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Wreck Alley is an artificial reef and recreational diving destination off the coast of San Diego. In addition to the artificial reef created by multiple shipwrecks, the area also includes submerged ocean platforms and remains of the old Ingraham Street Bridge. Metridium Anemone on the wreck of HMCS Yukon
The Tubbataha Natural Park, also known as the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (Filipino: Bahurang Tubbataha), is a protected area of the Philippines located in the middle of the Sulu Sea. The marine and bird sanctuary consists of two huge atolls (named the North Atoll and South Atoll) and the smaller Jessie Beazley Reef covering a total area of ...
In 2008, it was decided to release the location of the wreck to the general public, and the location has become a popular scuba diving attraction. [3] The Kyle Spangler lies upright in 185 feet (56 meters) of water, and much of the wreck is undamaged save the bow. [5]
In 1970, the City of San Diego incorporated the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park as part of a city-operated park that stretched more than 2-miles offshore. Responsibility for maintenance was to be shared by the City of San Diego's Department of Parks and Recreation and the California Department of Fish and Game. A 514-acre ecological reserve ...
Reef diving regions are geographical regions of arbitrary size known for including more than one named reef dive site, while a reef dive site is a specific part of a reef known by a name, which recreational divers visit to dive. Wall diving is a form of reef diving, where The main characteristic of the sites is that the terrain is predominantly ...
P31 – Minesweeper/patrol boat scuttled for use as a recreational dive site; Palancar Reef – Coral reef off Cozumel, Mexico in the Caribbean sea; Palmwood shipwreck – 17th century shipwreck in the Netherlands; SS Panay – Passenger vessel built for the Great Western Railway; Panglao, Bohol – Municipality in Bohol, Philippines
On September 24, 2007, Reef Check (the world’s largest reef conservation organization) stated that only 5% of Philippines' 27,000 square-kilometers of coral reef are in “excellent condition" : Tubbataha Reef, Marine Park in Palawan, Apo Island in Negros Oriental, Apo Reef in Puerto Galera, Mindoro, and Verde Island Passage off Batangas.
In 1970, the City of San Diego incorporated the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park that stretched more than 2 miles (3.2 km) offshore. Responsibility for maintenance was to be shared by the City of San Diego's Department of Parks and Recreation and the California Department of Fish and Game. A 514-acre ecological reserve and marine life refuge ...