Hello everyone! It’s been awhile since we’ve heard about anything from the bloggers.
Do you remember one of our speakers? Jayvee Fernandez: tech blogger and cool diver? Â Well for most of us who do we just can’t forget the awesome diving videos he showed us during Cebu Blog Camp 2010.
Just recently, Jayvee along with other divers took a nice dive in Pescador Island, Moalboal. (Yeah! here in Cebu!)
They were actually there for the Thresher Sharks (those that can be easily seen in Pescador Island, feeding around 12 noon to 3pm, more details on how to spot them in Jayvee’s Blog.)
So why am I so interested in this? Well, apart from just spotting some cool threshers and a huge ball of a school of Sardines  (yes the ones in cans, only alive and swimming) they were actually in for a rare treat: A WHALE SHARK!
Here’s an account of what happened during their special dive:
(By Jayvee Fernandez himself)
Three months ago, there were reports of millions of sardines mysteriously appearing along the reef of Pescador Island in Moalboal, Cebu. There were mixed reports — some had said the sardines had been there for years while others say that this is a “now” phenomenon. Net of it all: recently, divers from all over the country made the journey to Moalboal to experience millions of sardines dancing and shimmering amidst the blue backdrop of the ocean.
With the sardines come predators. Thresher sharks prey on the balls of sardines stunning stragglers with their tails ’round the clock. It is common to see at least two sharks circle around you. If you’re lucky you’ll get to see 6 in one dive. This was the most spectacular underwater orchestration I have ever seen.
The threshers here compared to Malapascua are smaller, but sightings are more frequent. The fact that divers do not need to wake up early in the morning to catch a Monad Shoal dive in Malapascua is more convenient. In Pescador, you just have to remain neutrally buoyant in one of the hanging coves and enjoy the show. Peak time is noon to around 3PM. That is feeding time.
Right now, Pescador Island is a “no strobe,” and “no tank banger zone” as the threshers are sensitive to light and noise. There is also a “no gloves” policy so divers aren’t tempted to latch onto the reef wall. There is also a “no net” policy for the fisherfolk and fishing is regulated to hand-line casts.
During our trip, we were blessed with a whale shark sighting and got to interact with it for 3 minutes. That was my 75th dive. Amazing. AMAZING!
If you’re planning a trip to Moalboal, I suggest you do so very soon. It is worth it. Nothing compares to the shapeshifting orchestration of the sardines. Due to the limitations of my camera I was not able to document an entire ball of sardines because it was simply too big to fit into the lens.
And there you have it. Aren’t you just proud of the fact that this happened in our very own Cebu? This is basically a reminder to all bloggers out there that there’s just so much to see in Cebu! If you run out of ideas then it would be great to just go out and explore our beautiful Cebu!
For those who want to see the vid it’s here:
Jayvee’s post is in here: A Blow by Blow Account of the Most Exciting 3 minutes of My life
And that’s all for now. Hope that everyone’s blogs are continuously improving. Happy blogging everyone!
Nice! Yes, his talk dun sa Cebu Blog Camp was easily one of the best parts
More power!