Tag: el mogote

Sea of Cortez is Truly Rich in Fish-life and Biomass

Post author By Nautilus Staff
Categories Archive, Sea of Cortez
Post date 2007-11-27

By Nautilus Staff on November 27th, 2007 in Archive, Sea of Cortez

Talking about big critters, we did the whale shark snorkeling again and had 5 of them. Everyone saw them. But this time they where not staying and feeding at the surface but resting their tails on the sandy bottom like last time. And in just in 30 feet of water, a young Humpback whale came by!!

Tags baitfish, el mogote, Grouper, Humpback Whale, humpback whales, salvatierra, snapper, whale sharks, wreck diving

Whale Sharks in the Sea of Cortez

Post author By Nautilus Staff
Categories Archive, Captain Mike, Sea of Cortez, Socorro
Post date 2007-11-15

By Nautilus Staff on November 15th, 2007 in Archive, Captain Mike, Sea of Cortez, Socorro

We saw five whale sharks at El Mogote and our two local pangas were busy dropping off and picking up our divers. A 6 metre whale shark stopped to feed and positioned itself vertically in the water, completely indifferent to our snorkellers. This provided a great opportunity for photos and videos. Pelicans reportedly dive bombed the bait fish that the whale shark was feeding on and thousands of the fish ended up hiding in the exhaust bubbles from the underwater main engine exhaust of the Nautilus.