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When I did some diving with bull sharks a couple of years ago, I was told they don't like the electrical field generated by strobes firing and recycling. The electrical field thing may be less of an issue where operators are feeding the bull sharks. Others may have different experiences and/or...

This is obviously a misapplication of the law. The official policy is clearly intended for: "Temporary import of equipment for journalism activities for press, radio or television," rather than tourism activities. Take a look at the official policy via the link provided by Ms. Schofield. How...

December 27 to January 3... staying at Coral Princess (unless my wife changes hotels again... she's changed it three times so far)... diving with Tres Pelicanos (this won't change). -AZTinman

It looks like this 'spill' was indeed from the Nautilus Gallant Lady in Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California Norte. Here's an update concerning this incident from a Facebook post: The dive boat Nautilus Gallant Lady was caught on video with what appeared to be pumping their bilges in the...

If the link works, it should get you to a post that recently showed-up in a Facebook group I belong to. I don't speak Spanish, but the video appears to show an oil or fuel spill in the Bahia de los Angeles area. Maybe someone with Spanish skills can translate what the guys in the panga are...

Oh, I forgot to mention that the Discover Baja Travel Club (it's in San Diego) website has recommendations for places to stay throughout Baja, including Bahia de los Angeles. You might check out their website. Enter 'September' in the website search box and you'll find a link to their September...

I checked with my source for Ricardo's Diving Tours contact information. The contact information listed on Ricardo's Diving Tours Facebook page is good and should allow you to contact the business. There's also a link for his website: www.scubadivingbaja.com that has a contact link. -AZTinman

There are other places to stay in Bahia de los Angeles, but we use this one: www.villabahia.com It's what we jokingly call 'Mexican Rustic', but it works well for us. Arrangements can be made to have the people who run the place provide you with meals in addition to rooms. The family cooks...

Oh, I almost forgot. Since you're San Diego-based divers, you might want to drop-by the Discover Baja Travel Club. Here's their address and contact information: Discover Baja Travel Club 3264 Governor Dr. San Diego, CA 92122 800-727-BAJA (2252) ask@discoverbaja.com In addition to being experts...

Yes, it would be nice to hear a sighting report about any schooling hammerheads or any other sharks for that matter. Nowadays, shark sightings by divers in the Gulf of California tend to be more rare than the norm. Of course, there is a reason for this. Between 1985 and 1985, over 200,000...

Whale sharks are at Bahia de los Angeles now. Ricardo's Diving Tours (a local Bahia de los Angeles shop) can get you into whale sharks and to some really great dive sites. -AZTinman

Oh, sorry... I thought you were going on one of Rocio del Mar relocate the boat trips. They relocate from Puerto Penasco to the southern tip of Baja for trips to the Revillagigedo Archipelago during the winter and spring. Personally, I wear a 3 mil suit during the summer and fall for diving most...

Great information from the BluewaterPhoto folks! You'll probably encounter the greatest temperature drops in the area through the Midriff Islands (Bahia de los Angeles area) during the summer and into the fall months. Tidal flows are restricted by the islands and create upwellings of cold water...

Again, I'll respectfully disagree. It's not two discussions. The meandering (drift) of posts in this thread took a disparaging track and that's my issue. Rather than continuing to beat the proverbial 'dead horse', I'll just echo what several others have pointed out. If you have issues with a...

Seriously, if folks don't see a problem with a thread 'drift' that disparages a specific dive master by name, I'll simply have to respectfully disagree with them. There are quite a few posts here that either directly or indirectly reflect negatively on Jorge. If you don't see it, you might want...

Hmmmm... no problem with a drift in the discussion that specifically trashes a dive master by name with "impressions" and assumptions? Well... okay then... proceed with the drift. Please do me a favor. Next time any of you folks see 3-Ps Jorge sitting in the sun warming-up during a surface...

Again, it's interesting to see the twists and turns as this thread has evolved. It began as a simple report from a member about 3-Ps and moved into discussions of dive masters intentionally engaging in tactics to get clients to blow through their tanks quickly (you know... dive masters/guides...

"The Nautilus San Diego Dive Center is an interesting addition, perhaps particularly with the loss of the Lois Ann. I look forward to hearing from folks who dive with them." I've never done any diving with Nautilus so it will be interesting to hear from folks who dive with their op in the San...

We were in San Diego last week for the screening of National Geographic's film, Sea of Shadows. Unfortunately, we were unaware that Nautilus Charters had recently opened a dive center operation there (www.sandiegodivecenter.com) and is running the Westerly as their local dive boat. The addition...

There are some interesting twists and turns with this thread. We move from a positive report about diving with Tres Pelicanos to commentary about impressions concerning a 3-P's dive master intentionally wanting people to blow through their air to shorten dives and discussions about...