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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.

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Post date 2013-08-11
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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

Facts about the great white sharks of Guadalupe Island

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Categories Archive, Guadalupe
Post date 2013-07-15
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By Nautilus Staff on July 15th, 2013 in Archive, Guadalupe

There are about 500 shark species in the world. One of the satellite-tagged great white shark at Guadalupe Island traveled 3,800 km (2100 NMi) to Hawaii. Sharks dive up to a depths of 680 m (2230 feet or 370 fathoms) in water with a temperature of 4.8°C (41°F). At Isla Guadalupe you can find not […]

Tags bull, cookiecutter sharks, crustaceans, fur seals, great whites, grey smoothe-hound, hammerhead, leopard, mako shark, marine birds, Octopus, tiguer, whale, whitetip

Guest Blog – Sept.10/09

By Nautilus Staff on September 10th, 2009 in Archive

Vier Kaefige voller Narren…. ….und das alles auch noch unter Wasser!! Nein, es sind keine Narren, die da in dicken Neoprenanzuegen – schwer mit Blei behaengt – in die vier Stahlkaefige hinab steigen, sondern tauchbegeisterte Individualisten. Sie alle haben einen gemeinsamen Traum: Sie moechten den Herrscher der Meere, den Grossen Weissen Hai, aus naechster Naehe […]

Tags elephant seal, fur seals, Nautilus Explorer, san benitos island, sea lions

Exploring San Benitos Island on the Pacific side of Baja California

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Post date 2008-10-27

By Nautilus Staff on October 27th, 2008 in Archive

Location: Horizon Cove, San Benitos Island, Baja California, Mexico. We arrived at the west island of San Benitos islands at around 11 am. Just before arriving we were welcomed by whitesided dolphins. Compared with our last expedition exploring the pacific side of Baja California in 2004, the kelp is much thicker than before and our divers couldn’t wait […]

Tags abalone, Baja California, Channel Islands, fur seals, Nautilus Explorer, sea lions, yellowtails

Flat calm crossing from Guadalupe Island – smooth as glass

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Post date 2008-10-04

By Nautilus Staff on October 4th, 2008 in Archive

Location: Shark Bay, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico. Divemaster Sten and Sharkmaster Sam reporting. Buzz and Mike are both on time off right now. The crossing at the end of the last trip was mirror smooth with just a very long soft swell. You could have woken up this morning and believed that you were […]

Tags blue whale, dolphins, Ensenada, fur seals, Great White Shark, Guadalupe Island, mexico

On station with the great white sharks of Guadalupe Island

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Categories Archive, Captain Mike, Guadalupe
Post date 2006-10-05

By Nautilus Staff on October 5th, 2006 in Archive, Captain Mike, Guadalupe

I’m not sure why, but the white sharks don’t seem to like the wind or choppy surface conditions. I have noticed this before – the sharks disappear when it’s windy and the reappear as soon as everything calms down. We know that their visual acuity is similar to ours, and I’m guessing that they have trouble observing and checking out potential prey against a backdrop of wind and chop? I’ve tucked into the lee of the island as best I can and I am anchored quite close to the shoreline.