Whale sharks and stingrays in the Gulf of Mexico
Check out this amazing photo. Two times a year in the late spring and late autumn, up to 10,000 Cownose stingrays make their way between their feeding grounds in western Florida and the Yucatan Peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico. This amazing shot of the migration was taken by amateur photographer Sandra Critelli.
As soon as I saw Sandra's image, I immediately wanted to know where it was taken. According to some quick research, she apparently encountered this awesome phenomenon while on a Whale Shark expedition off the coast of a small Mexican island in the Yucatan called Holbox. As intrigued as I am by her photo, my interest was instantly piqued by the mention of whale sharks - huge, plankton-feeding fish that can grow up to 40 feet in length. Holbox is apparently whale shark paradise, hosting numerous opportunities to dive with huge creatures.
Between huge schools of stingrays, giant whale sharks and plenty of other sea life at diving hotspots like Cozumel, the Yucatan peninsula is a diver's dream.
Filed under: Scuba Diving, Photos, Mexico
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Jul 5th 2008 @ 2:37PM
Arthur said...
That's incredible. It looks like a flock of birds.
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Jul 6th 2008 @ 11:14PM
Steve said...
That is such an amazing thing... I'd love to be diving in the middle of that.
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Jul 22nd 2008 @ 12:58PM
susan johnson said...
loved the photos-- got to go to Hobpx last year for the whale shark encounter sure wish i could have gotten to see what you saw did see a manta but nothing like that school of rays-- lucky you :)
we got to cozumel every year for our dive fix 23 more day to go for me ---enjoy,dive safe
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