Top 10 in the World? In Dreamworld!

[jellyfish]

Back indeed to the topic:
Apo Island- Top 10 in the world ?
Could I ask all divers who made some dives there (at least at 4 different places, is my own idea) to give it a score ?
I believe a score alone (total appreciation) does not represent sufficiently where Apo Island is positioned between other world known dive sites because a high or low score can have been the result of only a very specific personal interest (like 'Wreckdiving'; There is NONE at Apo Island).
So as a proposal:
A) -Diversity of species (scale 1-10; 10 being the highest appreciation)
B) -Healthyness of corals ( ,, ,, ,, )
C) -Effects of protective actions wrt the underwater ambience (,, ,, ,,)
D) -Which other dive locations you visited do you rank higher ?
Note:mention only small specific area ,like Apo Island is.
So no hugh area like e.g. Great Barrier Reef or Carribean !
Give the name of those places/islands/locations).
I'm in for better suggestions, but my main reason for this suggestion is to really get an idea from experienced divers (the ones who are able to compare with many other dive sites in the world) how they rank Apo Island in their personal experience-list.

For me as a start (to make my proposal clear) should rank as follow:

A) -8
B) -7
C) -7
D) -1999; Biak (Island of Irian Jaya/ Papua New Guinea)
-2002; Manado (Sulawesi- Indonesia)
-2005; Apo Reef (Mindoro- the Philippines)
-1992; Sipadan (Saba - Borneo, Malaysia)
-1997; Rethi Rah (Maldives)
-1982/1999; Sharm El Sheik (Red Sea, Egypt)
-2007; Pescador Island (Bohol, the Philippines)

No comments on each others findings, because a score is very personal and it can differ from year to year in which those dives were made (nature changes as we know !).
But it could give at least a global idea of the ranking for Apo Island and the other places on the earth which seem to be better in the eyes of experienced divers.

Whow...let's see what this suggestion is causing for reactions

[World Wide Diver]

Apo Island:

A) Diversity of species - 5 out of 10
B) Corals - 9/10 out of 10
C) 10 for coral protection, 4/5 for protecting pelagic life
D) Richleau rock for big pelagics and good macro, Palau for big stuff, Manado for biodiversity and excellent corals/pelagics mixed (Apo has better corals though).

Dauin

A) diversity of species - 7/8 out of 10
B) corals - 3 out of 10 (though good what there is)
C) 10 for coral protection
D) as before

[World Wide Diver]

Also, apologies Rhoody. Mistake on my side for misposting. I did not intentionally try to disrespect what you guys are doing there. Sorry.

I really consider Apo/Dumaguete to be the premier place for diving in the PI and regret bringing politics into this.

[Gold Surfer]

Here's my 2 cents to get people's awareness about protecting the marine sanctuaries in Apo Island. Ya'll can start in Dauin, hopefully my future residence lol.

Why not start a " Save Apo Island Festival " which will include competition of fish floats, concerts, parades and sea food extravaganza from fish vendors just like Malatapays?

Filipinos love festivities and it's a good start to involve the whole town and be known later on as a local " tourist destination ". Also, it can generate extra income for the city.

[415gem]

DI`ers , Cogon and Olo are the best sites on Apo Isl. , especially when the current is running . Verde Island tops my list . I haven`t been to Tubatatha ( Yet ! )... Liminsawa Isl . ( ??? So. Leyte , Peters Dive Shop ) was nice . Baliacasag Isl. off of Alona Beach , Bohol was ( is ) best consistant dive . I dove Apo Reef ( only 2 dives ) and except for the hard corals and clarity ... I thought it was totally over rated . Moalboal is nice and Malapascua has a few nice dives. Apo is NOT top 10 in the world !!! That is just absurd ! Top ten in RP ( 6 - 7 ) is more like it .

[yabs]

10 for coral
but way too low on big fish and quantity of fish due to overfishing as is the case all over the Philippines due to overpopulation