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Galapagos Aggressor II: "Epic trip on Galapagos Aggressor", Oct, 2021, by Shawn Hull, FL, US ( 1 report with 1 Helpful vote). Report 11772 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	There are really no negative comments I can say from the safety aspects of the vessel to the Covid protocol to more importantly the diving any accommodations were all five star. Of course they turn the battery chargers off at night as I’m sure most liveaboard‘s are doing now after the conception disaster. The diving in Galápagos is by far the best in the world for large and diverse marine life. You will not find another place on the planet where you can dive with penguins, iguanas, whale sharks, hammerheads, Galápagos sharks, silky sharks, Mola-mola, dolphins, mantas and the craziest creatures you’ve ever seen. I’ve been diving for 40 years and all over the world and the dive master on that trip Walter was by far the most skilled dive master I’ve ever seen of any live aboard. If you like big animals and seeing sharks by the hundreds if not thousands this is one of the rare places are gonna be able to do it. You have to be cognizant of the time of year to be able to see certain types of marine life like whale sharks. This is not a trip in my opinion for the beginner whatsoever the currents are strong which is why the sharks are in the current and you have to really be skilled to be able to enjoy your dives specially if you’re holding a camera as well. Wolf and Darwin islands were warmer in October like 78° but when you went to the other part of Galapagos to dive at the mola-molas and the Penguins it was 58° so varied temperatures. The only sad part about the trip was the divemaster said you used to be able to go to all the islands in the past and see hammerheads on every island and now you have to go to Wolf and Darwin to really experience the schooling hammerheads thanks to the Chinese overfishing our oceans. To watch those animals underwater and to think of the atrocity of shark finning is beyond aggravating. Please support the agencies that actually do something about it rather than talk about it. Galápagos count on the liveaboards for doing a lot of the supervision because there’s always a boat at Darwin and or wolf to keep an eye out for poachers. Recently they’ve extended the range of protection area around Galápagos let’s just hope it’s monitored and cocos and Socorro follow suit along with Malpelo where all the sharks migrate back and forth. On the aggressor we were able to swim out to the whale sharks off of the reef also the other liveboards they stayed planted on the rocks so we were thankful for the experience of the aggressor team which were all top-notch. Sometimes the last dive of a trip when they’re close to port people choose not to do it but it was one of my best dives where I was able to see Manta rays, golden eagle rays and spotted eagle rays all together in one group and one video it was absolutely amazing. If you’re an experienced diver and like big animals don’t miss this trip especially with the Aggressor team.
Websites	Galapagos Aggressor II
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	All over the world and we live in the Florida Keys. Been a dive instructor for 31 years
Closest Airport		Getting There	Flights were all east and on time
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, rainy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	58-79°F / 14-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Safety depths and guided of course
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	1 or 2
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Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish
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Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Since this was really about big animals I had a GoPro and it took amazing pictures I had a set up for backscatter worked out really well and it was easy to maneuver with strong currents I can hold onto a rock and video the same time.

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Dive Review of Galapagos Aggressor II in Galapagos Islands

Galapagos Aggressor II: "Epic trip on Galapagos Aggressor", Oct, 2021,

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Dive Review of Galapagos Aggressor II in
Galapagos Islands