Tag: Whale Shark

50+ sharks at The Rock

By Nautilus Staff on January 16th, 2018 in Crew, Socorro

Challenging conditions at Roca Partida put our skills to test. We jumped in visibility was good and current was strong. Lots of action around the northern tip of “the rock”. When rifting south we have seen so many sharks, at least 50 plus. Crazy to see a huge number of sharks and all of a […]

Tags Nautilus Under Sea, Roca Partida, Whale Shark

Eye-to-eye with the giant mantas

Post author By Nautilus Staff
Categories Guests, Socorro
Post date 2017-12-27
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By Nautilus Staff on December 27th, 2017 in Guests, Socorro

As a 79 year old diver this is my 5th liveaboard experience…I have dived with Sea Lions, Dolphins, 46 ft Whale Sharks but my all time favourite dives are in the Revillagigedo with the 12 to 16 ft span, 500 lb Giant Manta! This was my second trip to this area and I was NOT […]

Tags Archipelago Revillagigedo, California Sea Lion, dolphin, giant pacific manta, socorro island, Whale Shark

Trip re-cap & checklist

By Nautilus Staff on December 25th, 2017 in Crew, Socorro

This trip as an overall was fantastic. Weather conditions were great everyday. Temperature off the water was 26c in most of the dives and visibility was around 20m to even 40m. If we use a fauna checklist this trip would check most of the amazing animals that the Revillagigedo Islands offer. Mantas were around in […]

Tags Archipelago Revillagigedo, cabo pearce, giant pacific manta, Hammerhead shark, revillagigedo, Roca Partida, silky shark, The Boiler, The Canyon, Whale Shark

whalr shark, scuba diving in the Sea of Cortez

Waiting for the stars of Socorro

Post author By Nautilus Staff
Categories Crew, Socorro
Post date 2017-12-08
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By Nautilus Staff on December 8th, 2017 in Crew, Socorro

We are at Cabo Pearce. It is just amazing how in a very small area we can find so much diversity of sea life. We started our dive in the NW part of the lava finger, and the current hit us a bit, so we got down and got some protection as we moved SW, […]

Tags cabo pearce, giant manta rays, Giant Mantas, Roca Partida, Whale Shark

Mantas, Giant Mantas.

By Nautilus Staff on July 3rd, 2017 in Crew, Socorro

Le dernier voyage de la saison. Les 2 premiers jours a San Benedicto et Socorro etaient slow, alors nous sommes alles a Roca Partida. Whale shark, whale shark, et MANTAS…MANTAS. Nous sommes reste 3 jours. Socorro, on se revoit dans quelques mois. Nous avons rendez vous avec les requins blancs de Guadalupe. – Divemaster Dorothee […]

Tags Giant Mantas, Roca Partida, San Benedicto, Whale Shark

Mantas on the Daily

By Nautilus Staff on June 15th, 2017 in Guests, Socorro

What is special about Socorro, and the difference between my other dive experiences such as in Thailand and in the Red Sea, is the interaction with the animals. Mantas show up daily, which come to you and make a connection with you. They come so close to your eyes, that you are not the one […]

Tags big eyed jacks, Galapagos Shark, Giant Mantas, Roca Partida, Whale Shark

A Whale Shark visits the Belle Amie

Post author By Nautilus Staff
Categories Crew, Socorro
Post date 2017-06-13
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By Nautilus Staff on June 13th, 2017 in Crew, Socorro

This first trip of June is pumping! Roca Partida is more amazing than I ever thought it could be. Every dive brings us close to schools – massive schools – of yellow fin tunas, bonitos, big eye jacks, and the majestic schools of silky sharks mixed with silvertip and Galapagos sharks. So many sharks around, […]