Scuba Diving Destinations:

Sea of Cortez's marine life

Destination: Pacific Ocean, Mexico, Sea of Cortez

Sea of Cortez is a Mexican diving destination widely known due to the incredible sea life it offers. These area's two main marine creatures might probably be sea lions and whale sharks, although there is a great amount of other creatures for visitors to meet while diving in Sea of Cortez.

Whale sharks are 50 feet of length animal which turns them to be the largest fish a diver could meet while visiting this Sea. Divers who wish to be able to view these animals from close should move slowly rather than trying to chase them since these usually scares them and makes them run away at a high speed. This way, if you wish to approach a whale shark, you should slowly move next to it and in such a way which doesn't make the animal feel scared.

Sea lions are another one of the Sea of Cortez's animals by which it is famous. These mammals have their habitat in a mixture of land and sea area's due to the fact that they look for their food into the sea while usually spend most of the remaining time on land. These animals are very friendly, and once divers show them good intentions, sea lions will approach them and even play with them.

Besides whale sharks and sea lions, Sea of Cortez also offers several other attractive sea creatures for divers to observe. Among the different sea creatures this area has, divers could find dolphins, jacks, tunas, marlins and Dorado fish. Also, some divers could also be able to observe some sea creatures which approach in sporadic basis such as whales and manta rays. Live-aboard dive boats are usually available for divers who wish to reach diving spots which couldn’t from shore, having the chance to visit every different kind of diving environment of the area.

This region’s water temperature usually ranges between 60ºF during winter and 80ºF during summer time. Due to its water characteristics, this area does not contain an important amount of corals although its wide variety of marine life offers a very colorful and unique environment in which divers can practice their sport.





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