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Airborne

  • Post author By Nautilus Crew
  • Post date 2022-06-10
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By Nautilus Crew on June 10th, 2022 in Conservation, Sea of Cortez

At first, we didn’t really pay much attention to it, but after zooming in with my telephoto, I told Katie that I did not see a boat, and she quickly turned the plane to go check it out. As we got closer, to our surprise, we could then tell clearly that it was a megapod of dolphins. Hundreds and hundreds of them swimming in unison quite quickly headed up north towards Espiritu Santo Island.

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  • Tags mobulas, Nautilus Gallant Lady, Sea of Cortez, whales

Misty Blow Sunsets in the Sea of Cortez

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  • Post date 2022-06-07
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By Nautilus Crew on June 7th, 2022 in Conservation, Sea of Cortez

There is nothing more fascinating than witnessing one of nature’s most spectacular sights. Whales! And there’s no better place than the majestic waters of the Sea of Cortez.

We have been fortunate to spot whales pretty much every day since our liveaboards started this season. Scouting this area alongside Katie (our Citabria pilot) we have discovered a couple of secret spots to encounter these humble giants.  

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  • Tags fin whales, humpback whales
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What We Know About Killer Whales’ Diet in the Sea of Cortez

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  • Post date 2022-05-31
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By Nautilus Crew on May 31st, 2022 in Conservation, Sea of Cortez

They seemed curious about our boats, circling them closely. Our guests from the Gallant Lady had a blast with them; we witnessed spy-hopping and majestic breaches, and the coolest thing was watching them feeding on a mola mola and sharing it amongst the group! 

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  • Tags Nautilus Gallant Lady, orcas, Sea of Cortez

Orca Spectacle on the Gallant Lady!

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  • Post date 2022-05-30
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By Nautilus Crew on May 30th, 2022 in Dive Report, Sea of Cortez

Orca fireworks today on the Gallant Lady!! We were going to start our day with an 1on1 freediving/snorkelling practice when we received a radio call from our spotter plane, Nautilus Scout: a pod of 8 orcas, spotted northeast of La Reina, about 15 miles from our position.

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  • Tags Nautilus Gallant Lady, orcas, Sea of Cortez, Spotter Plane
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Our First Week with the Spotter Airplane Supported in the Sea of Cortez!

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  • Post date 2022-05-25
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By Nautilus Crew on May 25th, 2022 in Conservation, Sea of Cortez

We were fortunate enough this first week to find whales pretty much every day: pairs of mother and calves of humpbacks breaching out and playing, blue whales, fin whales, and even a gray whale! Aside from these, we were surprised to have found a couple of pregnant whale sharks as well! Pods of dolphins and mobulas aggregations are in our daily sightings. 

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  • Tags humpback whales, la paz, mobulas, Sea of Cortez, spotter plan, whale sharks

What Happens in La Ventana, Stays in La Ventana

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  • Post date 2022-05-25
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By Nautilus Crew on May 25th, 2022 in Conservation, Sea of Cortez

Thanks to our spotter plane, we are now able to spot them quite easily, they normally congregate in groups of up to 10,000! We notice they are more active and breach more often when the sun goes down, we call it ”the sunset show”. One of the coolest behaviours Katie and I enjoy watching is the courtship behaviour, when a small group of males chases a female, she often times try to be evasive twisting and turning in different directions while the males mirror her movements, from above it looks like a beautiful slow-motion dance. 

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  • Tags La Ventana, mating season, mobula, mobula rays, Nautilus Gallant Lady, Sea of Cortez

One of Them Swam Right Underneath Me

  • Post author By Nautilus Crew
  • Post date 2022-05-20
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By Nautilus Crew on May 20th, 2022 in Dive Report, Sea of Cortez

Yet another amazing day we had today. After having seen so many different kinds of animals on this trip I thought we would be running out of things to amaze our guests. I was wrong.

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  • Tags dolphins, false killer whales, humpback whales, mobulas, Nautilus Gallant Lady, orcas, whales

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