Manbo/Sunfish/Mola-Mola Sightings

[sushimassa]

During a trip to Tago a couple of weeks ago where we saw a small 1-1.5 meter Manbo, and now with a second sighting in Atami this weekend, it seems the Manbo is cruising the waters around Izu at the moment.

TJO spotted a pair of them (of a similar size) at about 18 meters near the Chinsen on Saturday.

I was wondering if anyone else has spotted them, and if there are any larger ones out there? These things are supposed to get quite large (3-4 meters!) and would love to see one that size!

There's some good resources out there, but especially a great presentation, here

And while not related to the Sunfish, on the same site is a pretty cool (but short) presentation on some amazing underwater shots, here. (You gotta check out the octopus at the very end of the presentation...)

 

[Geoff_H]

Your avatar is the best I've seen yet!

For the sunfish - no... too cold for me to dive currently At least I'll get a chance to service my regs I guess.

 

[sushimassa]

Too cold? Winter's a great time to dive!! Not as many pretty fish, but visibility is a lot better without schools of white-fins stirring everything up!