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Creature Guide | Diving by Style | Meeting Mr Big

Hammerhead shark Meeting Mr Big
A Dive Date Calendar

There are so many factors to take into account when you are planning your diving holiday. For many people, an encounter with a large or unusual fish species or marine mammal would turn a great diving holiday into an unforgettable one.
The calendar below aims to help you identify the most likely hot spots of "big" activity in any given month.

Please remember that fish are not wrecks. They move around! A lot! So, there aren't any guarantees that you will meet the creatures referenced below.
Just a very good chance.....

Good luck!


Choose your month -

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December

JANUARY
Baja, Mexico:Whale season. Fin, Minke, Bryde's, Orca, Pilot, Humpback and Blue Whales.
Australia: Green and Loggerhead turtles hatchling season begins at Ningaloo Reef.
Saba:Humpback whale migration.
Tahiti: Hammerhead sharks congregate at Rangiroa.
Costa Rica:Bull sharks. Olive Ridley and Leatherback turtles
Cocos and Malpelo Is.: Bull sharks.
Kenya: Whale Sharks
South Africa: Protea Banks. Hammerhead, Zambezi, Bull and Tiger Sharks
Maldives: Manta Rays
Canaries: Angel Sharks
Cozumel:Eagle Rays
Hawaii: Humpback Whales,Wild dolphins
Maldives:Manta Rays
Yap:Manta Rays
Florida:Manatees
Egypt:Wild dolphins
FEBRUARY
Andaman Sea: Whale sharks.
Baja, Mexico:Whale season. Fin, Minke, Bryde's, Orca, Pilot, Humpback and Blue Whales.
Tahiti: Hammerhead sharks congregate at Rangiroa.
Turks and Caicos: Humpback whales begin their mating and calving rituals when thousands of whales migrate to the Mouchoir and Silver Banks.
Saba:Humpback whale migration.
South Africa: Leatherhead and loggerhead turtles lay eggs on the beaches of KwaZulu Natal. Protea Banks. Hammerhead, Zambezi, Bull and Tiger Sharks
Costa Rica: Bull sharks. Olive Ridley and Leatherback turtles.
Cocos and Malpelo Is.: Bull Sharks.
Canaries: Angel Sharks
Cozumel: Eagle Rays
Hawaii: Humpback Whales,Wild dolphins
Maldives: Manta Rays
Yap:Manta Rays
Florida:Manatees
Egypt:Wild dolphins
MARCH
Australia: Whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef.
Layang Layang, Malaysia: Hammerhead sharks schooling.
Baja, Mexico:Whale season. Fin, Minke, Bryde's, Orca, Pilot, Humpback and Blue Whales.
Saba:Humpback whale migration.
Andaman Sea: Whale sharks.
Turks and Caicos: Humpback whales begin their mating and calving rituals when thousands of whales migrate to the Mouchoir and Silver Banks.
Costa Rica: Bull sharks. Olive Ridley and Leatherback turtles.
Cocos and Malpelo Is.: Bull Sharks.
South Africa: Leatherhead and loggerhead turtles lay eggs on the beaches of KwaZulu Natal. Protea Banks. Hammerhead, Zambezi, Bull and Tiger Sharks
Canaries: Angel Sharks
Cozumel: Eagle Rays
Hawaii: Humpback Whales,Wild dolphins
Maldives: Manta Rays
Yap:Manta Rays
Florida:Manatees
Egypt:Wild dolphins
APRIL
Belize: Whale Sharks. Best time is 3 days before to 3 days after a full moon when the Cubera Snappers spawn. Also the mating season for turtles.
Costa Rica: Hammerhead sharks. Bull sharks
Baja, Mexico:Whale season. Fin, Minke, Bryde's, Orca, Pilot, Humpback and Blue Whales.
Andaman Sea: Whale sharks.
Australia: Whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef, South Australia: Great White Sharks
South Africa: Protea Banks: Hammerhead, Zambezi, Bull and Tiger Sharks . Cape Region: Great White Sharks
Canaries: Angel Sharks
Cozumel: Eagle Rays
Hawaii: Humpback Whales,Wild dolphins
Maldives: Manta Rays
Yap:Manta Rays
Egypt:Wild dolphins
MAY
Galapagos: Whale Sharks
Tobago: Whale Sharks
Maldives: Manta Rays and Hammerheads
Australia: Whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef.
Belize: Whale Sharks. Best time is 3 days before to 3 days after a full moon when the Cubera Snappers spawn. Also the mating season for turtles.
Costa Rica: Hammerhead sharks. Bull sharks
South Africa: Protea Banks: Hammerhead, Zambezi, Bull and Tiger Sharks . Cape Region: Great White Sharks
Yap:Manta Rays
Egypt:Wild dolphins
Hawaii:Wild dolphins
Azores:Wild dolphins
Bahamas - Bimini:Wild dolphins
JUNE
South Africa: The annual sardine run migration off Kwaulu, Natal. Protea Banks. Hammerhead, Zambezi, Bull and Tiger Sharks: Cape Region – Great White Sharks
