Great news! “Commercial fishing for great whites has been banned in California waters for nearly 20 years, but some exceptions previously existed for research purposes. Starting March 1, the Fish and Wildlife department will issue permits for scientific research. Fishers and scuba diving researchers will also have to obtain a permit in case of accidental capture […]
Read MoreThe weather looked nice, so we headed out to Roca Partida a little ahead of schedule. I was a little worried because Captain thought there might be another boat at this little rock in the middle of the ocean. Luckily, we passed the other boat in the middle of the night (heading home) and found […]
Read MoreYesterday I mentioned that it will be hard to top the last day. It was done on the first dive this morning. Mama whale and calf in front of the rock under water, a stunning experience (Thomas R.) How many sharks can you get in one photo in an early morning dive? I counted 18! […]
Read MoreWell this trip has flown by. Our normal trips are 8 days long with 6 days diving, this trip is one of our longer ones with 10 days of diving in the islands. What an incredible trip so far. We have been out to Roca Partida twice for two days each time. Roca Partida is […]
Read MoreWaking up at Socorro Island and looking out of the window there was the first whale of the day just 20 meters away. I would have never imagined that there are so many of them. J First dive at Cabo Pierce: strong current, we saw one manta ray, but only passing by. The other group […]
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For the last two days, we have been snorkelling in between dives at will, with humpback whales, a mother and calf. She is obviously a very comfortable mom as she lets Jr. roam a bit. The calf comes to the surface, breathes, frolics around the divers snorkelling at the surface, then goes back down to mom, who is hovering what appears to be motionlessly at about 8-10 metres below.
Read MoreFirst i said it was in my top ten dives of my life, but after consideration it was top three, i was in a hammerhead school competing with some galapagos and turned to see some silkies and then a manta was almost bumping me! On the way back from Socorro Island we saw a baby whale […]
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