Aftermath of hurricanes Ignacio and Martin october 2003 scene of devastation and destruction in Loreto Harbor Sea of Cortez or Cortes Gulf of California Baja California Sur Mexico Loreto Bay Marine National Park weather storm wind

researcher MR examining gray whale skeleton Eschrichtius robustus Sea of Cortez Gulf of California Baja California Sur Mexico Loreto Bay Marine National Park

Large pod of long-beaked common dolphins Delphinus capensis Sea of Cortez Gulf of California Baja California Sur Pacific Ocean Mexico Loreto Bay Marine National Park

Arabian Sea, Red Sea and Persian Gulf 1547 Portolan Atlas The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California, USA

Yellow-footed sea gull larus livens nest mother protecting her eggs Coronado Island Sea of Cortez or Cortes Gulf of California Baja California Sur Mexico Loreto Bay Marine National Park

Brown pelican pelecanus occidentalis Loreto Sea of Cortez or Cortes Gulf of California Baja California Sur Mexico Loreto Bay Marine National Park

gray whale skeleton Eschrichtius robustus on the beach Sea of Cortez Gulf of California Baja California Sur Mexico Loreto Bay Marine National Park KIKE CALVO - VW bone marine mammal cetacean huge heavy identification vertebra skull

Man sea kayaking in Coronado Island model released Sea of Cortez Gulf of California Baja California Sur Pacific Ocean Mexico Loreto Bay Marine National Park

Woman MR snorkeling in Coronado Island Sea of Cortez or Cortes Gulf of California Baja California Sur Mexico Loreto Bay Marine National Park gulf basin

Offshore type bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus bow-riding the hull of the National Geographic Sea Bird in the midriff region of the Gulf of California Sea of Cortez, Baja California Norte, Mexico

Sub-adult sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus surfacing fluke-up dive in the midriff Island area of the Gulf of California Sea of Cortez, Sonora, Mexico

Long-beaked Common Dolphin pod Delphinus capensis encountered off Isla Espiritu Santo in the southern Gulf of California Sea of Cortez, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Calfiornia Sea Lion bull blows bubbles as part of a threat display when diver nears it s female harem Zalophus californianus Gulf of California Mexico

Long-beaked Common Dolphin pod Delphinus capensis encountered off Isla Espiritu Santo in the southern Gulf of California Sea of Cortez, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Offshore type bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus surfacing in the midriff region of the Gulf of California Sea of Cortez, Baja California Norte, Mexico

Long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis) mother and calf bowriding in the calm waters off Isla del Carmen in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Offshore type bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus bow-riding the hull of the National Geographic Sea Bird in the midriff region of the Gulf of California Sea of Cortez, Baja California Norte, Mexico

Yellow-footed Gull Larus livens in the Gulf of California Sea of Cortez, Mexico This species is enedemic to the Gulf of California

Offshore type bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus bow-riding the hull of the National Geographic Sea Bird in the midriff region of the Gulf of California Sea of Cortez, Baja California Norte, Mexico