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ONCE IN A LIFETIME DIVING AND PHOTOGRAPHY ADVENTURES

Join me on a truly amazing diving and photography expedition. From tiger shark and oceanic whitetip shark diving in the Bahamas to blue whales in Sri Lanka and Belugas in Northern Canada.
Whether you're looking for big animal encounters, the opportunity to take amazing images, or just an all around epic experience, Big Fish Expeditions offers world class trips that combine all the elements of a perfect adventure.

 

 

VISIT THE BEST DESTINATIONS ON THE PLANET
 If you're looking for a world class whale shark encounter, the aggregation in Isla Mujeres, Mexico is the largest and most reliable and the most visually spectacular interaction in the world. So, that's where we go.

If you want to dive with tiger sharks it has to be Tiger Beach - a truly unique destination in the Bahamas where big sharks are plentiful and ready to play.
For oceanic whitetip shark encounters we visit Cat Island in the Bahamas because there are more oceanic whitetips there than any other dive site in the world.

To see the greatest variety of sharks we run our shark safari in South Africa where 14 or more species can be encountered in one week of diving.

You get the idea. For the most amazing adventures, its critical to go to the best locations with the right operators that know exactly when to go and how to find and safely interact with the animals.

 

             
 

LOUNGE ON A LIVEABOARD OR BASK ON THE BEACH
How we get there is also important. Big Fish Expeditions are serious trips for serious photographers and adventurers. The liveaboards we choose are roomy enough for shooters to easily set up their dive and camera gear and comfortable enough to be able to relax and recuperate after a 'hard day' in the water.

 

TAKE AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHS
But in the end, getting you there is just logistics. Any adventure travel company can do that. My job is to help you get the money shot. From hands on camera coaching to making sure that you're in the right place at the right time to enjoy extraordinary, close-up encounters with the ocean's most majestic animals. That is my mission. That, and to have a great time in the process!

If you want even more in depth photography coaching, join my Tiger Beach Photography Workshop. Get one on one shooting advice, presentations on composition, workflow, Photoshop techniques and more while enjoying some of the most spectacular shark diving in the world.

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Big Fish Expeditions Expedition Calendar

2013 Big Fish Expeditions
 

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

January

    

1

2

3

4

5

Sailfish

Isla Mujeres

6

Sailfish

Isla Mujeres

7

Sailfish

Isla Mujeres

8

Sailfish

Isla Mujeres

9

Sailfish

Isla Mujeres

Sail fish

11

Sailfish

Isla Mujeres

12

Sailfish

Isla Mujeres

Sail fish

13

Sailfish

Isla Mujeres

14

Sailfish

Isla Mujeres

15

Sailfish

Isla Mujeres

16

 

17

18

19

20

 

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

 

28

29

30

31

1

2

February

3

4

5

6

7

 

8

 

9

10

11

12

 

13

 

14

 

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16

 

17

 

18

 

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25

 

26

27

28

1

2

March

3

4

 

5

6

 

7

 

8

 

9

 

10

 

11

12

13

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26

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28

29

30

April

31

SOCORRO 1

Humpbacks

+ mantas

SOCORRO 2

Humpback

+ mantas

SOCORRO 3

Humpbacks

+ mantas

SOCORRO 4

Humpbacks

+ mantas

SOCORRO 5

Humpbacks

+ mantas

SOCORRO 6

Humpbacks

+ mantas

SOCORRO 7

Humpbacks

+ mantas

SOCORRO 8

Humpbacks

+ mantas

9

10

11

12

13

Tiger Beach

+ dolphins

14

Tiger Beach

+ dolphins

15

Tiger Beach

+ dolphins

16

Tiger Beach

+ dolphins

17

Tiger Beach

+ dolphins

18

Tiger Beach

+ dolphins

19

Tiger Beach

+ dolphins

20

Cat Island

Oceanic s

2

Cat Island

Oceanic s

22

Cat Island

Oceanic s

23

Cat Island

Oceanic s

24

Cat Island

Oceanic s

25

Cat Island

Oceanic s

26

Cat Island

Oceanic s

27

28

 

