So we went in the water and this is so typical diving at Socorro, me and my group we went all around saw 1 giant manta ray passing us and nothing else, Next group with Pedro just landed in the water and directly they got visited of our friendly dolphin that we see here every […]
Read MoreWhat a difference one charter can make: we were out at the Boiler by San Benedicto Island and had variable sea conditions and challenging diving for our film production crew, today nothing but flat calm and sunny. In fact, what more can one say about a 26 hour transit from Cabo San Lucas, South to […]
Read MoreMy God!! Easily one of the best whale encounters of my life. A mother and calf humpback playing and relaxing around our ship, approaching snorklers for over an hour. At one point, the calf approached me to within a meter or two to look me directly in the eye. An amazing experience!!!! Scott Davis Today […]
Read MoreOur arrival was impressive we just got in to a massive bait ball with thousands of boobies falling like a massive waterfall pounding in to the water. Dolphins every where and down under must have been tunas and sharks. The bait ball moved fast in a 2-3 knots in speed. When we decided to try […]
Read MoreWe are coming back from Clipperton island by now. This was a small step for our project but a big jump for shark research. We set three different underwater receivers located to the NE, south and NW of Clipperton. In previous years we have tagged several species of sharks in different island from the Pacific. […]
Read MoreThe diving here at Clipperton Island is great. The reefs are full of fish and healthy coral. The fine-spotted moray eels (Gymnothorax dovii) are amazing. They swim free. Some seem to cooperate in hunting and others are bitter enemies and battle for territory. They show no fear and will attack. I have had to push […]
Read MoreIt was 3 years since we came here the very first time and the island still exists! A big group of bottlenose dolphins piloted us in to the islands. We are finally here! And I am excited to be back again to learn a bit more about this very remote coral atoll. And the water! […]
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