Dive-site story
Triggerfish City sits on the South Atoll of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park. The site features a gently sloping coral plateau that gives way to a sheer drop-off plunging into open pelagic water. As the name suggests, the reef top hosts an unusually high concentration of titan and yellowmargin triggerfish that carve out nesting pits in the sand and rubble channels. Divers drift along pristine hard coral formations while pelagic species patrol out in the blue.
Abundant nesting titan and yellowmargin triggerfish across the sandy plateau
Pristine hard coral gardens cascading toward a vertical wall
Regular encounters with cruising whitetip reef sharks and green sea turtles
Pelagic schools of bigeye trevally and chevron barracuda off the drop-off
Location
Use the map to plan with your operator and confirm the exact entry point on the day.
Seasonality
The park is only open during the official liveaboard season when weather and sea conditions in the Sulu Sea are at their calmest.
Marine life
| Species | Likelihood | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titan TriggerfishBalistoides viridescens | Common | ||||||||||||
| Yellowmargin TriggerfishPseudobalistes flavimarginatus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Bigeye TrevallyCaranx sexfasciatus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydas | Common |
Marine forecast
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