Pescador Island
A small island ringed by wall, with a chimney descending from 12 m and opening around 35 m.
- Depth
- 5–40 m16–131 ft
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Entry
- Boat
- Typical current
- Moderate
- Coordinates
- 9°56.562′N 123°19.698′E
- Activities
- Scuba · Freediving
Pescador is a fifteen-minute banca ride from Panagsama. The wall circles the whole island and the current usually runs along it, making a relaxed drift. The Cathedral — a vertical chimney entered near 12 m and exited around 35 m — is the signature feature and requires good buoyancy rather than any overhead certification.
Banca boat from Panagsama Beach, roughly 15 minutes.
Best season
- GoodOct–May
- FairJun
- FairSep
Before you get in
- A cavern — inside the daylight zone, but still with a ceiling, and with stretches where you cannot simply go up.
- Past 30 m, where no-stop time and gas both go quickly and nitrogen narcosis starts to show.
- A wall. There is no bottom in sight to judge against, so depth is kept by the gauge alone — and it is easy to end up deeper than intended.
- A drift dive: you do not come back to where you went in, so boat pickup and an SMB are part of the plan rather than extras.
Taken from this site’s recorded depth, type and current, and nothing else. An empty list is not a safe site — the sea on the day, the local geography and the boat traffic are not in it. The briefing on the spot comes first.
Conditions
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Marine life you may see
- SardineSardinella lemuruCommon
- Whitetip reef sharkTriaenodon obesusSeasonal
- NudibranchNudibranchiaCommon
- Green turtleChelonia mydasSeasonal
- Banded sea kraitLaticauda colubrinaCommon
- TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisCommon
- Staghorn coralAcropora spp.Common
- Feather starCrinoideaCommon
- Moorish idolZanclus cornutusCommon
- Titan triggerfishBalistoides viridescensCommon
From divers
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