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  • Malpelo 01
    Guineafowl Puffer - Golden phase
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    Green Moray - very abundant at Malpelo, with many out in the open
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    Giant Hawkfish
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    Stone Scorpionfish
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    Octopus
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    Another scorpionfish
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    Cocos (Red-Lipped) Batfish - found at 130', 58 degree water
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    Mating (?) octopuses
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    School of hammerheads overhead
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    King Angelfish

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    Lobster with trumpetfish
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    Hermann photographing frogfish
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    Amy shooting video of frogfish
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    Closeup of the frogfish
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    White-tipped reef sharks hunting at night
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    School of jacks
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    Baitball action
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    Bottlenose dolphin
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    Silky sharks
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    Silky
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    White-tipped reef shark
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    Scalloped hammerhead
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    Baitball taking refuge under dive skiff
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    Galapagos shark
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    Notice trail of bubbles from diving birds
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    Note fishing line trailing from pectoral fin of this silky
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    Graham shooting a flounder
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    I count five lobsters
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    More night white-tipped action
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    Marble ray shot from below
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    Eduard - the divemaster
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    Spotted eagle ray
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    Arch at Dos Amigos Grande
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    Mobula Ray
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    Graham, Skip & Amy (at least I think)
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    Surrounded by silkys during safety stop
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    This hammerhead managed to escape the fishermen's catch

  • Don 01
    Underway from Puntarenas, heading for Malpelo (photo courtesy of Don Hassler)
  • Don 02
    Genevieve & Anja enjoying the sunset (photo courtesy of Don Hassler)
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    One of several Orcas spotted enroute to Malpelo
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    Malpelo coming into view (photo courtesy of Don Hassler)
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    The Boulder contingent (photo courtesy of Don Hassler)
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    Ripple in the water on right is a pod of dolphin (photo courtesy of Don Hassler)
  • Don 15
    Malpelo is part of Columbia (photo courtesy of Don Hassler)
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    I don't think there's a tree on the island
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    Columbia maintains an outpost here. Actually considered good duty (photo courtesy of Don Hassler).
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    Note structure used to access boats (photo courtesy of Don Hassler)
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    That's Don with Pepe, one of the skiff drivers (photo courtesy of Don Hassler)
  • Topside 08
    Leaving Malpelo for Cocos
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    View of dive deck - plenty of room
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    The bridge - nice having an autopilot
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    Sunset - enroute to Cocos
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    Patrol coming out to greet us in Chatham Bay, Cocos (photo courtesy of Don Hassler)
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    The Sea Hunter (photo courtesy of Don Hassler)
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    (photo courtesy of Don Hassler)
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    Amy, Graham & Don enjoying a cocktail at sunset in Chatham Bay
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    Sunset over Dirty Rock (photo courtesy of Don Hassler)
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    Tony & Jeffrey (photo courtesy of Don Hassler)
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    Looking back at Viking Rock & Wafer Bay
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    Manuelita Island - right next to Chatham Bay. The Undersea Hunter anchored there.
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    Early morning clouds
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    Motored over to Yglesias Bay near the end of the trip to dive other sites
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    Luis, our fabulous cook (photo courtesy of Don Hassler)
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    Graham & Tony enjoying the last dinner anchored at Cocos (photo courtesy of Don Hassler)
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    The divers from Boulder
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    Leaving Cocos after a week of spectacular diving
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    Escorted out by a pod of dolphins
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