Mexico Divers PADI Dive Resort 22901

The Punta Sur dive in the summer is one to remember.  Punta Sur is located where the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea meet  at the southern tip of Isla Mujeres.  Be on the watch for playful dolphins, giant sea turtles and barracuda while scuba diving here. You can also the remains of an old wreck that left 400 year old anchor from Spanish Pirates. The depth at Punta Sur is 35-50 ft, with a strong current.  Find out more about the types of turtles you can see here in the late spring and summer below.

We are located in a very important area for the habitation of sea turtles, the Yucatan Peninsula, which not only has plenty of nesting beaches, but also has high nutritive feeding locations.  In Isla Mujeres we have 3 of the 7 species of sea turtles, the Green Turtle, the Loggerhead, and the Hawksbill.  Their mating season is from May to June, while the eggs hatch after 60 days from July to October.

On average, a sea turtle lays 100 eggs (50 – 200). Only 1 % of the hatchlings actually make their way into the ocean and survive.  The females return to the same beaches they hatched from.  The female uses her powerful fins to dig a hole in which she lays her eggs, then covers it in the same way.  After they hatch the dig out of the hole at night and use the moon to find their way to the ocean.

Green Sea Turtles face a number of dangers like boat propeller accidents, drowning in fishnets, and the destruction of their nesting grounds — that have led to their listing as an endangered species.  Unlike most other sea turtles, adult green turtles are herbivorous, and prefer sea grasses and algae. Juvenile green turtles are omnivores, and eat invertebrates like crabs, jellyfish and sponges.

They can grow to 3 – 4 feet in length. They are very dense and heavy animals. An adult green sea turtle can weigh upwards of 300 – 350 pounds.   Green sea turtles live very long lives. It takes at least 20 – 50 years to reach sexual maturity and a healthy individual can expect to live 80-100 years or even more.  A lot is still unknown about the life history of green sea turtles.

The loggerhead is one of the most widespread of all the marine turtles and also the most highly migratory, with individuals known to cross the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.  It gets its common name comes from its relatively large head, which contains powerful jaws.  Thier strong jaws allow them to be primarily carnivorous and feed mostly on shellfish that live on the bottom of the ocean. They eat horseshoe crabs, clams, mussels, and other invertebrates. Their powerful jaw muscles help them to easily crush the shellfish.

The way loggerhead turtles feed on their hard-shelled prey recycles important nutrients and keeps ocean floor sediments in balance. They do this by crushing the shells in their jaws which allows them to help nutirents release.  Loggerhead turtles carry colonies of small plants and animals on their shells which serve as important habitat themselves. As many as 100 species of animals and plants have been recorded living on one single loggerhead turtle.

Whale Sharks are the largest fish alive in the ocean and they can grow to over 50 ft in length. Whale sharks are graceful creatures (despite their large size) and are commonly known as the ‘gentle giants’ of the ocean. When you see whale sharks for the first time in their natural environment, it is sure to be ‘love at first sight’ and you will be surprised by their amazing size and beauty. Snorkeling with whale sharks is a once in a lifetime adventure.

Despite their size, there is much that scientists have yet to discover about these mysterious and quiet creatures and some of the habits and biology are still unknown to this date. Thanks to the touristic attention to the whale sharks, more studies has been conducted revealing interesting discoveries. For example, marine biologists recently discovered that whale sharks are able to survive at far deeper depths than previously suspected.

Our journey starts early in the morning while our staff prepare the gear and make the final check on the boat, we are all set fuel at full capacity, ice and snaks on board, it is 7:30 am and the tension is high while we recive the first clients some of them are old friends some new folks, we try the gear and we start to settled up to prepare for the briefing then questions start to arrise, what do you think will be spot sailfish today?, how is weather like?, are they far away from the island?, well is complicated to spot sailfish because is a mixture of diferent factors that alow us to swim with them being weather the most important one but once we keep going with the briefing everyone start to become clear that we all have the same goal today, spot sailfish in the open sea and have a great time.

The Night Diving on Isla Mujeres is nothing short of amazing. Out of all of the exciting diving opportunities offered here on the island, the Night Dive is my personal favorite. The same reefs dived during the day transform into a circus of sea life rarely seen during the daytime. Basket stars bloom to life; Loggerhead, Green, and Hawksbill turtles are seen in great abundance.

Green, Spotted, and Golden Eels come out of daytime hiding, and search the reef for food. Spiny lobsters and giant Spider crabs retreat from crevasses in the reef and are readily observed hunting the ocean floor. Squid will come out of hiding and curiously swim around divers and their dive lights. Octopi come to life from their daytime hibernation and scour bombies of coral in search for a nighttime snack. Octopi are rarely seen during the day, so if an Octopus is what you want to see, then night diving is your best chance to see them.

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