29

30

1

 

2

3

4

May

5

 

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

South Africa

Shark Safari

23

South Africa

Shark Safari

24

South Africa

Shark Safari

25

South Africa

Shark Safari

26

South Africa

Shark Safari

27

South Africa

Shark Safari

28

South Africa

Shark Safari

29

South Africa

Shark Safari

30

South Africa

Shark Safari

31

South Africa

Shark Safari

June 1st

South Africa

Shark Safari

June

2

 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

24

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

25

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

26

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

27

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

28

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

29

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

30

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

1

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

2

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

3

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

4

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

5

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

6

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

July

7

 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

 

15

16

17

18

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres

19

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres

20

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres

21

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres

22

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres

23

Whale Sharks

24

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres

25

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres

26

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres

27

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres
Whale Sharks

28

Whale Sharks

29

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres

30

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres

31

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres

1

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres

2

Isla Mujeres

3

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres
Whale Sharks Isla Mujeres

August

4

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres

5

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres

6

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres

7

Whale Sharks

Isla Mujeres

8

9

10

11

 

12

13

14

15

16

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18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Blues/Makos Spiny Dogfish

25

Blues/Makos Spiny Dogfish

26

Blues/Makos Spiny Dogfish

27

28

29

30

31

September

1

 

2

3

4

5

6

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1

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October

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November

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30

December

1

Striped Marlin

2

Striped Marlin

3

Striped Marlin

4

Striped Marlin

5

Striped Marlin

6

Striped Marlin

7

Striped Marlin

8

 

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Blue Whales

Sri Lanka

30

Blue Whales

Sri Lanka

31

Blue Whales

Sri Lanka

 

 

 

 

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Blue Whales

Sri Lanka

2

Blue Whales

Sri Lanka

3

Blue Whales

Sri Lanka

4

Blue Whales

Sri Lanka

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Orcas

Norway

26

Orcas

Norway

27

Orcas

Norway

28

Orcas

Norway

29

Orcas

Norway

30

Orcas

Norway

31

Orcas

Norway

1

February

2

Great Hammers

3

Great Hammers

4

Great Hammers

5

Great Hammers

6

Great Hammers

7

Great Hammers

8

Hammers

8

Hammers

9

Great Hammers

10

Great Hammers

11

Great Hammers

12

Great Hammers

13

Great Hammers

14

Great Hammers

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23

Sailfish

Cancun

24

Sailfish

Cancun

25

Sailfish

Cancun

26

Sailfish

Cancun

27

Sailfish

Cancun

28

Sailfish

Cancun

1

March

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18

19

Mantas Socorro

20

Mantas Socorro

21

Mantas Socorro

22

Mantas Socorro

23

Mantas Socorro

24

Mantas Socorro

25

Mantas Socorro

26

Mantas Socorro

27

28

29

30

 

31

 1 2 3 4

5

Tiger Beach

April

6

Tiger Beach

7

Tiger Beach

8

Tiger Beach

9

Tiger Beach

10

Tiger Beach

11

Tiger Beach

12

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1

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May

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27

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30

31

June

1

South Africa Shark Safari

2

South Africa Shark Safari

3

South Africa Shark Safari

4

South Africa Shark Safari

5

South Africa Shark Safari

6

South Africa Shark Safari

7

South Africa Shark Safari

8

Cape Tow

9

Sardine Run

Wild Coast

10

Sardine Run

Wild Coast

 

11

Sardine Run

Wild Coast

 

12

Sardine Run

Wild Coast

 

13

Sardine Run

Wild Coast

 

14

Sardine Run

Wild Coast

 

8

Wild Coast

15

Sardine Run

Wild Coast

16

Sardine Run

Wild Coast

17

Sardine Run

Wild Coast

18

Sardine Run

Wild Coast

19

20

21

22

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

23

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

24

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

25

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

26

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

27

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

28

Basking Sharks & seals Scotland

29

 

