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edasque)
Are the Socorro Islands reefs or is it just big fish in the open blue ocean
There are reefs, but not with the diversity of more tropical reefs. Tropical reefs support a fraction of the
biomass of these islands, however, and with that greater biomass in the Revillagigedos you get to see a higher rate of food chain turnover. Because the Pacific is now well into a La Nina southern oscillation weather pattern, you can expect the biomass this year to be greater than average. More westerly-flowing surface winds drives greater upwelling which provides more nutrients for the food chain. Expect the water to be a wee bit cooler as a result of that increased upwelling from the deep. The big animal action should be nothing other than outstanding in January.