Australia: Minke Whales off Queensland. Humpback whales and Whale Sharks off Ningaloo Reef, South Australia: Great White Sharks
Sea of Cortez: Manta Rays, Hammerhead Sharks and Whale Sharks.
Turks and Caicos: Nurse Shark breeding.
Belize: Whale Sharks. Best time is 3 days before to 3 days after a full moon when the Cubera Snappers spawn. Also the mating season for turtles.
Costa Rica: Hammerhead sharks. Bull sharks
Galapagos: Whale Sharks
Tobago: Whale Sharks
Maldives: Manta Rays and Hammerheads
Yap:Manta Rays
Egypt:Wild dolphins
Hawaii:Wild dolphins
Azores:Wild dolphins
Bahamas - Bimini:Wild dolphins
JULY
Tonga: Humpback Whales
Costa Rica: Hammerhead sharks, Bull sharks and Green, Leatherback and Hawksbill Turtles.
South Africa: Southern Right Whales. Ragged Tooth sharks breeding at Aliwal Shoal. Cape Region: Great White Sharks
Australia: Queensland - Minke Whales and Humpback whales. South Coast: - Southern Right Whales. Ningaloo Reef: Humpback Whales. South Australia: Great White Sharks
Maldives: Manta Rays and Hammerheads
Sea of Cortez: Manta Rays, Hammerhead Sharks and Whale Sharks.
Cocos/Malpelo Islands: Hammerheads at their most active.
Yap:Manta Rays
Egypt:Wild dolphins
Hawaii:Wild dolphins
Azores:Wild dolphins
Bahamas - Bimini:Wild dolphins
AUGUST
Sipadan: Highest concentration of Turtles.
Red Sea: Mantas and Whale Sharks
Tobago: Whale Sharks
Australia: Queensland - Minke Whales and Humpback whales. South Coast: - Southern Right Whales. Ningaloo Reef: Humpback Whales. South Australia: Great White Sharks
Sea of Cortez: Manta Rays, Hammerhead Sharks and Whale Sharks.
Tonga: Humpback Whales
Costa Rica: Hammerhead sharks, Bull sharks and Green, Leatherback and Hawksbill Turtles.
South Africa: Southern Right Whales. Ragged Tooth sharks breeding at Aliwal Shoal. Cape Region: Great White Sharks
Cocos/Malpelo Islands: Hammerheads at their most active.
Yap:Manta Rays
Egypt:Wild dolphins
Hawaii:Wild dolphins
Azores:Wild dolphins
Bahamas - Bimini:Wild dolphins
SEPTEMBER
Bonaire: coral spawning
Cook Islands: whale season
Tahiti: Large numbers of manta rays in Rangiroa
Belize: Whale Sharks
Sipadan: Green Turtles hatching
Tonga: Humpback Whales
Costa Rica: Hammerhead sharks, Bull sharks and Green, Leatherback and Hawksbill Turtles.
South Africa: Southern Right Whales. Ragged Tooth sharks breeding at Aliwal Shoal. Cape Region: Great White Sharks
Australia: Queensland - Minke Whales and Humpback whales. South Coast: - Southern Right Whales. Ningaloo Reef: Humpback Whales. South Australia: Great White Sharks
Yap:Manta Rays
Egypt:Wild dolphins
Hawaii:Wild dolphins
Azores:Wild dolphins
Bahamas - Bimini:Wild dolphins
Djibouti:Whale sharks
OCTOBER
Seychelles: Whale sharks
Australia: Queensland - Minke Whales and Humpback whales. South Coast: - Southern Right Whales. Ningaloo Reef: Humpback Whales. South Australia: Great White Sharks
Canary Islands: Hammerhead sharks
Isla Guadalupe, Mexico: Great White Sharks
Tonga: Humpback Whales
South Africa: Southern Right Whales. Ragged Tooth sharks breeding at Aliwal Shoal. Cape Region: Great White Sharks
Cook Islands: whale season
Yap:Manta Rays
Egypt:Wild dolphins
Hawaii:Wild dolphins
Farallon Islands, U.S.A: Great White Sharks
Djibouti:Whale sharks
NOVEMBER
Costa Rica: Olive Ridley and Leatherback Turtles. Bull sharks.
Cocos and Malpelo Is.: Bull sharks.
Kenya: Whale Sharks
Australia: Green and Leatherback turtles nesting.
South Africa: Protea Banks: Hammerhead, Zambezi, Bull and Tiger Sharks . Cape Region: Great White Sharks
Norway: Orcas
Ras Mohammed, Red Sea: Grey reef sharks mating.
Canary Islands: Hammerhead sharks
Yap:Manta Rays
Florida:Manatees
Egypt:Wild dolphins
Hawaii:Wild dolphins
Farallon Islands, U.S.A: Great White Sharks
Isla Guadalupe, Mexico: Great White Sharks
Djibouti:Whale sharks
DECEMBER
Galapagos: Pacific Green Turtles gather to mate and lay eggs
Hawaii: Humpback Whales,Wild dolphins
Maldives: Manta Rays.
Belize: Groupers Spawning
Cozumel: Eagle Rays
Canary Is: Angel Sharks
Costa Rica: Olive Ridley and Leatherback Turtles. Bull sharks.
Kenya: Whale Sharks
South Africa: Protea Banks: Hammerhead, Zambezi, Bull and Tiger Sharks . Cape Region: Great White Sharks
Yap:Manta Rays
Florida:Manatees
Isla Guadalupe, Mexico: Great White Sharks
Egypt:Wild dolphins
Djibouti:Whale sharks


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