socorro islands
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Small Creatures Surrounding The Revillagigedo Archipelago
Scuba divers from all over the world travel to the Revillagigedo Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean to see big animals like Manta Rays, Sharks, Whales, etc. While these large creatures are very exciting to observe and the main attraction – they are not always swimming around divers. This underwater video compiles some of the smaller…
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Resting Sharks of Revillagigedo Archipelago
Off the Pacific coast of Mexico, the Revillagigedo Islands host many species of shark. Whitetip Reef Sharks are often found huddled together along ocean walls. Scientist believe this might provide protection from larger predators. The sharks are unbothered by Lobster and/or human presence as they rest. On this dive, we observed around 20 to 30…
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Manta Monday from Socorro: Big-Animal Diving in Mexico
Far offshore in the eastern Pacific, Mexico’s Revillagigedo Archipelago—better known to divers as Socorro—is a remote, UNESCO-listed marine sanctuary reached only by liveaboard. From November to May, currents pull in pelagics: giant Pacific mantas (Mobula birostris), schooling sharks, and winter humpbacks. This clip captures classic Socorro: a manta circling the cleaning station, then banking in…
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Widlife Wednesday : Circling Sharks
San Benedicto Island Revillagigedo Archipelago Mexico
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Wildlife Wednesday : Giant Electric Ray
This was the first animal I shot when I arrive at the Revillagigedo Archipelago in Mexico. Initially, I thought it was a Torpedo Ray but the roundness of its mouth and dorsal fins didn’t match. I had to reach out to the internet to correctly identify the creature as a Giant Electric Ray. The Giant…
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Manta Monday : Revillagigedo Archipelago
Scuba divers from all around the world visit Mexico to observe giant Manta Rays and other creatures in this unique ecosystem. “Manta” is Spanish for “cloak” which refers to their large blanket-shaped bodies. Giant manta rays are the largest rays in the world with wingspans up to 29 feet wide and weights up to 5,300…
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A Lobster vs. A Pile of Sharks
Here’s a nice entry for Wildlife Wednesday. A brave Lobster skillfully navigates a pile of Whitetip Reef Sharks on a ledge of a reef. This occured on our first day of diving the Revillagigedo Archipelago (Socorro Islands). Most scuba divers make the journey to the group of islands to see large animals like Sharks &…