Under the Sea Of Cortez:
Early Underwater Exploration and Spearfishing

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Under the Sea of Cortez is one man's lively, and sometimes terrifying, deep sea exploration of southern Baja California, the

	"As soon as we reached area we had dived before, aptly named The Shark Hole, the sharks came. We sensed a distinct difference in the behavior of the sharks. They were swimming in a rapid circle, not smoothly but erraticly. They were becoming more aggressive as well, coming closer before turning away. One shark approached as if to be feeding, its pectoral fins and lower jaw dropped. It was obvious to us that this was not the place to be...We signaled to each other, 'Let's get out of here!'"

west coast of Mexico, and the surrounding islands during the 1960's. Putting out from La Paz, expert diver George Tsegeletos and companions went from sighting hammerhead sharks and manta rays to swimming with them, lingering in the predators' habitats long enough to learn to know them on sight. The author spent his days spearfishing, catching lobster, and becoming enveloped into the local community. Spearfishing was an avenue by which many undersea explorers evolved into underwater photographers, marine scientists and conservationists. Dozens of onscene photographs, maps and illustrations bring the reader to the scene.

These adventures resulted in two documentaries and one full-length feature film, The Sea Of Cortez, for the California Academy of Sciences.