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[*] posted on 6-25-2009 at 11:44 AM
Pacific mantas make a pass


This week has seen varied conditions which improved throughout the week. Visibility ranged from 40 - 60 feet and bottom temperatures of 75' Fahrenheit were recorded at depth whilst in the shallows 79' - 81' ensured we kept warm. The marine park, as ever, is full of life with clouds of tiny fry obscuring the view. Numbers of Yellow Snapper seem to be on the increase, and Parrotfish are everywhere. Several Stone Scorpionfish were sighted, one as long as the length of my forearm. Green Moray Eels are out in force, snaking through the troughs beneath us; Jewel Morays and even a Starry Moray were spotted. The three Scrawled Filefish seen at El Cantil were the highlight for me, they were in their blue markings phase and allowed us to get quite close, they are normally timid so we approached them very slowly with minimal movement and got our due reward.
Stopping the panga to look at some Bottlenose Dolphins earlier on in the week, imagine our surprise and delight when two Pacific Mantas passed underneath us, they must have been 10 - 12 feet across, which is small by their standards. They even came round for a second pass, we could see them easily through the clear blue water....beautiful!

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