Underwater Photo Location: Puerto Galera

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The bay right in front of Puerto Galera has some great critters to observe. Frog Fish, Sea Horses, many types of Pipe Fish. Also a great place to see Mandarin fish at dusk. Visibility usually good except when heavy traffic occurs from boats in the bay. Sometimes gets crowded so be careful when surfacing.

Facts about Puerto Galera

It is in Philippines
Puerto Galera is in the Philippine Sea.
The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.

Dive Operators - Philippines

dive centers - get listed here

Kasai Village Beach Resort
Biri Resort & Dive Center
Gwyn Travel & Tours
Thresher Shark Divers

Dive types

Marine Life

Diving facilities

Photo facilities

Images taken on this dive site

by Craig Montgomery
Giant Frog Fish in the bay at Puerto Galera.

by Alberto D'este
Two nudibranchia a search of the first to eat... Nikon D70S, 60mm, DS125

by Alberto D'este
Catfish in night dive, Porto Galera

by Jeannette Howard
Seahorse face :) Sabang, Phillipines Nikon D70 105 lens

by Alberto D'este
Night dive in Porto Galera - Philippines - Nikon D70S, 60mm.

by Chris Carroll
A pair of risbecia tryoni taken off Puerto Galera with Canon Powershot G9 with Inon UCL-165 M67 diopter

by Chris Carroll
Nembrotha kubaryana taken off Puerto Galera with Canon Powershot G9 with Inon UCL-165 M67 diopter

by Chris Carroll
A pair of hypselodoris apolegma being harassed by an orangutang crab. Taken with Canon Powershot G9 with Inon UCL-165 M67 diopter

by Randel Van Heerden
Our club, Manila Aqua Divers or MAD went on a dive weeekend to Puerto Galera on Mondoro island in the Philippines. We where about 12 members. We departed Friday morning 6am from Manila and its about a 2.5h drive to the fairy in Batangas.

by Jun Lao
Giant Anglerfish

by Jun Lao
Frogfish does Samson

by Chad Engle
Sea urchin... looked like it was filled with lava!

by Marco Casu
Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro Philippines. Canon 450 Nimar housing and light

by John Paul Chua
Puerto Galera, Philippines

by Joe Hoyle
purple nudibranch close up

by Michael Johnson
Dive Buddy checking out the Nudi.....

by Adam Hannon
Cute Little Pygmy Sea Horse.

by Afflitti Gianluca
blue ring

by Afflitti Gianluca
small and friendly

by Afflitti Gianluca
pigmy.....

by Afflitti Gianluca
galathea

by Afflitti Gianluca
two pygmy

by Afflitti Gianluca
hawk.....

by Afflitti Gianluca
three brothers........

by Joshua Tappert
Hungry Nudi.

by Afflitti Gianluca
nudibranchia...

by Afflitti Gianluca
nudibranchia

by Afflitti Gianluca
face.........

by Afflitti Gianluca
shrimp

by Afflitti Gianluca
nudibranchia

by John Paul Avila
Nice nudibranch in Puerto Galera

by Nazir Amin
Image taken with g11

by John Paul Avila
Mantis shrimp from Puerto Galera

by Afflitti Gianluca
three amigos.......

by Afflitti Gianluca
father end son

by Afflitti Gianluca
pregnancy.........

by Afflitti Gianluca
nudibranchia

by Afflitti Gianluca
sailing trim

by Afflitti Gianluca
nudibranchia

by Afflitti Gianluca
little coral fish

by Afflitti Gianluca
the colours of blak end withe...........

by Afflitti Gianluca
front door........

by Afflitti Gianluca
contrasts.......

by Afflitti Gianluca
PIGMY SEA

by Afflitti Gianluca
galatea

by Afflitti Gianluca
leaf fish

by Afflitti Gianluca
left-handed

by Afflitti Gianluca
coupling....

by Afflitti Gianluca
Rino moray

by Afflitti Gianluca
nudibranchia

by Afflitti Gianluca
fred and ginger.........

by Afflitti Gianluca
periclemenes sp.

by Afflitti Gianluca
hippocampus hystrix

by Afflitti Gianluca
ostracion cubicus

by Afflitti Gianluca
periclemenes sp.

by Afflitti Gianluca
neopetrolisthes maculatus

by Afflitti Gianluca
face......

by Afflitti Gianluca
familyes of nudibranchias

by Afflitti Gianluca
periclimenes colemani

by Afflitti Gianluca
Love and Hate.....

by Afflitti Gianluca
nembrotha cristata

by Afflitti Gianluca
flabellina

by Afflitti Gianluca
eyes of pegasus

by Afflitti Gianluca
periclimenes amboinensis

by Afflitti Gianluca
cosmocampus darrosanus

by Afflitti Gianluca
pteraeolidia ianthina

by Afflitti Gianluca
coryhoichthys schulzi

by Afflitti Gianluca
vir philippinensis

by Afflitti Gianluca
inimicus filamentosus

by Afflitti Gianluca
pleurosicya mossambica

by Afflitti Gianluca
chromodoris geometrica

by Afflitti Gianluca
fish from the black coral

by Afflitti Gianluca
crab gorgonian

by Afflitti Gianluca
wonderpus

by Afflitti Gianluca
procreation

by Laura Cook
Common lionfish spotted hovering over a reef, beautiful spread of its fins. This shot was taken using macro setting on a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1 camera in housing using inbuilt flash only.

by Laura Cook
Finding Nemo in the Philippines. The elusive shot of clownfish in anemone, I finally got one of my subjects posing for the shot. Taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1 camera in housing with in built flash only.

by Afflitti Gianluca
porcelain crab

by Afflitti Gianluca
snack........

by Bill Lamp'l
A pair of Squid swim during a night muck dive in the Philippines.

by Afflitti Gianluca
thor shrimp

by John Hill
A red and white Thorny Seahorse with soft lighting from my torch about a foot behind and to the right. Some minor adjustments to the RAW file and levels in PS.