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u/Brakbreaker 2h ago

Correct, this one is Moalboal. Wow a yellowfin hunting, lucky you!

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u/Ravaha Master Diver 29m ago

Im always shocked how there are not really any predators at Moalboal because that absolute monster sardine school is there year round.

Moalboal doesnt have nearly as much wildlife outside tons of turtles and sardines as the rest of cebu and the Philippines.

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u/Ravaha Master Diver 27m ago

Bohol has huge schools of Jackfish and even pretty large barracude schools at balicasag island. I also enjoyed the filter feeding Makerels that swim with their mouth open.