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A beautiful whale shark spotted in Socorro. Photo by Kim Nilsson Davidsson

False Killer Whales, Tiger Sharks and Whale Sharks at Socorro

Post author By Nautilus Crew
Post date 2019-02-01
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Schooling hammerheads at Punta Tosca, a Tiger shark at Roca O’Neal, 8 Giant Mantas in one dive at the Boiler and an awesome surprise at Roca Partida when a pod of about 60 False Killer Whales swam by the Explorer.

Playful dolphins snuggle at Socorro. Photo by Mandy Ng

A Glow-in-the-Dark Dolphin?

Post author By Nautilus Crew
Post date 2019-01-28
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By Nautilus Crew on January 28th, 2019 in Crew, Socorro

Have you ever seen a dolphin that glows in the dark!? Well, a couple of nights ago we enjoyed the Lunar Eclipse on our way back from San Benedicto to Cabo San Lucas, and it was very special, no it was SPECTACULAR!

Tags cabo pearce, dolphins, el canyon, false killer whales, galapagos sharks, Giant Mantas, glow in the dark dolphin, hammerhead sharks, hammerheads, Mantas, roca oneal, Roca Partida, San Benedicto, sharks, sting rays, The Boiler, tiger sharks, whale sharks, whitetip sharks

A beautiful manta flying with its remora. Photo by Divemaster Mirko

Incredible Diversity in the Revillagigedo Archipelago

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Post date 2019-01-18
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By Nautilus Crew on January 18th, 2019 in Crew, Socorro

El Canyon was incredible with the diversity including a school of hammerheads, a few juvenile silvertips, a couple of really big Galapagos sharks, some juvenile Dusky sharks, a few chevron mantas and 2 amazing tiger sharks.

Meeting some new best friends at Socorro

Divemasters and Dolphins Become Best Buddies

Post author By Nautilus Crew
Post date 2019-01-11
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By Nautilus Crew on January 11th, 2019 in Crew, Socorro

18 guests, 20 dives, lots of Hammerheads, Dolphins, and of course, Mantas.

A diver swims under a dolphin at Cabo Pearce

Epic Christmas Diving at Cabo Pearce and More

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Post date 2019-01-07
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By Nautilus Crew on January 7th, 2019 in Crew, Socorro

Mantas, chevron and black, at least 5 at the same time. Around the two cleaning stations a pod of ten dolphins and an inquisitive hammerhead shark.

Schooling hammerheads delight at Socorro. Photo by Dan Tirtowidjojo

100+ Schooling Hammerheads and Mantas Everywhere

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Post date 2019-01-04
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By Nautilus Crew on January 4th, 2019 in Crew, Socorro

A massive group of schooling Hammerheads joined another massive group of schooling hammerheads and then there were over 100 sharks swimming close together in the misty water.

A manta glides through the blue at Roca Partida

Mantas and Tigers and Hammerheads, Oh My!

Post author By Nautilus Crew
Post date 2018-12-19
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By Nautilus Crew on December 19th, 2018 in Crew, Socorro

Roca Partida is a spectacle at the moment. The first dive gave us schooling Whitetips (50+ individuals), Silvertips, Galapagos and Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks.