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Humpback Whale and Calf Sharing a Safety Stop with Scuba Divers

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Post date 2008-02-20

By Nautilus Staff on February 20th, 2008 in Archive

The visibility and surface conditions were excellent today, and the sharks were very cooperative, with multiple sightings of silvertip, silky, Galapagos, hammerhead, and of course whitetip reef sharks. And at the end of the second dive, a very lucky group of 5 scuba divers saw a female humpback with a calf swim by at their safety stop! This is an extremely lucky experience, and I think I can speak for the group who saw this when I say that it made their trip and won’t be soon forgotten.

Tags galapagos sharks, giant manta, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, humpback, humpback whales, Roca Partida, sharks, silky sharks, silvertip sharks, whales, whitetip reef sharks

Bid Farewell by a Large School of Hammerhead Sharks and Giant Mantas

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Post date 2008-02-13

By Nautilus Staff on February 13th, 2008 in Archive

At the end of the day, just before coming up from the last dive for fresh baked cookies and champagne mimosas, some of our divers were bid farewell by a large school of hammerhead sharks! Once again, the creatures of Revillagigedos had organized a really nice sendoff for us, practically begging us to return to say hi to them one more time.

Tags dolphins, Giant Mantas, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, manta rays, Mantas, San Benedicto, sharks, The Boiler

Zen-Like Bluewater Diving Looking for Mantas and Sharks

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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

Inadvertently Diving with a Young Humpback Whale Escorted by Dolphins

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Post date 2008-02-09

By Nautilus Staff on February 9th, 2008 in Archive

Today luck was with a few of our guests who jumped in off the back of the boat, sans scuba, to snorkel with some dolphins that had been playing nearby, and were given the dive of a lifetime by some passing humpback whales that made one close pass. Swimming with a young humpback whale escorted by bottlenosed dolphins is definitely one for the logbook.

Tags dolphins, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, humpback whales, humpbacks, Punta Tosca, snorkelling, whales

Welcomed to Socorro by Hammerhead Sharks, Dolphins and Giant Mantas

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Post date 2008-02-08

By Nautilus Staff on February 8th, 2008 in Archive

On the second dive, the giant mantas made an appearance! We had relocated to a site called The Canyon, where we had numerous sightings of hammerhead sharks, most notably a very large and curious fellow who made several circles about the same cleaning station.

Tags cleaning station, dolphins, Giant Mantas, giants causeway, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, manta rays, Mantas, San Benedicto, southwest san benedicto, The Boiler, The Canyon

Drift Dive Through Schools of Tuna and Hammerhead Sharks

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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.

Tags blue water diving, drift diving, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, Nautilus Explorer, Roca Partida, sharks, silky sharks, silvertip sharks, triggerfish, Wahoo, yellowfin tuna

Tuna, Hammerhead and Silvertip Sharks Galore but Where’s the Giant Mantas???

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Post date 2008-02-02

By Nautilus Staff on February 2nd, 2008 in Archive

There was a coldwater current running past the island steadily for the whole two days, and with it came excellent visibility and a great amount of hammerhead, silky, Galapagos, whitetip, and silvertip sharks. That’s on top of the friendly wahoo, the massive schools of tuna, the unique photographing opportunity of a moray eel wrapped comfortably around resting whitetip sharks, and big schools of triggerfish, big-eyed trevally, jacks, and other familiar faces.

Tags galapagos sharks, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, jacks, Moray Eel, Roca Partida, silky sharks, silvertip sharks, triggerfish, tuna, Wahoo, whitetip sharks

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