Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in
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Aggressor Fleet: "Super El Niño made for warm currents and lack of pelagics", Jun, 2026, by Wayne Johnson, GA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 9 reports). Report 13856.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	While we did encounter schooling hammerheads on day 3, the warm water due to the super El Niño kept the big critters deep so we didn’t see much besides that. Mola molas and whale sharks in the wild will have to stay on my bucket list. Diving was challenging due to the strong currents. You dive in two groups in zodiacs and backroll every entry. Negative entry and we had to kick down hard to get below 15 feet to avoid the current blowing you off the spot. You descend to the rocks or a levee and wait. When something big comes by, swim out into the blue. It was worth seeing the hammerheads. Other dives included sea lions playin ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Aggressor Fleet
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Bonaire, Hawaii, the Keys, Carribbean, PNW, NC wrecks, Gulf wrecks, springs and caverns
Closest Airport	Baltra	Getting There	Fly into Quito, Ecuador on your favorite airline, then take a hopper flight the next day to Baltra on LATAM or Avianca. Flying from Atlanta we stayed in Quito overnight
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, cloudy, dry	Seas	surge, currents
Water Temp	74-81°F / 23-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-60 Ft/ 15-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	110’ max or 55 minutes. Begin safety stop at 700psi. Dive from zodiacs
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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
UW Photo Comments	The camera table is tight and gets flooded with other people’s phones, clothes, nitrox analyzers, etc. two large camera tanks and two air hoses are available. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in Galapagos Islands

Aggressor Fleet: "Super El Niño made for warm currents and lack of pelagics", Jun, 2026,

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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in
Galapagos Islands