A manta and it's entourage. Photo by Yves Lefevre

A Manta Ballet and a Wall of Hammerheads

By on December 17th, 2018 in Crew, Socorro

Today I got the chance to witness two Bottlenose dolphins playing with an oceanic manta and some other divers saw a wall of hundreds of hammerhead sharks, just to make the day even more epic!

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The great white shark Joker

Rhett Puts on a Show at Guadalupe Plus a Visit to San Benitos

By on September 15th, 2018 in Guadalupe, Guests

“Rhett” and three of his friends kept circling, fast and close, until “Rhett” did a partial breach to grab the bait and came at us with jaws wide open.

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White Tip Sharks in Socorro, Photo by Howard Hall

Socorro Highlights Part 3

By on July 13th, 2018 in Crew, Sea of Cortez, Socorro

Just to have that privilege of diving with the big Pacific mantas and sharks, wow! The last day of diving in the Sea of Cortez, La Reina was so amazing, with nice rock formations, and sea lions swimming around you.

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Dancing Mantas, Photo by Howard Hall

Some Socorro Highlights

By on July 7th, 2018 in Crew, Socorro

📷 By the amazing Howard Hall We are wrapping up another fantastic trip to this beautiful archipelago. The weather has not been the most cooperative this time but we were able to get in some amazing dives none the less. We started out the trip on the sheltered side of San Benedicto at the Canyon, with […]

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Whale Shark at Socorro by Howard Hall

Marine Biologist Miguel Meets his First Manta

By on July 3rd, 2018 in Guests, Socorro

And there it was: a beautiful animal, a majestic MANTA, the first one in my life. My heart started beating fast, my breath was taken away, my eyes and mind hypnotized. The best experience of my life, I finally saw my dream in front of me, a moment I have taught about a thousand times, and it came true, I was not dreaming.

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Nudibranch in the Sea of Cortez

A Week on the UnderSea in the Sea of Cortez

By on June 22nd, 2018 in Crew, Guests, Sea of Cortez

A never-ending highway of fish! A fish soup or a snowstorm of fish! Thousands and thousands, Creole fish, Jacks, fusiliers, gaftails pompanos, spotted nose snappers, we saw a couple of huge 5 foot Pacific dog snappers and thousands of Bonitos hunting.

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The giant manta was laughing at me

By on December 14th, 2014 in Archive, Guests, Socorro

Fantastic morning on the water. Solo snorkeler on board, but great experience today. Mantas on the surface, curious dolphins, and a WHALE SHARK! Couldn’t ask for more. Thanks to Captain Shaun and crew for looking after me. –Anastasia Valos Mantas, mantas and more mantas!! The afternoon dives were incredible. Giant mantas coming and going around […]

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