Dive Review of Sea Through Sea/none in
Hawaii/Kailua Kona

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Sea Through Sea/none: "Pelagic wildlife adventures with respect", Sep, 2023, by David W McGuire, CA, United States ( 1 report). Report 12594.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
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Comments	We dove with Sea Through Sea several times seeking oceanic whitetrip sharks for our film Kahu Mano, and other large pelagics. Jim Ward captain/owner is cheerful, professional and knows Kona waters. He is highly aware of safety with excellent briefings and clear instructions. We dived the 800 fathom line, diving the south FADS and buoys looking for OWTS. We encountered a pod of pilot whales and were able to get some open water video as they passed. One boat was a charter with full access to whatever we wanted, and we ran far to the north. We didnt find an OWT at the north buoy but Jim speared a Mahi mahi and gave us fillets! The other dive was a partial with tourists who patiently endured the blue water and then later dove a reef north of the Harbor with great reef fish, caves, sea turtles and patches of healthy coral. Kona has great freediving with en experienced guide like Jim and his mate was competent and fun.
Websites	Sea Through Sea
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Panama, Belize, Indoensia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Greece
Closest Airport	Kona	Getting There	Oakland direct to Kona Ellison Onizuka International
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	71-74°F / 22-23°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	100-150 Ft/ 30-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Freediving only- Distance from marine mammals > 100 yards, diving so animals approach divers
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	> 2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Jim is an experienced photographer and knows the ropes- dropping divers where wildlife will converge, placing with back to sun, upcurrent with buoys.

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Dive Review of Sea Through Sea/none in Hawaii/Kailua Kona

Sea Through Sea/none: "Pelagic wildlife adventures with respect", Sep, 2023,

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Dive Review of Sea Through Sea/none in
Hawaii/Kailua Kona