Guadalupe fur seal, floating upside down under the ocean's surface at Guadalupe Island, watching the photographer and looking for passing predators, Arctocephalus townsendi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Adult male, Guadalupe fur seal, floating upside down under the ocean's surface at Guadalupe Island, watching the photographer and looking for passing predators, Arctocephalus townsendi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico.

 A great white shark opens it mouth just before it attacks its prey with a crippling, powerful bite. After the prey has been disabled, the shark will often wait for it to weaken from blood loss before resuming the attack. If the shark looses a tooth in the course of the bite, a replacement just behind it will move forward to take its place, Carcharodon carcharias, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

An enormous great white shark opens it mouth just before it attacks its prey with a crippling, powerful bite at Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Carcharodon carcharias.

 A great white shark swims underwater through the ocean at Guadalupe Island, Carcharodon carcharias, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Great White Shark, Guadalupe Island, Mexico
California sea lion and diver consider each other, underwater in the clear ocean water of Guadalupe Island, Zalophus californianus, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

California sea lion, Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Zalophus californianus.

 Guadalupe fur seal pup sits on brown rocks along the coastline of Guadalupe Island, Arctocephalus townsendi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Guadalupe fur seal pup sits on brown rocks along the coastline of Guadalupe Island, Arctocephalus townsendi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico.

 A northern elephant seal hovers underwater over a rocky bottom along the coastline of Guadalupe Island, Mirounga angustirostris, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Elephant Seal, Guadalupe Island, Mexico
A great white shark swims just below the rippled ocean surface of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California, Carcharodon carcharias, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Great White Shark, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Carcharodon carcharias

Great White Shark, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico

 Guadalupe Island, dark and gloomy clouds, northern approach, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Guadalupe Island
A great white shark swims just below the rippled ocean surface of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California, Carcharodon carcharias, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Great White Shark, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico

 Dorsal fin of a great white shark breaks the surface as the shark swims just below, Carcharodon carcharias, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Great White Shark, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico

 California sea lion, Zalophus californianus, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

California Sea Lion, Guadalupe Island, Mexico
Diver silhouette, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

SCUBA diver, Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico.

 Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Bottlenose Dolphin, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 Cortez chubb, Kyphosus elegans, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Cortez Chubb, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico
Waves crashing on Isla Afuera east cliffs, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Isla Afuera, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 California sea lion mother and pup, Zalophus californianus, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

California Sea Lion, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 Guadalupe fur seal, adult male in territorial posture, Arctocephalus townsendi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Guadalupe Fur Seal
Isla Afuera, daybreak, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Isla Afuera, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico

 Boat Horizon below eastern cliffs of Isla Afuera, sunrise, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Horizon At Isla Afuera

 Isla Adentro (right) and Church Rock (partially obscured), sunrise, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Isla Adentro And Church Rock
Sunrise on morros near south end of Guadalupe Island, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Barren Volcanic Terrain, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico

 Chris Thompson and yellowfin tuna speared at Guadalupe Island, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Spearfisherman And Yellowfin Tuna, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 Clouds held back by island crest, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

White Cliffs, Clouds, Isla Guadalupe
East face and shoreline of southernmost morro, daybreak, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Butterfly Cove, Sunrise, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 Purple jellyfish, open ocean, Pelagia noctiluca, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Purple Jellyfish, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 Volcanic cones, landscape, south end of Isla Guadalupe, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Barren Volcanic Terrain, Guadalupe Island, Mexico
Isla Adentro, daybreak, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Isla Adentro, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 Swallowtail damselfish, Azurina hirundo, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Swallowtail Damselfish, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 Guadalupe cardinalfish, Apogon guadalupensis, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Guadalupe Cardinalfish, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico
Diver and sheephead amidst giant palm kelp, Eisenia arborea, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Diver Amidst Palm Kelp, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico

 Isla Afuera and skiff, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Isla Afuera Sea Cliffs, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 Old church, prison and fishing shack, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Sunrise On Old Church And Prison, Isla Guadalupe
Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head, Bodianus diplotaenia, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Mexican Hogfish, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching, Arctocephalus townsendi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Guadalupe Fur Seal

 Shark cages in water, astern of M/V Horizon. Large, strong aluminum cages protect divers while they are in the water viewing sharks, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Shark Cages In Water, Guadalupe Island, Mexico
Guadalupe Island at sunrise, panorama. Volcanic coastline south of Pilot Rock and Spanish Cove, near El Faro lighthouse, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Guadalupe Island at sunrise, panorama. Volcanic coastline south of Pilot Rock and Spanish Cove, near El Faro lighthouse. Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico.
California sea lion, Zalophus californianus, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

California Sea Lion, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico

 California sea lion, Zalophus californianus, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

California Sea Lion, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 Common dolphin leaping, Delphinus delphis, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Common Dolphin, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico
Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island, Arctocephalus townsendi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Guadalupe Fur Seal

 Dark water, clouds at days end, cliffs, sunset, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Dark Water, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 Kelp and volcanic shoreline rocks, half and half view, at waters edge, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Kelp And Volcanic Shoreline Rocks
Kelp in motion, swaying back and forth in ocean surge and waves, blurred due to long time exposure, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Kelp In Motion

 Great white shark, underwater, Carcharodon carcharias, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Great White Shark, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Guadalupe Fur Seal
Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Guadalupe Fur Seal

 Scythe-marked butterflyfish, Prognathodes falcifer, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Scythe-mark Butterflyfish, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico

 Red volcanic cinder cone at south end of Isla Guadalupe, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Volcanic Cinder Cone At Isla Guadalupe
Feral goat atop ridge at sunset, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Feral Goat, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 Kelp covered wall of Isla Afuera, diver, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Underwater Kelp At Isla Afuera

 Diver and sunburst, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Diver And Sunburst
North Pacific Yellowtail, Seriola lalandi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

North Pacific Yellowtail, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 Cortez chubb including golden phase, Kyphosus elegans, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Cortez Chubb, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 Pilot Rock (Roca Pilote), a undersea spire which extends 100 out of the water, stands below the immense seacliffs and morning clouds at the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), far offshore of the Baja California peninsula

Pilot Rock And Clouds, Guadalupe Island
Pilot Rock (Roca Pilote), a undersea spire which extends 100 out of the water, stands below the immense seacliffs and morning clouds at the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), far offshore of the Baja California peninsula

Pilot Rock And Clouds, Guadalupe Island

 Isla Afuera is a volcanic plug towering 700 feet above the ocean near the south end of Guadalupe Island. Its steep cliffs extend underwater hundreds of feet offering spectacular wall diving and submarine topography, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Isla Afuera, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 Clouds at sunset, rich warm colors and patterns, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Clouds At Sunset
Diver, reef and kelp, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Diver and kelp covered reef, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico

 Scythe-marked butterflyfish, Prognathodes falcifer, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Scythe-mark Butterflyfish, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 Kelp covered wall of Isla Afuera, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Underwater Kelp At Isla Afuera
El Secreto del Vicki cavern, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Cave Diver, Isla Guadalupe

 Boat Horizon near Red Cone, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Boat Horizon At Anchor, Isla Guadalupe

 Unidentified marine algae, Eisenia arborea, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Palm Kelp And Reef, Isla Guadalupe
Spiny lobster in rocky crevice, Panulirus interruptus, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Spiny Lobster, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

 Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail. The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004, Seriola lalandi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

North Pacific Yellowtail, Guadalupe Island, Mexico