Diving has been fantastic at Roca Partida so far. Schooling hammerheads and an amazing humpback whale mom and calf.

Beautiful day at Roca Partida today. Transit over started off a bit bumpy but settled down in the early hours this morning and conditions now are perfect. A long 4-6′ swell from the north, light breeze. No other boats. Diving has been fantastic so far this morning. Schooling hammerhead sharks on first dive, a big […]

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KITE FISHING 101 – or how sport fishermen are harvesting trophy fish at Socorro Island.

These pictures show the Pescatore fishing at Roca Partida closeby Socorro Island.. They use a kite with only one fishing pole and line (with live bait) coming off the kite line with a breakaway clip. See the single fishing pole on the transom with one deckhand next to it. The anglers can just standby and wait […]

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The sea life drawn to this rocky volcanic pinicle rising out of the deep is so prolific and diverse I can't help but get excited for what we may see tomorrow!

The crew and I had a very busy turn around in preperation for this trip. We completed a thorough audit of our safety management systems conducted by  Lloyd’s. It is a pleasure to work on a vessel that though not required by regualation to meet this high standard of certification, has been chosen by the […]

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Great diving, great food, time with close friends and a terrific crew that never stops smiling or remembering how to have fun!

Tacos and Mantas So, I am floating at eye level with a cleaning station that looks as if it services both Mantas and Hammerheads.  Both the magic angel fish and the barber fish are in formation, shop is open, the doctor is in.  While I patiently waited for the mantas to show up, I found […]

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Largest hermit crab in the world!

Ok. This is slightly off-topic because the coconut crab is not indigenous to our waters, but it is so fascinating that I felt compelled to write about it. These monster crabs start life as ocean plankton.  They reach a certain size at which time they drop to the seabottom just like many other crab.  We […]

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We saw Hammerheads, Silvertips, Whitetips, and Mantas. It was such an awesome sight to see a school of Hammerheads come into view from the deep

The first day of diving has been incredible. We saw Hammerheads, Silvertips, Whitetips, and Mantas. It was such an awesome sight to see a school of Hammerheads come into view from the deep. It’s a sight that Ill never forget. So far the diving has been the best I’ve ever done and I can’t wait […]

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