Man-Size Jellyfish Robot Could Ply the Seas – By Jeanna Bryner | LiveScience Managing Editor

Virginia Tech graduate students test Cyro, a man-size jellyfish robot, as it moves up and down underwater. Photo Credit: Virginia Tech A giant, slimy, tentacled robot modeled after one of the world’s largest jellyfish could be a precursor to self-powered, autonomous robots that monitor the seas, map the seafloor and even reveal secrets of marine […]

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Big thank you to the Mexican Navy

Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Archipelago is a jewel in the eastern Pacific ocean.  The islands are a protected marine biosphere that are a virtual aquatic Garden of Eden for both reef and pelagic critters including our favourite sharks, giant manta rays, dolphins, tuna and humpback whales.   Sure it’s frustrating when we see sport […]

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Our beautiful Nautilus Explorer gets a haircut!

No, our hull is not that rusty!!  It just looks that way.    A strong maintenance program requires staying well ahead of problems and taking action proactively before you really need to.  We are very proud of our beautiful Nautilus Explorer.  She is a steel boat which ensures safety,  strength and very good sea-keeping and stability […]

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Hardworking Nautilus Explorer crew hitting annual refit 2013

We all look forward to July with bated breath on the Nautilus Explorer because… it’s time for our annual shipyard refit.   Well actually, “bated breath” may be a bit of an overstatement.  It’s more like enduring going to the dentist knowing you will come out with sparkling clean and shiny teeth. Refit has been in […]

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Lucky winner of a trip to Socorro Island on the Nautilus Explorer

Hi Mike Thank you very much for the Socorro Island Trip that I won in your Prize draw. The trip was fantastic and the diving was something else! I have never in 18 years of diving seen so many sharks. (It was Mind Blowing Especially Roco Partida) As someone who tends to do a lot […]

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Fearless cookie cutter shark attacks great white shark..

    Dr. Mauricio Hoyos writes in his article: “Cookiecutter sharks (Isistius brasiliensis) are known to attack a wide array of large animals including pelagic fishes, cetaceans, and pinnipeds. Here we add another top predator, the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), to the list of potential victims”. At  Guadalupe Island you can very often spot […]

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Trip Report: Nautilus Explorer and the Sea of Cortez – By mathauck0814 on ScubaBoard

Last September my wife, Ashley, and I joined some friends in Cabo for a non-diving weekend of adult beverages and general debauchery. To our surprise, we were able to get in a day of diving with the good folks at Nautilus Dive Tech. While this is not meant to be a review of NDT, I feel I […]

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