Tag: black coral

Playful Sea Lions on Isla San Pedro Martir

Post author By Nautilus Crew
Categories Crew, Sea of Cortez
Post date 2018-06-20
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By Nautilus Crew on June 20th, 2018 in Crew, Sea of Cortez

When we finished our dive the sea lions came up beside the zodiac and started jumping around as if to say “Where are you all going, we want to play with you!”

Tags black coral, green turtle, horn shark, mobula, sea lions, Sea of Cortez

Whale Shark at Clipperton Island

Post author By Nautilus Staff
Categories Archive, Captain Mike
Post date 2007-04-18

By Nautilus Staff on April 18th, 2007 in Archive, Captain Mike

I have to report that we haven’t seen many sharks yet. Three hammerheads and a couple of silvertips today and that was it – OH WAIT!! We also saw a nice 25ft whale shark swim by this morning!! We often see whale sharks at Roca Partida (Socorro Island) in November and December, and then they disappear when the water cools down as the cool waters of the California current push southward. The water temperature at Clipperton Island is presently 82˚F and I’m wondering whether the Socorro whale sharks head down this way to stay in nice balmy water?? Hmmm.