Buckle up and get ready for a week of Discovery Channel Shark Week. My fingers are crossed that we are going to find out that it’s really true that a giant megaladon (is there any other kind??) has been secretly lurking in the depths around Guadalupe Island preying on great white sharks. Shark Week Returns […]
Read MoreSo here’s what happened. Brian Correiar was kayaking in Monterey Bay, California when he heard a loud bang. Brian and his kayak flew into the air, and landed in the water separated from his boat. Brian then noticed a large great white shark biting the pointy end of his kayak. Seriously!!!! I’ve never heard of […]
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Steveston, BC was home to the Nautilus VII and Nautilus Explorer for almost 2 decades. We loved the place. When we first arrived in 1995, Steveston village was still a fishing port and we had to get special permission from the Harbour Authority to berth a “dive boat” among the 1000 fishing vessels. We didn’t […]
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It’s sad any time an animal dies. But sometimes it is also an opportunity. The folks at Marine Dynamics in South Africa, our partners in Global Shark Diving, participated in a very interesting collaborative necropsy on several great white sharks that washed up on the African shoreline. One of their conclusions? Orcas (killer whales) might […]
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Note from Captain Mike. I am often asked if we are ever going to resume running dive trips in British Columbia and Alaska. The obvious answer is that YES, we would love to!! I spent 20 plus years exploring the pacific coast from Cape Flattery in Washington State to Glacier Bay and Juneau. I still […]
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Comment from Captain Mike. We just got back from the Scuba Show at Long Beach, California. It was a great show. Very busy. The most interesting part of the weekend were the rumours flying around that 10 – 12 juvenile great white sharks had been spotted swimming off Long Beach!! Wow! Great stuff as long […]
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Note from Captain Mike. Our heart goes out to this poor juvenile great white shark. This 8 footer is less than 1 year old and was most likely pupped last May or June. It’s impossible not to be sad at this young guy rolling around in the surf, trapped and dying. Very sad. We wish […]
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