After witnessing the parade
of hammerhead sharks as well as other meaty pelagic fish, not to mention the smaller activity on the reef wall, you will return the boat full of excitement and looking forward to the excited breakfast chatter.
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An early morning was had by our adventurers Etienne and Alex to Nain and Mantehage islands for a dawn dive trip to look
for hammerhead sharks which are known to be in the area but only a shadow was seen in the blue water next to the stunning walls.
The coral reef plateaus are loaded with fish life and the deep wall drop offs offer the opportunity of encounters
with hammerhead sharks, pelagic fish and occasional tiger sharks.
With a host of great dive sites like The Pinnacle, Shark Bay and Landslide, the high chance of
seeing Hammerhead Sharks, Galapagos Sharks and even the elusive Whale Shark on Wolf Island make it definitely worth a dive... or three.
Meekan's team thinks riding on top of bigger rays might help pink whiprays look larger than they really are, and might break up their silhouettes — deterring predators such
as hammerhead sharks.
Words can not even begin to describe the structure's diverse marine wildlife and divers are able to see all manner of creatures
from hammerhead sharks to parrot fish.
Located 342 miles (550 kilometers) off the west coast of Costa Rica, Cocos Island is famed for its scalloped
hammerhead shark encounters.
Today, its natural treasures
include hammerhead sharks, humpback whales, bottle nose dolphins, hawksbill turtles and a variety of coral species.
The researchers believe this restriction of genetic diversity could be detrimental to the survival of endangered shark species if
female hammerhead sharks switch to asexual reproduction when they are having trouble finding a mate.
From diving with hundreds of
hammerhead sharks at Cocos Island to the bull sharks of the Bat Islands, no matter what adventure you crave, you'll find it in Costa Rica.
Kimod Shoal is another site which features a sunken island who attracts schools of about 200
hammerhead sharks which are regularly seen between December and May.
The Blue Hole is home to several species of sharks, including bull sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, and the
elusive hammerhead shark.
However they are the best place in the area to see large pelagics — big barracuda schools, reef sharks and tuna are common, with occasional dolphins, mola - mola and even
hammerhead sharks if you are lucky, along with luscious hard and soft coral gardens.
And I still intend to see
hammerhead sharks gathered off Cocos Island during mating season, when all the females are swimming together and the males are fighting to make their way into to hook up with the alpha females.
However, it is best recommended to take any of the Sea of Cortez liveaboards from August to November when the water temperatures are around 27 °C mark and
hammerhead sharks also bring joy and excitement to everyone.
It was first observed in a
captive hammerhead shark in 2001, but this was an isolated incident, and the shark pup died after three days, making it difficult to say much about its evolutionary significance.
Scalloped
hammerhead shark pups have high metabolic rates and as they grow older require higher ration levels to fulfil their energetic needs.
Researchers from the Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Mexico and the University of California, Davis, USA travelled out into the Gulf of California by boat and collected three live
juvenile hammerhead sharks of the appropriate size (around 95 cm) for tracking their movements through adolescence.
The precise movements of a
young hammerhead shark have been tracked for the first time and are published in the open access journal Animal Biotelemetry.
Species as diverse as Komodo dragons and
hammerhead sharks do it asexually if necessary, but some species, like these little lizards, don't have a choice.
Elena tells us she would love to go back in the future when she is a more experienced scuba diver, as tales of
hammerhead sharks abound!
Multiple dives with scalloped
hammerhead sharks maintained an aura of excitement on board as did the abundance of sea snakes at the volcano knows as Manuk.
Cocos Island is admired by scuba divers all over the world for its natural beauty and its
innumerable hammerhead shark, dolphins, white tip reef sharks, mantas, sailfish, whale sharks, coral reefs and more.
Dive Brothers Islands, Daedalus Reef, Elphinstone or St. John's Reefs with grey, thresher, whitetip and
hammerhead sharks before the end of the year!
Creature Feature Index Barracuda Bumphead Parrotfish Clownfish Clown Triggerfish Cuttlefish Dolphins Dwarf Minke Whales Frogfish Giant Galapagos Tortoises Great White Sharks Harlequin Ghostpipefish Komodo Dragons Leopard Sharks Lionfish Mandarinfish Manta Rays Marine Iguanas Mimic Octopus Moray Eels Napoleon Wrasse Nudibranchs Orang Utans Scalloped
Hammerhead Sharks Sea Horses Sea Lions Sunfish Tawny Nurse Sharks Titan Triggerfish Trevallies Turtles Whale Sharks Wobbegongs
Occasionally a
lone hammerhead shark is seen, but the general lack of fish, and therefore food, suggests that the creature was simply passing through.
Whatever the pros and cons, the advantages of the hammer must outweigh the drawbacks,
since hammerhead sharks are widespread and abundant - particularly where deep sea meets islands and sea - mounts, such as the Malaysia diving mecca of Borneo, Layang Layang, and the Komodo National Park in Indonesia.
If Malaysian Borneo is more your cup of tea, then how about turning your attention to Layang Layang
where hammerhead shark encounters are plentiful and there is a great early booking offer where you can save big bucks or win a dive computer.
Because of the abundant mangroves surrounding the atolls, it results in gigantic shoals of trevallies, snappers, blacktip and
hammerhead sharks among others.