Tag: clarion damselfish

New Diving Site at Socorro Island but Lack of Charismatic Megafauna

Post author By Nautilus Staff
Categories Archive
Post date 2008-04-11

By Nautilus Staff on April 11th, 2008 in Archive

Punta Tosca on dive day 4 was also surprisingly quiet and the visibility was low so after 2 dives at the outer point we decided to move the Nautilus up a couple of bays and try a new site. A series of small rocks sticking out of the water with a sheer drop to 120 feet on one side and shallower bays on the other. It proved to be fascinating and several guests saw sea turtles and a “fly by” with a giant manta. Definitely a site that we will repeat but once again the “charismatic megafauna” was elusive.

Tags clarion damselfish, Giant Mantas, humpback whales, manta rays, Mantas, night snorkel, Punta Tosca, sea turtles, sharks, silky sharks, whales

Bottlenose Dolphins Come by to Play

Post author By Nautilus Staff
Categories Archive, Socorro
Post date 2007-12-02

By Nautilus Staff on December 2nd, 2007 in Archive, Socorro

Divemaster Sten reports that they had a few hammerhead sharks out on the lava flow and bottlenose dolphins came into visit the scuba divers again, staying with the divers and basically surrounding them. The dolphins also came up and let the guests snorkel with them a good while on the back of Nautilus Explorer. Water was very clear and the inside of the bay in Cabo Pearce was beautiful. And it is always nice to go and have a look in the end of the dive at the beautiful endemic Clarion damselfish.