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San Benitos: A Sea Lion’s Playground

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Post date 2018-09-10
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If I had to describe San Benito’s diving in just a few words, I would say that is is a “sea lion’s playground.”

Trip Recap by Lowell

By Nautilus Staff on December 14th, 2017 in Crew, Socorro

Had a wonderful season at Guadalupe. Not many people have the opportunity to come within a foot or two of a Great White shark. Countless shark encounters both above and below the water each trip. We had yellow tail, seals and yellowfin tuna alongside the Whites this year. Something special about this area of the […]

Tags Cedros Island, elephant seal, fur seals, Great White Shark, roca alijos, San Benitos, sea lions

“Big” and “Cream Puff” visit the Nautilus UnderSea

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Post date 2017-10-14
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By Nautilus Crew on October 14th, 2017 in Crew, Guadalupe

Today would have to be the equivalent of a “bluebird” day, underwater, that is. Our second day at Guadalupe is what I would consider to be a “blue water white shark” day. What started out with a bit of an overcast sky soon burned off and made for beautifully sunny and blue water cage diving day […]

Tags fur seals, great white sharks, Guadalupe Island, Isla Guadalupe, Nautilus Under Sea

It’s that time of the season when the really big female white sharks start showing up at Guadalupe Island. We call them big momma’s.

By Nautilus Staff on September 30th, 2013 in Archive

For the first 6 weeks or so of the season we see almost exclusively male white sharks. Generally they are a little smaller in size than the females, especially in girth. When a big female appears in front of the cages they are unmistakable and awe inspiring. Their movements are a little more slow, more […]

Tags Cedros Island, fur seals, great white sharks, Guadalupe Island, harbor seals, kelp forest, San Benitos, sea lions

Conservation threats

By Nautilus Staff on September 14th, 2013 in Archive

The island was part of the route of the Nao de la China, the Spanish galleon. Galleons were the big wooden cargo ships that made the route from China and the Philippines to the New Spain –as it was called Mexico back then. As the trip was very long, the Spaniards brought some goats with […]

Tags Aluetian, Baja California, burrowing owl, caracara, elephant seals, fauna, fur seals, Galleons, Guadalupe Island, night puffin, Russian, sea lions, Spaniards. lobster

Divemaster Report : San Benitos

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Post date 2013-08-31
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By Nautilus Staff on August 31st, 2013 in Archive, Guadalupe

Date: Aug 14, 2013 Location: San Benitos Dive 1: 0800 ˆ Peck Rock (north end of East Benitos) Temp: 63F Viz: 90ft Wx: light wind from NW, overcast Seas: 3-4′ nw’ly swell Comments: Good dive, lots of fish life, a few sea lions around. Found a long stretch of fishing long-line and recovered it onboard. […]

Tags amber jacks, Cedros Island, fur seals, harbor seals, kelp, San Benitos, sea lions, turtle

One of my favorite places on earth to be is sitting on top of a cage suspended 10 metres beneath the surface of the waters surrounding Guadalupe Island.

By Nautilus Staff on August 11th, 2013 in Archive

Add in a Great White shark staring into my eyes as it passes by only a few meters away easily makes it my number one favorite place to be. This week was my first trip back to Guadalupe after our 8 month season at the Socorro Islands, but it almost feels like I never left. […]

Tags Cedro Islands, Ensenadam San Benitos, fur seals, great white sharks

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