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Mobula Ray Aggregations

Munk's devil ray · Mobula munkiana

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TL;DR — Best in La Paz / Sea of Cortez, Mexico · Apr · May · Jun · Jul.

Vast schools of Munk's devil rays moving through the Sea of Cortez, with leaping displays at the surface.

When

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Where

  • La Paz / Sea of Cortez

    Mexico

    Best current option

    Apr · May · Jun · Jul

    Spring aggregations of Munk's devil rays form vast schools in the southern Sea of Cortez.

    Not in our dive-site atlas yet.

  • Cabo Pulmo

    Mexico

    Still happens

    May · Jun · Jul

    Protected marine park within day-trip range of La Paz; smaller but well-managed.

    Not in our dive-site atlas yet.

Ethics

Do not swim through schools; let rays pass. No flash photography close to schools.

Operators

We don’t have curated operator listings for this encounter yet. The “Where” section above is the right starting point — cross-reference local regulators’ permit lists before booking.

Required experience

Open Water; comfort with freediving / snorkel encounters and rapid in-out boat work.

Conservation

Mobulids are bycatch-vulnerable; choose operators that participate in mobulid research.

Limitations

Timing shifts with water temperature and prey distribution. Confidence is medium; encounter is occurrence-clustered, not survey-measured.

Sources & methodology

How we summarise this

Aggregation timing shifts with water temperature and prey. Encounter is occurrence-clustered, not survey-measured.