Whale Sharks

[JFS]

Yes there are mantas now. I doubt that there were eagle rays with the whale sharks. They probably were mobula rays which I have seen on numerous occasions. They look similar to eagle rays. Im back out there tomorrow so we'll see what critters are about.

 

[JFS]

Lots of chum in the water today.... lots of whale sharks. Saw no mantas.

 

[jake11]

Amazing pictures Marcus8.

 

[violinfather]

My daughter and I will be diving with Scuba Tony from July27th until Aug 10th. They don't organize whale shark trips so I am looking for suggestions on whom to contact? Should I book it now or wait until I get to Coz?

 

[JFS]

I do regular photo trips from Cozumel. I can help you out with booking whale sharks

 

[cvchief]

We are heading up on Sunday. Looks like the weather will be storm-less all week, so we are hoping for a big shark and manta experience.

 

[mstevens]

I'm counting on the mantas, dude.

 

[Mike]

Only done the trip twice so far, but the correlation I witnessed was good weather patterns = lots of whale sharks few mantas. Bad weather patterns = few whale sharks, lots of mantas.

JFS can probably lend a hand in regard to if that is true or not as my experience sample is way smaller than his.

 

[cvchief]

My WS OP said yes there are mantas. Not so many sharks as last year I guess, but still plenty. Looks like good weather through Sunday, so if Mike is right that might lower our Mantas. Ah whatever. First time so it will be AWESOME no matter.

 

[JFS]

This year I have seen a lot less mantas compared to last year where they were commonly seen from June till september with mid august to end of august with the largest sightings. There are still lots of whale sharks but spread out over a large area. The only correlation I have seen weather wise is when its raining, the animals tend to drop down. The photos are from last year mid to end of aug. They were leaping out of the water.