Tag: drift diving

Zen-Like Bluewater Diving Looking for Mantas and Sharks

Post author By Nautilus Staff
Post date 2008-02-11

By Nautilus Staff on February 11th, 2008 in Archive

Silky, Galapagos, and hammerhead sharks made numerous appearances, along with large schools of yellowfin tuna, almaco jacks, trevally, and the innumerable triggerfish and reef animals that we’ve come to expect.

Tags almaco jacks, blue water dive, bluewater diving, drift dive, drift diving, galapagos sharks, Giant Mantas, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, jacks, manta rays, Mantas, Roca Partida, silky sharks, trevally, triggerfish, tuna, yellowfin tuna

Drift Dive Through Schools of Tuna and Hammerhead Sharks

Post author By Nautilus Staff
Post date 2008-02-02

By Nautilus Staff on February 2nd, 2008 in Archive

Almost immediately we were mobbed by an enormous school of yellowfin tuna swimming powerfully all around us, with silky and silvertip sharks thrown in the mix. After they passed, a group of hammerhead sharks made an appearance, allowing some excellent photographing opportunites. As we approached the island, a cloud of triggerfish burst into view, with circling silvertip sharks deep below us. The island drew by quickly in the current, and as we passed to the south we were given one last sendoff by yellowfin tuna and some curious wahoo, with some coy passes by hammerhead sharks for an encore.