Reposting from February 2024 for Shark Week!
This amazing creature (nurse shark) spent about 30 minutes swimming in and around our group of divers. Please make sure you all reduce your use of and recycle plastic bags, swim wearing reef-safe sunscreen and stop using plastic straws so that these wonderful animals are still around for future generations to enjoy. #akumal #mexico #ocean #saveoursea #alllifeisprecious #conservation #shark #nurseshark #diving #scubadiving #scuba #akumaldiveshop #saveourseas #Sharkweek

Happy World Turtle Day Fediverse! Here is a green sea turtle (and it's fish buddies) snacking on some sea grass. The water was kind of turbid so apologies for the overly 'white' exposure here. These beautiful creatures are endangered because of how we humans treat the ocean. Let's hope today can raise awareness and help us all do better.
Please make sure you all reduce your use of and recycle plastic bags, swim wearing reef-safe sunscreen and stop using plastic straws so that these wonderful animals are still around for future generations to enjoy.

Shout out to Alejandro Millan at Akumal Bay Beach and Wellness Resort for imparting on me so much amazing information about sea turtles and marine conservation.

#seaturtle #greenseaturtle #akumal #mexico #ocean #saveoursea #alllifeisprecious #conservation #WorldTurtleDay #turtle #nature #natur #wildlife #sealife #diving #sea #akumal #MX

Just hanging out doing my safety stop. Thank you again to Akumal Dive Shop for another year of great diving.
#akumal #mexico #ocean #saveoursea #conservation #diving #scubadiving #scuba #akumaldiveshop

Finally getting around to cleaning up some of my video / photos from our Mexico vacation. Here is another video of the nurse shark that swam along with our group while diving. Please make sure you all reduce your use of and recycle plastic bags, swim wearing reef-safe sunscreen and stop using plastic straws so that these wonderful animals are still around for future generations to enjoy. #akumal #mexico #ocean #saveoursea #alllifeisprecious #conservation #shark #nurseshark #diving #scubadiving #scuba #akumaldiveshop #WednesdaysForWildlife #nature #wildlife

A sizable sea turtle hanging out at the edge of a reef. About 50 feet down near Akumal beach. #turtle #seaturtle #greenseaturtle #akumal #mexico #ocean #saveoursea #alllifeisprecious #conservation

This amazing creature (nurse shark) spent about 30 minutes swimming in and around our group of divers. Please make sure you all reduce your use of and recycle plastic bags, swim wearing reef-safe sunscreen and stop using plastic straws so that these wonderful animals are still around for future generations to enjoy. #akumal #mexico #ocean #saveoursea #alllifeisprecious #conservation #shark #nurseshark #diving #scubadiving #scuba #akumaldiveshop

I had the great pleasure of seeing a nurse shark in one of my recent dives. We were about 50' down in a reef near Akumal MX. This amazing creature spent about 30 minutes swimming in and around our group of divers. I would approximate it was about 6 and a half feet long. #akumal #mexico #ocean #saveoursea #alllifeisprecious #conservation #shark #nurseshark #diving #scubadiving #scuba

Hanging out watching this big fella' eating some sea grass in about 12 feet of water. From our trip to Akumal MX last year. #seaturtle #greenseaturtle #akumal #mexico #ocean #saveoursea #alllifeisprecious #conservation