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While I have explored Oceans around the world and throughout the Caribbean, the splendor of the marine environment here in the Eastern Pacific Ocean is truly\u00a0 incredible.\u00a0 Diving off of the Chiriqui Coast is world class as is the fishing and the marine diversity matches anything anywhere else in the world.\u00a0 From Costa Rica to Panama and down the coast to Ecuador, there are place few have seen and explored and an ocean teaming with life.<\/p>\n

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These are the islands and the Ocean that I want to explore next.\u00a0\u00a0 Cocos, Malpelo and of course the world famous Galapagos.\u00a0 Cocos and Malpelo\u00a0 are within\u00a0 a few hundred miles and the Galapagos is under 900 miles.<\/p>\n

To see why I am drawn to these places, watch the following videos and explore with me, the wonders in our oceans.<\/p>\n

Best Of Cocos Island Diving, Costa Rica <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Sea Hunter – Cocos Island & Malpelo (HD) <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Here is a great narrative slideshow that talks about this wonderful triangle of islands and the marine biomass that they support.<\/p>\n

Malpelo-Big animal Paradise.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Here are some facts about the waters in this area.<\/p>\n

Every October, the frigid (60 – 65F), nutrient rich Humboldt Current, which flows north from Antarctica toward the Equator, (which is why there are penguins in the Galapagos) is pushed back by the warm (70 – 80F) waters of the Panama Current, and when the temperatures get just right, the major fishing industry in the area explodes and the mahi\u00a0 catch is on. Note the underside of the Panama Current pushing from west to east:<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, this is not an inexhaustible resource and more needs to be done here in the Americas to insure that it is sustainable.\u00a0 Long liners and tuna seiners are indiscriminate in killing by catch and undersized fish and in most cases they non regulated and this needs to be changed.\u00a0 They usually fish using miles of\u00a0 baited\u00a0 hooks which are set in the evening and retrieved at first dawn so they might not be as far offshore as they are supposed to be and cannot be detected as none of these countries have the adequate resources to patrol the waters for fishing vessels when the money is spent on chasing drug runners. \u00a0 More on this in future posts.<\/p>\n

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As for the Galapagos, I read a great article in the Boston Globe that speaks to the fragile ecosystem that is under attack due to it’s popularity and the how high levels of migration in response to increased tourism have made the islands a very lucrative place to be.\u00a0 But first an incredible video in HD from BBC.\u00a0 Click on the picture below to watch.<\/p>\n

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In Galapagos Islands, influx prompts a harsh migration policy<\/a><\/h2>\n
July 30, 2012|Juliette Kayyem<\/a><\/div>\n

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Here are some dive shots from last week in 100 plus foot visibility off of La Drones<\/p>\n

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Into the Abyss<\/p>\n

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More on Oceans to Explore in this series as we make our way back out to Sea.<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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