The Sea of Cortez, also known as the Gulf of California, is a warm, sub-tropical strip of water that sits between Baja California and the mainland of Mexico.
Wildlife encounters include semi-tropical pacific species like octopuses, lobsters, eagle rays, mantas, eels, parrotfish, angelfish, tuna, sea lions, and possible hammerheads.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Sperm Whale | ||||||||||||
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| Bottlenose Dolphin | ||||||||||||
| Sharks | ||||||||||||
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| Great Hammerhead Shark | ||||||||||||
| Bull Shark | ||||||||||||
| Silky Shark | ||||||||||||
| Rays | ||||||||||||
| Giant Pacific Manta | ||||||||||||
| Eagle Ray | ||||||||||||
| Stingrays | ||||||||||||
| Turtles | ||||||||||||
| Leatherback Sea Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Green Sea Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Loggerhead Sea Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Hawksbill Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Fishes | ||||||||||||
| Moray Eel | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Butterfly Fish | ||||||||||||
| Barracuda | ||||||||||||
| Wrasse | ||||||||||||
| Puffer Fish | ||||||||||||
| Molluscs | ||||||||||||
| Octopus |
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