Great White Sharks after sharks after sharks…

What a crazy adventure! Great White Sharks after sharks after sharks, good food, amazing crew, more GREAT WHITE SHARKS!! I saw 6 at the same time coming straight at the cage, then turned around and another 2!! 8!? I think! It was too hard to count! Was not expecting that! Mariana Unbelievable. I was on […]

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Nautilus Explorer & Belle Amie Refit 2015

As the rest of the world was watching another Discovery Channel Shark Week marathon on their televisions and as hundreds of thousands of people were flocking to San Diego, CA for COMICON, there was another exciting event taking place just south of the border. North Americas live aboard dive boat fleet was arriving in Ensenada […]

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After a challenging start, the Nautilus is now a well oiled machine!

We are a little more than halfway through our final Socorro Expedition of the season with our new beauty the Belle Amie. After a challenging start to the season, fresh out of the shipyard and with lots of wrinkles to iron out, our new ship is now running like the well oiled machine you would […]

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A great wrap up to Nautilus Belle Amie's first Socorro Season

The 11 day combo trip to the Sea of Cortez and Socorro started off very nicely with some excellent Sea Lion interaction around Los Islotes – home to a 300 strong Sea Lion colony. Our Brazilian photographers on board were given plenty of prime photo opportunities as the male bulls circled their territories, posing for […]

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It was the biggest tuna I had ever seen. Maybe 400 or 500 lbs! it was something from a lost era swimming on by

I jumped in around the North point of Roca Partida and leveled off at around 70 ft. The current was running towards the South so I swam a bit into the blue and lazily drifted with it. I let my gaze go slack, no point of concentration, when a flash from above brought my focus […]

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Spent the day frolicking with California Sea Lions in Los Islotes

Calm Seas and blue skies have been making for great dive days this week in the Sea of Cortez. Today we dropped in on Los Islotes, one of the biggest Sea Lion colonies of the Baja Coast. The larger Bull Males made their presence known quickly with heavy barks as the skiffs pulled in, even […]

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Searching for Mama turtles on Baracas Beach

  Photo above by Erik Cutter from www.cabopulmopark.com Well, the 4 day VIP trip started off well with some great diving at El Islote with the Sea Lions. Cabo Pulmo provided us with a gentle current as we spent the whole dive with over 1000 schooling Jacks. Later in the evening we were invited to […]

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