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Dave Hamm - 7 years ago

Wow, impressive and three different kinds of sting rays! An eagle, a yellow and I think a southern, love to spot stingrays and turtles! Thanks!!

Aaron Borrowman - 7 years ago

Did you happen to snorkel half moon bay or any other nearby areas, or just Akumal Bay? Great video, thanks for sharing. We're making a return trip with our kids this summer and looking forward to it.

NatureNorth - 7 years ago

No, we only snorkeled in Akumal Bay itself. Folks said the snorkeling was great at Yal-ku Lagoon, near Half Moon Bay, but it is a pay-per-use site.

Dagmar Schlüter - 7 years ago

in welchem Monat waren Sie dort???

NatureNorth - 7 years ago

February

benjamin - 8 years ago

what fish is that right at the beginning?

NatureNorth - 8 years ago

Smooth Trunkfish, see the earlier comment.

MegaWinner16 - 8 years ago

Any idea what the fish was doing on the turtle at 5:13?

NatureNorth - 8 years ago

It's a remora, they just hitch rides on any large marine animals. They may eat some of the scraps left by the turtles or some of the parasites on the turtles.

benjamin - 8 years ago

Whats the little fish at the start of the vid called? I never saw one of those, or an eagle ray the one time I've been but i will be back.

NatureNorth - 8 years ago

It's a Smooth Trunkfish. I ID'ed it from this great website: http://reefguide.org/carib/smoothtrunk.html

benjamin - 8 years ago

excellent!

Jin Liang - 8 years ago

Hi, may I ask is that area easily accessible to the public? Thanks

NatureNorth - 8 years ago

+Jin Liang Yes, the beaches and all the bay are open to the public.

Sina32 AJ✯ - 8 years ago

this is so beautiful :) inspired me even more to be a marinebiologist

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Anna Oswald - 8 years ago

Simply beautiful!!! Thanks!

Beldarlidoua - 8 years ago

Please don't stop making vidéos !! (Some french guy)

Stacy Oneill - 8 years ago

there seems to be more fish there than in kauai! I want to go~!

M Laurie - 8 years ago

hello (sorry for my english I am french) how many meters from the beatch you have swum to see all this ?
thank you

M Laurie - 8 years ago

+NatureNorth tank you i m going To akumal sunday !

Sharon's Life and Yours - 8 years ago

oh ok. Thanks. You have so many great fish on this video and of course the turtles....I love it!

NatureNorth - 8 years ago

No, I just snorkeled off the beach. All of this video was shot within 200 m of the beach.

Sharon's Life and Yours - 8 years ago

You went out on a boat then?

NatureNorth - 8 years ago

+M Laurie Most of this video was shot within 200 m of shore.

Nils Laps - 8 years ago

go pro ? with filters ?

Sharon's Life and Yours - 8 years ago

And that's amazing. I use a snorkeling filter and doesn't look as good as yours!

NatureNorth - 8 years ago

+Nils Laps Just raw GoPro

L. M'cGamer - 8 years ago

thats amazing 0_0

SPVCEBOY - 9 years ago

Hey man good videos I really like them thanks!!!

NatureNorth - 8 years ago

+georgiaavenue Akumal Bay has a barrier reef offshore about 300-400 m from the beach. The water can be anywhere from 1 to about 3 m deep within the zone from the barrier reef to the beach. There was great stuff to see everywhere in that zone. We saw turtles and stingrays as close as 10 m from the beach. I found some of the best reef about 200 m straight out from the Akumal Bay Beach Resort buffet building. We stayed there and just snorkeled out from the beach. Good luck.

georgiaavenue - 8 years ago

I'll be in Akumal in a few months . I've never been but hear the snorkeling is amazing. Your video is amazing thank you for posting it. You said that you were 200 meters from shore ...the water doesn't look to deep in any of your video...were you able to walk out the 200 meters or did you have to go out by boat? Where exactly were you in Akumal? Across fro the dive shop or Lol Ha, The wellness shop? Any info you can provide I appreciate it. I have I just bought a GoPro for this trip . I hope to capture similar beautiful images and post them as well.Thank you.