Dive Review of Rocio del Mar in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

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Rocio del Mar: "Whale sharks, sea lions and nudibranchs", Aug, 2017, by Deedra R Mansfield, CO, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 9732 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling
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Comments	This was my second time on the Rocio Del Mar; the first was when I visited the Socorro Islands a few years ago. The crew was mostly the same. Incredible crew - the chef creates the best live aboard food I've ever eaten! The visibility this week was limited due to the massive amounts of krill in the water. Thankfully there were a lot of macro critters to choose from. Nudibranchs on every dive, healthy fish populations but didn't see any reef sharks. The last day of the week is dedicated to snorkeling with whale sharks and that is what we did. There were at least 3 sharks in the water. The water temperatures in this region are hard to plan around. I wore a 5 ml with a hooded vest all week and still got cold due to thermoclines. The air temperature was very warm though so it was easy to warm up after each dive.
Websites	Rocio del Mar
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Cocos, Galapagos, Papua, Indonesia, Palau, Bonaire, Belize, Socorro, all over the Caribbean.
Closest Airport	Phoenix, AZ	Getting There	Super easy; flew to Phoenix and met the van for a 4 hour ride to the marina.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	70-78°F / 21-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	10-50 Ft/ 3-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Buddy diving only; no decompression diving
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	> 2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Nice size camera table on the dive deck. It got a bit crowded when everyone was back from diving. The panga drivers were careful with my lenses and always considerate about a safe handoff.

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Dive Review of Rocio del Mar in Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

Rocio del Mar: "Whale sharks, sea lions and nudibranchs", Aug, 2017,

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Dive Review of Rocio del Mar in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez