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David

David is one of those Malpelo sites that just grabs you. We often find ourselves just hanging out, watching the show unfold. It’s a rocky ledge that drops down, usually with a fair amount of surge washing over it, so be prepared for a little jostle. But that movement often brings in the bigger stuff. We’ve seen silky sharks cruise by with their sleek, grey forms, barely acknowledging us, and the occasional silvertip making a quick pass. What we really love here, though, is the sheer density of fish. Not necessarily the rare stuff, but the sheer volume of jacks swirling in the blue, or the burritos grunts huddled in crevices. Keep an eye out for the roosterfish, they're surprisingly elegant despite the name. It’s a site where you want to spend time looking both into the blue and into the cracks – a dusky shark might be resting under an overhang, or a chestnut moray peeking out. This isn't a drift dive; you'll want to settle in and let the ocean come to you. It suits divers comfortable with a bit of current and surge, those who enjoy observing the natural flow of a wild, remote ecosystem.