It looks very much like we may see record numbers of great white sharks this coming season at Guadalupe Island. Shark sightings off both California and the east coast of the United States are already crazy and record breaking. I was in Long Beach, California at the beginning of May, where TV stations were running […]
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Yesterday was World Ocean day. We are trying to help by shouting-out-for-the sharks. Sharks can’t cry for help when their fins are cut off and they are thrown back in the water, alive and left to die in horrible pain on the ocean floor. They can’t cry out but we sure as h*ll can. You […]
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Today – June 8, 2017 – is World Oceans Day which we hope will be a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for the future. Here at Nautilus Liveaboards we are celebrating by going diving!! Regrettably I won’t be in the water until tomorrow but can’t wait to do a cold-water drysuit […]
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Big mistake on my part. In my list of classic Hollywood shark movies I neglected to mention the new Hollywood movie “47 meters” scheduled for box office release later this month. The trailer is compelling (NOT) but is definitely entertaining for divers. Premise is that 2 women plummet to 47 meters on oxygen and are […]
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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 […]
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Did you know that our beloved Guadalupe Island has been identified as a popular habitat for Cuvier’s beaked whales? The Cuvier’s beaked whale lives for 40 years, grows to about 16-23 feet in length and on average weighs 5,500 lbs. This medium-sized, toothed whale, has a small and curved dorsal fin, small flippers, large […]
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Notes from the Road (Less Traveled) Historical Diving Society’s Great White Shark Trips October 10-15 & 15-20, 2016 Guadalupe Island, Mexico Dan Orr The Annual Historical Diving Society (HDS) fundraising trips to Guadalupe Island, Mexico to dive (in cages, of course) with Great White Sharks took place October 10-15 & 15-20, 2016. Guadalupe Island, […]
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