Revillagigedo Islands (Socorro)
Mexico · Pacific, ColimaNear Revillagigedo
Four volcanic islands — Socorro, Clarión, San Benedicto and the Roca Partida stack — that are the peaks of an emergent underwater range. The abundance of large pelagics is their defining feature, and Roca Partida, a tiny stack surrounded by open ocean, is usually the site that impresses most.
Depth
15–40 m
Recommended level
Advanced, drift diving
Average visibility
25 m
Water temperature
25 °C
Current
Strong
Access
Liveaboard
Best time
November-May
Recommended certification
Advanced Open Water
Approx. price
280 USD / dive
Protection status
Reserva de la Biosfera desde el 15 de noviembre de 2008 y Parque Nacional desde el 25 de noviembre de 2017, el mayor de Norteamérica
UNESCO designation
Patrimonio Mundial (inscrito el 17 de julio de 2016)
Did you know
El archipiélago debe su nombre a un gesto de cortesía: en 1793 el capitán inglés James Colnett fue capturado por un navío español mientras levantaba cartas en Socorro y llevado preso a San Blas; al ser liberado por el conde de Revillagigedo, bautizó las islas en su honor. Junto con Galápagos, Malpelo y la Isla del Coco completa un arco de islas Patrimonio de la Humanidad en el Pacífico americano.
Sources consulted: UNESCO World Heritage Centre (ficha 1510); es.wikipedia; SEMARNAT; CONANP; Pelagic Life
Location
See on the interactive map1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.
26 species documented in Revillagigedo Islands (Socorro)
Least ConcernTiburón de Galápagos
Carcharhinus galapagensis
VulnerableTiburón sedoso
Carcharhinus falciformis
Least ConcernAtún de aleta amarilla
Thunnus albacares
Least ConcernBallena jorobada
Megaptera novaeangliae
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
EndangeredTiburón ballena
Rhincodon typus
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Bonito listado
Katsuwonus pelamis
Cangrejo Sally Lightfoot
Grapsus grapsus
Coral de lóbulos
Porites lobata
Delfín manchado
Stenella attenuata
Gusano árbol de Navidad
Spirobranchus giganteus
Ecosystem
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