Dive Review of
Baja Expeditions / Don Jose in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

in 2006/09
an Instant Reader Report by
Mark Rosenstein, MA, USA
Report Number 3012

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Reporter
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Fiji, Australia, New England
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, currents, noCurrents
Water Temp	83 to 85 ° Fahrenheit	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30 to 80 Feet
Dive Policy
Dive own profile?	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Boat is leaving at such-and-such a time, generally allowed for 2 hour-long dives with an hour surface interval.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
Comments	Plenty of electric outlets in cabin. Only a tiny space on dive deck to set cameras. Large dedicated rinse bucket.
Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
*Overall Rating*
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Huge schools of medium sized fish: scads, goatfish, jacks, etc. Sea lions at most sites. Interesting tiny gobies. Not much coral, but rocky terrain still housed much life. Too bad hammerheads, mantas and whale sharks are no longer seen very often.
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Dive Review of Baja Expeditions / Don Jose in Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez

Dive Review of
Baja Expeditions / Don Jose in
Mexico (Western)/Sea of Cortez