Silvery Curtain

Diving the offshore oil rig is not for a novice diver. The rig is hundreds of feet deep, and it is standing in the middle of blue water. You must have advanced cold water diving skills to safely enjoy the unique beauty of the site. As you descend down you see that the structure is almost completely covered with sea anemone, scallops, and mussels. Quite often you see large schools of smelt and sardines leisurely swimming around and through the structure, looking like silvery curtains.

 

All Ready for a Photo Shoot

This grouper fish in honduras was so friendly. He followed us around and let us touch him. You can see how he is looking right at my camera and posing for a shot. 

Sea Turtle Tenor

La la la~ Come on, sing along with me! Here is another picture from oceansafari dive trip to Roatan, Honduras. The sea turtles here let us get very close to them.

Vortex of Big-Eye Trevally

When you dive in areas such as Galapagos, Socorro and Malpelo, it is common to see a huge school of big-eye trevally like this. They form such a massive school, and you can get very close and if you approach very quietly.

Underwater Traffic Jam

The huge school of silversides was swimming in one direction and a smaller school of yellowtail fusilier (Carsio cuning) was swimming in the opposite direction. There were so many fish that you could hardly make out the reef in the background.