Tag: Galapagos Shark

Roca Partida fish soup.

By Nautilus Staff on April 6th, 2013 in Archive

Today’s diving at Roca Partida was full of fish soup with the main ingredients tuna, Galapagos Shark, Silver Tip Shark, Hammerhead Shark and a Giant Manta. Another dive dream came true. -G

Tags Galapagos Shark, giant manta, Hammerhead shark, Roca Partida, silver tip shark, tuna

Whale carcass drew in a small schools of sharks

Post author By Nautilus Guests
Categories Archive, Guests, Socorro
Post date 2012-12-27
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By Nautilus Guests on December 27th, 2012 in Archive, Guests, Socorro

Today we had not only 4 amazing dives but the added adventure of a large chunk of whale floating past the boat. Normally I would not consider this a good thing but the 2m sq hunk of humpback whale was providing shelter and nourishment for a variety of fish. Our intrepid Captain Al took a few of us out to get a closer look (and smell unfortunately) in one of the ribs.

Tags Carcass, coral fish, dolphins, Galapagos Shark, humpback whales, Mantas, morays, Octopus, pipefish, silky sharks, tiger sharks

The 3rd dive was just a party with the same 3 Mantas.

Post author By Nautilus Staff
Categories Archive
Post date 2011-05-30
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By Nautilus Staff on May 30th, 2011 in Archive

After 4 weeks off being back on board feels really good. Especially with with a great group of divers and crew. We spent our first day at the canyon on San Benedicto. Some of the guests and Juan (Dive Master)saw a group of Hammerheads, for the 2nd and 3th dive we moved to the […]

Tags Galapagos Shark, Giant Mantas, Mantas, San Benedicto, silky sharks, white tip reef shark

Guest blog, and recent images from socorro

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Categories Archive
Post date 2011-05-16
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By Nautilus Staff on May 16th, 2011 in Archive

How was your day? Two lovely dives today. Sort of like a walk in a park. Erik. Every thing was great. The dives, the boat, the food and especially the crew. Marianne, from Switzerland. How was your day? Galapagos sharks, white tips, a couple of hammers. Many octopi out and about. Nudibranchs on the […]

Tags Galapagos Shark, giant manta, guest blog, manta, mexico, Revillagigedos, Sea of Cortez, Whale Shark, white tip reef shark

Shark tagged at Galapagos Sets New Migration Record for the ETP

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Categories Archive
Post date 2011-05-13
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By Nautilus Staff on May 13th, 2011 in Archive

Nautilus Explorer continues to assist Charles Darwin Foundation with fascinating study on shark migration. May11, 2011Puerto Ayora, Galapagos The Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF), a founding member of the Migramar network of scientists focused on the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP), and the Mexico-based research group, Pelagios, have identified a new shark migration record for this oceanic […]

Tags black tip sharks, Galapagos Shark, Hammerhead shark, Nautilus Explorer, research, silky shark

Highlight of the dive day was snorkelling with a pod of pilot whales (false killer whales) of San Benedicto Island. 11 May 2011

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Post date 2011-05-12
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By Nautilus Staff on May 12th, 2011 in Archive

So we started up with high expectations at Socorro and getting out on the lava flow in search of this big group of hammerhead sharks that we have seen here and the very very good encounters of the giant mantas that we have had this year. And we dove and we dove and dove and […]

Tags false killer whale, Galapagos Shark, leatherbass, Nautilus Explorer, San Benedicto, silky shark, white tip reef shark

A diver is screaming at us –>> giant whale shark is making a pass looking like the space shuttle – Roca Partida, Socorro Island – 09 MAY 2011

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Categories Archive
Post date 2011-05-10
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By Nautilus Staff on May 10th, 2011 in Archive

We are dropping down at Roca Partida and started to watch at some silvertips and Galapagos shark , a hammerhead shark is making a nice pass we are occupied watching these beautiful animals and dont notice that Jim one of our diver have been screaming at us cause he has seen something a bit bigger. […]