Manta Dive & Snorkel

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The beautiful, highly adaptable and invasive lionfish outside of the Indo-Pacific. Lionfish were first discovered in Florida in 1985 and since then have become the plague of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic from Brazil to North Carolina in the U.S.

1️⃣ The long dorsal fins along the spine of the lionfish are venomous, and the perfect deterrent for predators.
2️⃣Females can release approximately 30,000 eggs every 3-4 days, resulting in up to 2 million eggs annually.
3️⃣️ They eat almost anything smaller than their own mouths and they have large mouths, including shrimp, crabs, and over 70 species of native fish. They can consume prey up to half their body size and they suck up juvenile fish like the world's biggest vacuum cleaner.
4️⃣ Lionfish can live up to 15 years.

In their native Indo-Pacific and Red Sea habitats, lionfish populations are kept in check by natural predators like large groupers, sharks, and moray eels. For years divers in the Caribbean have been killing lionfish and feeding them to local predators in the hope that they will learn to hunt them on their own. Unfortunately, they will gladly eat the free hand-out, but there is little evidence that they are actively hunting them.

We offer snorkeling tours every afternoon.
Check-in: 12:30PM
Duration: 4 hr 30 min

Enjoy a lovely 35 minute boat ride through the Nichupte lagoon and out into the ocean to the world famous underwater museum (MUSA). Upon arrival
put on your life vest, fins, mask and snorkel and plunge into the beautiful turquoise Caribbean Sea. Our professional guide will take through all the wonders of MUSA.

Next, we'll motor a short distance to the Manchones reef, where your guide will show you an aquatic environment full of marine life and vibrant, beautiful coral.

This is a family friendly tour appropriate for young and old and everyone in between. This tour fills up quickly so be sure to book your reservation:
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We are a special breed!

Mexico has taken urgent action to protect the Vaquita, the world's smallest and most critically endangered marine mammal. With fewer than 10 remaining individuals, Mexican authorities have shut down key fishing zones and banned the use of gillnets, which are the primary threat to the vaquita due to accidental entanglement.

These measures are part of a last effort to prevent the species from disappearing entirely. Learn more here: https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/dolphin-and-porpoise/vaquita/

Dive in and start exploring 70% of the planet most people never see.
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