Archive for the 'Sharks' Category

WHITETIP REEF SHARK Mano-lala-kea at Olowalu lagoon

Sharks

This shark was turning around in its cave so it had to come straight at me to move around. Olowalu, Maui.

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WHITETIP REEF SHARK Mano lala’kea (face)

Sharks

Lately I have been seeing a lot of white-tips, you can really see this sharks teeth (not to intimidating). Olowalu, Maui.

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BLACKTIP REEF SHARK Mano

Sharks

At Olowalu we often see a few to several blacktip reef sharks swimming in shallow water at the point. I got this photo standing in ankle deep water as they swam around.

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WHITETIP REEF SHARK Mano-lala’kea (between the reef)

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Here is the Olowalu sleeper, we find this one sleeping close to the turtle cleaner station from time to time. Its always a nice thing to see the shark sleeping instead of moving around, that usually gets people excited. This one is probably 4-5 feet long.

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WHITETIP REEF SHARK Mano-lala’kea (Olowalu)

Sharks

Hows that, another whitetip in a matter of a few days. This time at Olowalu, this one swam right under me and I followed it taking pictures the whole way, it poked its head into a cave for a minute, perhaps to grab a quick snack, then it swam out of sight. There were several [...]

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WHITETIP REEF SHARK Mano-lala’kea

Sharks

This shark came out of the swim through cavern at the point off Pu’u Ola’i when some scuba divers went through. I followed it for as long as I could hold my breath because it was down about 25 feet under. In addition to me in tow, there were several Opelu following along, which you [...]

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