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10/06/2023

A groundbreaking expedition to the Galápagos led by legendary explorer Sylvia Earle and locally based marine biologist Alex Hearn could provide a blueprint for protecting the world ocean.

31/05/2023

11/01/2023

My apologies for not posting this in a timely manner. I still love it though. Happy New Year!

https://www.galapagos.org/newsroom/famous-galapagos-giant-tortoise/?fbclid=IwAR1d_9T6S1dmauJCVd_821hpHZhFcUhz8QgcrDzpo1ipVneKPIUCGW83ogs

Date: December 22, 2022. By: Dr. James Gibbs, Vice President of Science and Conservation The holidays are a time when many of us go home and reunite with family. For Diego, an old male Española saddleback tortoise, Chelonoidis hoodensis, his homecoming took almost 100 years! Diego’s time away was...

08/12/2022

Interesting read. Alex Hearn has been dedicated to research and the marine environment in Galapagos for many years. And he's a really nice guy to boot!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/22/its-very-political-the-almost-impossible-job-of-being-a-marine-planner?fbclid=IwAR1TYwphgmiXiGpZloAWUpl0s-qnh0AN_A3mRPYimS_CUub6lmWykJ57ASY

From the Galápagos to Bermuda, ocean planners often find themselves caught between two worlds – choosing between fisheries and fish

07/10/2022

https://www.facebook.com/GalapagosConservancy/posts/pfbid0Y47zce3LQkrChfmqSGtW4LcH9185M1pP36u23CB7CmYs8tUjpymoRYDh76oQRp6ol

17/09/2022

17/09/2022

Happy World Manta Day! There really is no 'manta season' in Galapagos. That's marketing jargon to sell space during low season. Mantas in Galapagos tend to be seen on the eastern coast of Isabela and at various other sites sporadically in Galapagos.

The Manabi coast of Ecuador is a different story. Each year between June & Sept is the largest migration of the largest Pacific Mantas (Manta birostris) in the world. And bonus, it coincides with the migration of thousands of humpback whales.

Beginning in 2023, we offer groups the opportunity to dive with Mantas as a pre or post cruise extension for Galapagos divers.

Get in touch if you're interested in diving with mantas on either side of your Galapagos trip. Come spend a few days where, as described by the Queen of Mantas herself, Andrea Marshall:

"I’ve studied Mantas all around the world and there are many places great for Mantas. I love… my own home is Mozambique, Africa is great. I’ve studied Mantas quite a lot in Australia and Indonesia, places like the Red Sea. But nothing compares to Ecuador.

When the Mantas hear you underwater, they can hear our bubbles, they come in from the deep water and they play with you, sometimes for a half an hour. It’s a really interesting experience to be in the water with such a large animal and have it want to connect with you. They’re not swimming away, they’re swimming to you. So that’s a really incredible experience, I think for anyone, but as a biologist, it’s really great."

https://divethegalapagos.com/tour/mantas-whales-ecuador-coast/

05/09/2022

https://www.deepseareporter.se/important-ocean-science-in-the-galapagos/?fbclid=IwAR0XKL0BKX1GzF3TJIBmBcn2zddT8sCUeYbGGZpGEAICivkTvVtlYylhgKU&cn-reloaded=1

13/07/2022

It's high season in Galapagos which means whale sharks are migrating through Darwin and Wolf. Please help scientists identify the individuals by uploading your whale shark photos for identification in the global whale shark database.

Here's how to take photos to help with identification.

Sharkbook is a visual database of shark encounters and of individually catalogued sharks. The library is maintained and used by marine biologists to collect and analyse shark encounter data to learn more about these amazing creatures.