7 x Hammerheads!!!!!!!

[VBlueV]

wow!
just.. wow!
SEVEN.. count 'em.. SEVEN!

read 'em.. n' weep
7 x 10foot+ large adult hammerheads!!!!!!!

cruising in 2 columns.. like clydesdales of the sea!
bold, powerful, dominant!



fuzzy video i know..
tho' the viz was good today.. there was some fog in the water..
(maybe i was too quick on the trigger and didn't let it focus)
you can still count 'em
i'll try to post a larger video later.

in the meantime.. here's the hammerhead we saw at the seamount before the new year..



and.. here's some other wildlife seen today on Route 66..

at least 7 x eels

this one looks like a lady's elbow length glove.. except with razor sharp teeth!

7 x antler corals too!

plus, schools and schools of these large unicorns..

and.. don't forget the lone white tip..

then found this cool lookin' shrimp.. name?

finally.. this giant ulua was lumbering under a ledge..

mahalo!

 

[scubadrewvideo]

Very Cool!

 

[MauiScubaSteve]

marble shrimp I think

 

[smellzlikefish]

Cool freakin video! Was this at Seamount as well? What a treat! I got the chance to see eight of them off Molokai over Spring Break this year. It was part of the best series of dives I've ever made. Report can be found here: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/hawaii-ohana/278570-what-week.html

 

[S0ckm0nk3y]

Sweet vid! I'm way jealous.

-Eric

 

[deeper thoughts]

exciting

 

[VBlueV]

halemano.. thanks for the critter I.D.
i think you're right.. "marbled shrimp" it is.

smellzlikefish.. excellent photos of your 8 x hammerheads!
i really need to get over to molokai.
the 7 x hammers yesterday were on Route 66..
part of the Ewa Ledge (just West of Pearl Harbor Channel)..
and they looked in a hurry to get someplace.
folks at the Sea Lancers Dive Club.. said the hammers like to cruise the ledge..
on their way into Pearl Harbor.. the sharks must live in one of the lochs.

btw.. anyone know a good video hosting web site? that also posts full sized video images?

 

[lonniehammack]

JJ - Awesome pics and video. Here are a few I took today at Route 66. The rest are posted at: SugarSync - Thumbnail View

1 of 2 Green Lionfish hiding in an Antler Coral about 20 ft from the coral reef

First White-tip Reef Shark; has deformed right side of mouth

Two Yellowmargin Morays sharing a hole

2nd White-tip Reef Shark at Route 66

JJ on his boat over Shark's Ledge

Another shot of the Green Lionfish

 

[VBlueV]

fantastic lion and shark photos lonnie!

another calm weekend on the water and great viz for diving!
more photos from sunday's dives on Route 66 and Sharks Rock..

lonnie.. here's that engorged white-tip with the hooked-lip..
swimming around.. after lauren scared it off

and that giant eel (that was in the same hole as the yellow margin)..
check the size of the cranium compared to the snout!

and here's another odd pair under Sharks Rock..

vic.. (one of the Sea Lancers Dive Club officers)..
searching for that last big bug before lobster season officially closes in May..

finally, an old sea-mine.. (one of several strewn between Sharks Rock and Sharks Ledge)..

cheers!

 

[Black_3000psi]

cool stuff.