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Greeted by the large resident female tiger shark
Read MoreToday was our first day of diving here at Revillagigedo and it feel so good to be back on board. The Canyon at San Benedicto did not fail to impress once gain. The water was clear and a slight current was taking us on a westerly direction. Chevron mantas greeted us as we entered the water on the first dive followed by dusky sharks, silver tips, silky sharks, hammerheads, and more mantas.
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Mantas, Whalesharks, can it get even better?
Read MoreEin Tag mit allem, was das Herz begehrt: ein riesiger Manta, der uns einen kompletten Tauchgeng lang begleitet, Whitetips beim Gruppenkuscheln in den Hoehlen und als WG mit riesigen Schmuckgarnelen, etliche Hammerhaie, Galapagoshaie, eine Schule Mobula-Rays und ein Walhai! Can it get even better?? – Verena, Germany
Craziest thing I saw in my life — whale shark drives away aggressive galapagos shark at Socorro Island – Guest blog – 21 DEC 2010
Read MoreToday at (*name of secret dive site at Socorro Island deleted by Captain Mike!), during my 200th dive,I finally saw my first whale shark! What a sight! and I also saw something very unusual: as I was swimming towards the whale shark after seeing it cruising below me, a large galapagos shark boosted into view and dashed to the whale shark from below and behind! For one second, I thought I was witnessing an attack, but no, at the last moment, the galapagos rolled upside down and rubbed its belly against the flank and belly of the whale shark! and…
Life In A Fish Bowl Full Of Sharks – divemaster and guest log – Roca Partida, Socorro Island. 16 DEC 2010
Read More1, 2, 3!!! Splash!!! As we descended along the wall at Roca Partida this morning, we knew it was going to be a great day of diving. The water was full of busy pink Creol Fish and Chromis surrounding the divers as if they were swimming in a fish bowl. Just below, the Black Jacks were pushing up the schools of bait fish as they hunted the unsuspecting little fish. Even the sharks were getting in on the fact moving action. Every time a Jack caught and ate a small fish, the Silver Tip Sharks would rush up from the…
Monster whale shark at Roca Partida. Dive guide and crew log. Nov. 19/10.
Read MoreBack to Roca Partida (Socorro) and we started of well with many silver tips and big Galapagos sharks a bit deeper at ca 80-120 ft. Some hammerheads , but not the massive schools of them. The fish life was crazy so much of creol fish and scissortails that they covered the viz to get any decent photo of the sharks. Our third dive we saw this massive shadow first thinking it is a scool of fish, but it is a giant whale shark , female and she seemed to be pregnant. Just the width of the head I counted 3m…
Bring on Jaws!!! Captain's Log for Guadalupe Island great white sharks and guest comments on California Channel Islands – July 31, 2010
Read MoreThe sky is overcast, but the wind is light and the seas calm, making for a very comfortable and relaxing transit for our first white shark cage diving trip of the season to Guadalupe Island. Being in the water and up close to a white shark is one of my favorite things in the world to do, and as I sit here writing this I have a feeling in my stomach something like I used to get on Christmas eve when I was waiting for Santa Claus to come. Well, something like that anyway. I’m excited, a little anxious, and…
The old salty dogs back in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia would think I was crazy for diving with sharks and manta rays – captain's Log – June 5, 2010
Read MoreThe romance of the sea takes on a whole new meaning when you get to not only sail the high seas, but also dive them. Especially when that diving involves a very personal interaction with very large, wild animals! Our final expedition of the season to the magical Islands of the Socorros had plenty of that interaction for everyone, guests and crew alike. I personally had one of my best dives ever, at the incomparable Roca Partida. There I spent a 45 minute dive alone in the company of a beautiful 9 meter whaleshark. So close you could touch her,…
