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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

Guest Blog – Four Dives with Silvertips and galapagos – Clipperton Atoll

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Post date 2011-04-12
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By Nautilus Staff on April 12th, 2011 in Archive

A nice day of diving on the leeward (SW) side of Clipperton Atoll. We made four dives along the barrier wall and saw many silvertip and Galapagos sharks. The tiger shark and hammerheads from yesterday did not visit us again, but tomorrow is another day and another chance. –Chris Up early for pre-breakfast dive and […]

Tags angel fish, blue snapper, blue spotted jack, Clipperton Atoll, creole fish, Galapagos Shark, gold snapper, golden jack, leatherbass, lumphead triggerfish, Moray Eel, Nautilus Explorer, pacific crevalle

Sharks, sharks and oh yeah, giant mantas as well

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Post date 2009-04-12

By Nautilus Staff on April 12th, 2009 in Archive

Location: The Canyon, San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Baja California We had bigger seas and strong wind today so the divesite Boiler that we did in the beginning of the trip was not to think about, but the Canyon was calm. We descended to the cleaning station, the divers in the water acted perfectly […]