Whale sharks are spotted on Utila year round, they are deep divers up to thousands of feet and come to the surface to feed. Utila's geological make up is perfect for this. The Northside borders the Cayman trench dropping into the abyss and the fringing reef, inland lagoons and mangrove are host to many different types of snapper and grouper that spawn dureing the FULL MOON and LAST QUARTER MOON. Check out the lunar calendar for the best dates to vist Utila and see whale sharks!! http://lunaf.com/english/moon-phases/lunar-calendar-2011/http://lunaf.com/english/moon-phases/lunar-calendar-2011/

This spring has found very little whale shark activity in Utila's waters ............ until last Sunday. Our guests from Ohio (Just Add Water dive shop out of Cleveland), Texas and Arizona were handed a week of diving perfection. They had whale shark encounters on 3 separate days and the days where our gentle giants did not appear, pods of dolphins entertained. I've attached a video taken by our repeat guest and new friend, Silvia Sucz from Arizone. I wish I could freeze last week to share with all our guests. Happy day from the island. p.s. Im am just now overhearing VHF chatter, whale sharks again today! woo woo