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Lucy the great white shark and her pilot fish

Big Mommas Show Off Their Ambush Skills

  • Post author By Nautilus Crew
  • Categories Crew, Guadalupe
  • Post date 2018-11-12
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By Nautilus Crew on November 12th, 2018 in Crew, Guadalupe

We had breaches left and right, one after another. It almost seemed as though the sharks were showing off and reminding us that they can get the bait anytime they want.

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  • Tags big mommas, cage diving, doug, great white hunting, great whites, hunting behaviour, Lucy, persephone, scarboard, shark behaviour, shark breach, shark diving, sharks, stouffer, yellowfin tuna
A scarred great white in Guadalupe

Pregnant Hungry Sharks at Guadalupe!

  • Post author By Nautilus Crew
  • Categories Crew, Guadalupe
  • Post date 2018-11-02
  • 1 Comment on Pregnant Hungry Sharks at Guadalupe!
By Nautilus Crew on November 2nd, 2018 in Crew, Guadalupe

I saw today the biggest great white shark I have seen here at Guadalupe Island on board the Nautilus Explorer: “Dotty!” We estimated her to be at least 5 meters (16-17ft) in length.

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  • Tags big mommas, donna, dotty, female great white sharks, giant sharks, great white sharks, great whites, kenric, lady bolton, large female sharks, luca, Lucy, michaela, mike, pregnant shark, rhett, ropey, scarboard, scarlett, Sea lion, shark breaches, shark diving, sharks, taco night, tuna, yellowfins
A great white misses the tuna at Guadalupe
A great white misses the tuna at Guadalupe

More Big Mommas Arrive, Including Superstar “Lucy”

  • Post author By Nautilus Crew
  • Categories Crew, Guadalupe
  • Post date 2018-10-29
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By Nautilus Crew on October 29th, 2018 in Crew, Guadalupe

In the submersible cages the sharks were so close to the cages that you could see their eyes looking at you when they passed by slowly.

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  • Tags big mommas, female great whites, great white sharks, great whites, large sharks, Lucy, mackrel, pilot fish, shark behaviour, shark breach, shark diving, shark science, sharks, submersible cages, surface action, tuna, yellowfin tuna
A great white swims just under the surface at Guadalupe

Meeting the Real Jaws at Guadalupe

  • Post author By Nautilus Guests
  • Categories Guadalupe, Guests
  • Post date 2018-10-26
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By Nautilus Guests on October 26th, 2018 in Guadalupe, Guests

When I got in there was a sea lion using the boat as cover with 2 female great whites and 2 males hunting it.

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  • Tags baby shark, big mommas, bucket list, cage diving, great white sharks, great whites, hunting behaviour, large female sharks, Lucy, male sharks, martin graf, Sea lion, shark diver, shark diving, sharks, taco night, trivia night, tuna, yellowfin
Lucy, a female great white with a broken tail. Photo by divemaster Mirko

Big Mommas Invade Guadalupe

  • Post author By Nautilus Crew
  • Categories Crew, Guadalupe
  • Post date 2018-10-24
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By Nautilus Crew on October 24th, 2018 in Crew, Guadalupe

Many large sharks, the big females, are starting to arrive, with several individuals at 13ft plus and some as large as 15ft!

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  • Tags andy, big mommas, cage diving, female sharks, great white sharks, great whites, luca, Lucy, mackrel, new divers, rhett, ropey, shark breaches, shark diving, shark wrangling, sharks, slashfin, tuna, yellowfin
A great white dives at Guadalupe, Photo ©Michele Hall

Shark Experts and New Divers Meet Great Whites!

  • Post author By Nautilus Guests
  • Categories Guadalupe, Guests
  • Post date 2018-10-22
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By Nautilus Guests on October 22nd, 2018 in Guadalupe, Guests

If scars are the beauty of the deep, “Lucy” is Miss Universe! And all the other sharks seem just as in awe of her as we are. She combines an incredible mix of grace and power.

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  • Tags big mommas, bucket list, cage diving, great white sharks, great whites, gulf coast divers, Lucy, miss universe, shark diving, sharks, the shark guy
A curious great white swims towards the camera at Guadalupe

120ft+ Visibility at Guadalupe Island!

  • Post author By Nautilus Crew
  • Categories Crew, Guadalupe
  • Post date 2018-10-17
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By Nautilus Crew on October 17th, 2018 in Crew, Guadalupe

I estimate in just two days we have seen upwards of 30 individual sharks from 7ft juveniles that were just a couple of years old up to 15ft plus leviathans which could be 15-20 years old!

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  • Tags big mommas, cage diving, female great whites, giant sharks, great white sharks, great whites, joker, Lucy, shark diving, sharks, slashfin

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