30

1

2

3

4

5

July

6

Alaska

Salmon Sharks

7

Salmon Sharks

8

Salmon Sharks

9

Salmon Sharks

10

Salmon Sharks

11

Salmon Sharks

12

Alaska

12

Alaska

13

Salmon Sharks

14

Salmon Sharks

15

Salmon Sharks

16

Salmon Sharks

17

Salmon Sharks

18

Alaska

19

20

Whale Sharks Isla Mujeres

21

Whale Sharks Isla Mujeres

22

Whale Sharks Isla Mujeres

23

Whale Sharks Isla Mujeres

24

Whale Sharks Isla Mujeres

25

Isla Mujeres

26

Whale Sharks Isla Mujeres

25

Isla Mujeres

27

Whale Sharks Isla Mujeres

28

Whale Sharks Isla Mujeres

29

Whale Sharks Isla Mujeres

30

Isla Mujeres

31

 

1

 

2

August

3

Beluga whales Canada

4

Beluga whales Canada

5

Beluga whales Canada

6

Beluga whales Canada

7

Beluga whales Canada

8

Beluga whales Canada

9

Beluga whales Canada

10

 

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Chinchorro Crocodiles

18

Chinchorro Crocodiles

19

Chinchorro Crocodiles

20

Chinchorro Crocodiles

21

Chinchorro Crocodiles

22

Chinchorro Crocodiles

23

Chinchorro Crocodiles

24

Chinchorro Crocodiles

25

Chinchorro Crocodiles

26

Chinchorro Crocodiles

27

Chinchorro Crocodiles

28

Chinchorro Crocodiles

29

Chinchorro Crocodiles

30

Chinchorro Crocodiles
31

1

2

3

4

5

6

September

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

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17

18

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20

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22

23

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 4

October

5

6

7

8

9

10

 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

 15

26

27

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31

 1

November

2

3

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December

7

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11

12

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Big Fish Expeditions 2015
 

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Nuku Hiva Melonhead Whales

26

Nuku Hiva Melonhead Whales

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Nuku Hiva Melonhead Whales

28

Nuku Hiva Melonhead Whales

29

Nuku Hiva Melonhead Whales

30

Nuku Hiva Melonhead Whales

31

Nuku Hiva

31

Nuku Hiva

February
1

Nuku Hiva Melonhead Whales

2

Nuku Hiva Melonhead Whales

3

Nuku Hiva Melonhead Whales

4

Nuku Hiva Melonhead Whales

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Nuku Hiva Melonhead Whales

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Nuku Hiva Melonhead Whales

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South Africa Shark Safari

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South Africa Shark Safari

2

South Africa Shark Safari

3

South Africa Shark Safari

4

South Africa Shark Safari

5

South Africa Shark Safari

6

South Africa Shark Safari

June

7

 Shark Safari

8

Wild Coast

Sardine Run

9

Wild Coast

Sardine Run

10

Wild Coast

Sardine Run

11

Wild Coast

Sardine Run

12

Wild Coast

Sardine Run

13

Wild Coast

Sardine Run

Sardine Run

14

Wild Coast

Sardine Run

15

Wild Coast

Sardine Run

16

Wild Coast

Sardine Run

17

Wild Coast

Sardine Run

18

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July

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Andy Murch

EXPEDITION LEADER

Andy Murch is an accomplished photojournalist specializing in big animals.

Andy's images and editorials have appeared in hundreds of books and magazines around the world from titles as varied as the Journal of Zoology to Digital Photography Magazine.

Andy is the Creator of the ever expanding Elasmodiver Shark and Ray Field Guide.

 

When not running expeditions or on photographic assignments Andy lives and dives on Vancouver Island, Canada

 

Andy is also the driving force behind PREDATORS IN PERIL which shines a spotlight on many endangered species of sharks that are overlooked by mainstream conservation groups. Predators In Peril is entirely funded by Big Fish Expeditions.

 

Find out more about PIP at:

PredatorsInPeril.org