26 x Eagles Rays is called.. a herd?

[VBlueV]

okay okay.. startin' to get mundane i know.. but WOW!

26 Eagle Rays!

and for kidspot who's into history
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ha...est-side-2-x-whale-tails-17-x-eagle-rays.html
and..
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/hawai-i-o-hana/196164-14-x-eagle-rays-during-double-mahi.html
(maybe next time 50 x eagle rays )

and here's the slide-show..

Sharpcast Slideshow

ask "bcyber" dave and Lonnie how many.
they must'a shot the "herd" after one more joined it..
they claim 27 x Eagle Rays..

then ask "bcyber" how he and Lonnie dove "29 down" AND both LCU's in one dive

 

[ScubaAndDreams]

Seems to be a Mahi thing, whenever we dive it we do see a ton of rays...of course I have no pictures ...

That just goes to show that good stuff more often then not is found shallow...five of us dove the deep end ~150' in front of Hanauma yesterday, and while not a total sand dive (we saw some ginormous fish), the majority of it was looking at sand.....Capt Joe did provide some outstanding charter service/support though..and props to IDH for some last minute equipment needs.

Nice pic, color correct it and frame it.

 

[bcyber]

Here are some more pics and a short vid. I'll post my other pics once I rebuild my puter ;-)

Just Eagle Rays (yes 27 of them)
Sharpcast - Image View

YouTube - 27 Eagle Rays at Oahu (Mahi Wreck


All my pics:
Sharpcast - Albums View


Dave

 

[scubadrewvideo]

26 I believe is a record! (documented eagle rays in one shot on Oahu)
Good job!
No diving for me for the week, I just had 2 teeth yanked yesterday...Ouch!

 

[lonniehammack]

Dave and I saw 27, so one must have joined after JJ chased them into nowhere land. - Look at photo # 28 at the link below to see all 27. I have some video also, but haven't uploaded it yet. Lonnie

Sharpcast - Image View

 

[kidspot]

WOW - again ... mundane? nope, just plain incredible. How long did they hang around for you to watch them flying in formation?

Thanks for sharing once more

Aloha, Tim

 

[diversteve]

26 x Eagles Rays is called.. a herd?

They're a cartilaginous fish so wouldn't it be a school?

 

[VBlueV]

they were around for the whole 50+ minute dive..

last time we dove the mahi.. there were 2 separate schools of about a dozen each.. almost in synchronous orbits on opposite sides of the wreck.. (i guess the 2 schools join up every now and again to make a super-school/herd )

Dave and I saw 27, so one must have joined after JJ chased them into nowhere land. -
Lonnie

yeah.. i was just gettin' back from "nowhere land" when i saw you and dave darting away from the ship for your turn to chase 'em
(i was just so glad to have found the ship again.. i just wanted stay close and take some nize relaxing shots of the collapsed wreck )

 

[bcyber]

I can't remember a bad diver ever on the Mahi. Always a joy to see the rays, whales, and tons of fish. Follow on dives were great too...we dove the 29 Down Airplane and then JJ went on to see the shallow LCU while Lonnie and I got lost and decided to dive the deep LCU. Just so you know, the deep one is about 300+ yards from the shallow one ;-) My legs are still sore. Then onto turtle canyons...that was a great 60 mintue+ shallow dive.

This is where Ocean Concepts got the plane. Flight 29 Down - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[deeper thoughts]

Wow that is amazing!!!