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Aquatic Adventures Dive Center

Dive Centre Center (English)

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Company description Our expeditions enable you to experience
“soft-in-water” encounters, to swim with whales and dolphins in exotic locations around the world.
I would like to give you a brief background and explanation of what you`ll encounter if you decide to join me on one of these unbelievable expeditions.
During the winter months an uncontrollable desire to migrate South overcomes the North Atlantic Humpback Whale. Why they migrate and their exact migration route is unknown, but we do know they travel to numerous mating and calving areas in the Antilles. We may never know why these mammoth mammals migrate south on a yearly basis, but one thing is for certain, females go into estrus during this time frame and the males testosterone is overflowing, creating one of natures most exciting arenas of courtship. The waters of the Antilles are harmoniously alive with the songs of the humpback whale during the mating and calving season. You will be actively involved as we digitally record the songs and communication that you hear during this time frame. Our hydrophone will introduce you to vocalizing males in search for an agreeable female as your chest vibrates and ears tingle from the strength of their song.
Humpback whales are known to be extremely surface oriented during this time frame. Numerous breaching behaviors, lob tailing and fin slapping are some of the postures you will witness on a daily basis, but what really makes the surface activity so special this time of year are the rowdy groups. Male humpbacks position themselves next to females with the untiring desire to copulate. If a challenger moves into the area, the escort will display surface postures to warn off all competitors. If this is unsuccessful, a rowdy group or competitive group will form where they will utilize their pectoral fins and swat at each approaching whale, ram into each other or breach on top of each other with the sole purpose of positioning themselves next to the female. This can become a staggering spectacle when you witness six or more challengers vying for a position next to a desirable female with one energized escort separating them from their conquest. Combine their overzealous surface activity with singing and rowdy group behavior witnessed only during this time period and you have an ocean exploding with vibrancy in one of this hemispheres last frontiers.
One of the highlights of your adventure will be when you have the opportunity to slip into the water to experience a soft-in-water encounter with these magnificent mammals. Trying to express in words the feelings you will experience as a mother with a calf slipstreaming along her back, gliding by you, is an impossible task with no words doing justice to this sensation. Visualize a female with escort, acrobatically spiraling around you for hours, as she toys with your presence, playfully returning to your position while totally in control of her body movements. The sheer thought of a thirty to fifty foot mammal coming to you, on their terms, in their domain, allowing you to share their world, is dreamlike in nature, but dreams do come true everyday on a ``Whales of the Silver Bank Expedition``.
As you can see your days on the Silver Bank are filled with excitement and opportunity. Keep in mind, there are good times and there are slow times, but there are rarely bad times. During the evening you will relax aboard in the comfort of the ``M/V Nekton Rorqual`` as you enjoy educational slide shows, videos and audio recordings that will assist you in understanding the theories, behaviors and anatomy of the North Atlantic Humpback Whale.
I hope that I have continued to keep your interest in a ``Whales of the Silver Bank`` expedition. After making your reservation we will supply you with a preparation package with particulars concerning airline information, transfers, what to bring, where to meet the ship, and numerous other details to assist you in making your adventure a smooth and comfortable experience.
Location description: The Silver Bank is located 100 km north of the Dominican Republic and approximately the same distance from the Turks and Caicos Islands and is one of numerous breeding and calving zones of humpback whales. Research indicates that the Silver Bank contains the largest population of humpbacks in the North Atlantic Ocean, if not the world. During 1993, YONAH a research group took 1,752 different biopsies during a six-week period within a six-mile circumference of our mooring position. Conservative estimates believe three to five thousand humpbacks pass through this odd shaped twenty square miles encompassing the Silver Bank during a season. On October 14, 1986 President Joaquin Balagaer issued a declaration establishing the Silver Bank as a whale sanctuary. On July 5, 1996, by presidential decree No. 233/96, Article 22, the Silver Bank Sanctuary was enlarged and renamed the мSanctuary for the Marine Mammals of the Dominican Republicо. The jurisdiction of the sanctuary encompasses Samana Bay and the Northern and Eastern coastline of the Dominican Republic. From December to the middle of April waters of the Dominican Republic are alive with migrating North Atlantic Humpback Whales enroute to breeding and calving zones throughout the area.

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Dive the beautiful waters off the Florida Keys. Day and night trips to the reef, diving instruction and scuba certification.

Contact information:

Phone: 954-382-0024
Fax: 954-382-0042
Street Address:
P. O. Box 551408
Davie
Florida
United States
33355
Spoken language(s): English
Open: from 09-00 till 17-00
Local time:  GMT - 6 Mexico, Monterrey, Guadalajara
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