Tag Archives: Apo Island

Life in LEGO

9th February 2020 Kirsty Richards Leave a comment
Diving, Eco, underwater photo Apo Island, LEGO, sharks

In September last year (2019) our in-house Marine Biologist, Kirsty, was involved in an international photography project with award-winning photographer Dean West and acclaimed LEGO sculptor Nathan Sawaya. Life in LEGO The initial 2013 project “In Pieces” combined Sawaya’s life-size LEGO sculptures with West’s hyper-realistic photography and was exhibited in 14 countries around the world. In 2019 they joined forces once again to use their unique creativity to highlight the plight of endangered species and habitat destruction. “Perniciem” (Latin for ‘extinction’) focuses on four critical habitats; oceans, forests, grasslands and polar regions. Many species living within these habitats are at …

Why are there so many sea turtles in Apo Island?

1st September 2016 Daniel Geary 21 Comments
Trips, Underwater Sightings Apo Island, green sea turtle, sea turtle, turtles

Although Dauin is known around the world for its amazing muck diving, tourism here started for a completely different reason – reef diving and sea turtles. Situated about a 30 minute boat ride from Atmosphere, Apo Island was the original destination for tourists visiting Dauin and Dumaguete in Negros Oriental. It was only after this tourism started that the muck diving here was discovered. In 1985, Apo Island was declared a marine sanctuary and destructive fishing methods, such as dynamite, cyanide, and muro-ami (smashing rocks into coral to chase fish into nets), are now banned. The sanctuary was founded by …

Atmosphere – We are Family

24th June 2015 Daniel Geary Leave a comment
Kid's Cove Apo Island, kids cove, kids yoga, marine life, PADI Course

When you visit us here at Atmosphere Resorts, you don’t have to be an adult to enjoy all of what we have to offer. Whether it’s diving, the spa, yoga or excursions, there are always kid-friendly options. We pride ourselves in our happy hour (and a half) with drink specials changing daily that include non-alcoholic beverages for those who don’t drink alcohol or are too young. When it comes to the spa and yoga, kids deserve to get pampered too. We have put together a spa kids’ menu so that they can enjoy a relaxing time at the spa as …

Ten terrific turtle facts

5th January 2015 Daniel Geary Leave a comment
Critters Apo Island, green turtle, hawksbill turtle, turtle

turtle in apo island with atmosphere resort

Although the Dauin Coast is a must-visit place for muck divers (with sea turtles!), don’t forget about our little neighbor Apo Island. Besides the amazing coral and numerous fish, the usual favorites of our divers are the many sea turtles that make Apo Island their home. With no known predators in the area, many of them are not scared of us and sometimes even swim with us for a few minutes, as long as they are not busy taking a nap on the soft coral or having a midday snack. After seeing “Finding Nemo,” many people know a bit about …

Octopus October

29th October 2014 Daniel Geary Leave a comment
Critters Apo Island, critters, octopus, turtles

Since I started working here in March, every month of diving at Atmosphere has been awesome, not only because of the guests and staff but also because of the amazing critters. That being said, for me personally, October has been exceptional. We have had many unique sightings this month and many guests have finally seen a desired critter for the first time, including the elusive Harlequin Shrimp! We are still seeing frogfish at a lot of the dive sites, so I’m definitely happy, and one of my favorite Giant Frogfish reappeared and it seems to have changed color from purple …