Diego swims with a thousand mobula rays off La Paz

We filmed these mobula rays off Isla Espiratu Santos near La Paz, in the Sea of Cortez. Mobula rays grow up to about 3 feet across, jump more frequently than other rays and congregate to feed on plankton. Isla Espiratu Santo is actually two islands that stretch about 20 mile long and is located north of the Bay of La Paz. Isla Espiratu Santo is part of a federally decreed Flora and Fauna Protection Area and a United Nations Biosphere Reserve.


There must have been a thousand or more - as far as the eye could see. I've seen them jump out of the water before, but not like this, jumping all around our boat. A magic sea life moment....

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[cseckington]

What time of year can you see the rays?

[BlueOceanProductions]

@cseckington We saw them in August - though I'm not sure when is the likeliest time to see them.

[disciara]

congratulations this a wonderful underwater footage of Mobula munkiana, which I described in 1987. Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara

[BlueOceanProductions]

@disciara Thank you! And, thanks for your research on these rays, I have read about your work and findings. Especially - "Munkiana, also known as tortillas, he says, jump more frequently than other mobula, never grow larger than a meter and are more inclined to school."

[seaboo143]

THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME.. :)

[Vincesalvati1]

Great video. How lucky is Diego?

[JackieODiving]

nice video

[walteredstates]

Woooaahh. That's what the sort of thing the word 'Awesome' should be used for. thanks for these images!

[bubblevision]

That's a lot of rays

[Adabelardo]

Sencillamente Maravilloso

[ozjaybabe]

wonderful...my kind of heaven

[danhrabal]

♥ ♥ ♥

[andrewkahn75]

Amazing.

[TheHeavenlySunrise]

wonderful & inspirational video

[xMyOgGyCaTx]

Sooo wonderful!!!!