Tag: Clipperton Island

Some really BIG sharks at Clipperton Island, discovery of an anchor from a spanish galleion, a moray eel attack and a fishing accident – Guest log – April 21, 2010

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Post date 2010-04-22
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By Nautilus Staff on April 22nd, 2010 in Archive

The fishing accident: A weird thing happened this evening. Another boat showed up way out here. Two people. Fishing I guess, although when we asked them about their visit here, they couldn’t seem to explain it. They came to our boat in a small zodiac off their bigger boat. As they got closer I could […]

Tags Clipperton Island, dolphins, Great White Shark, Hammerhead shark, Moray Eel, shark, silvertip reef shark

Some morays cooperate in hunting and others appear to be bitter enemies + large schools of silky and hammerhead sharks – Clipperton Atoll – Guest blog – 20 APR 2010

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Post date 2010-04-20
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By Nautilus Staff on April 20th, 2010 in Archive

The diving here at Clipperton Island is great. The reefs are full of fish and healthy coral. The fine-spotted moray eels (Gymnothorax dovii) are amazing. They swim free. Some seem to cooperate in hunting and others are bitter enemies and battle for territory. They show no fear and will attack. I have had to push […]

Tags Clipperton Atoll, Clipperton Island, Hammerhead shark, Moray Eel, Nautilus Explorer, Roca Partida, shark, silky shark, silvertip sharks

First dive reports are in on Clipperton Atoll, the Island that time forgot and a dive destination visited only twice before — by the Nautilus Explorer and by Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau. April 16, 2010

By Nautilus Staff on April 16th, 2010 in Archive

It was 3 years since we came here the very first time and the island still exists! A big group of bottlenose dolphins piloted us in to the islands. We are finally here! And I am excited to be back again to learn a bit more about this very remote coral atoll. And the water! […]