SWARMED by Porcupinefish!

On this episode of Blue Wilderness, Mark and Mario encounter their very first shipwreck! And you won’t believe what happens during this excursion.. Mark and Mario are SWARMED!

Get ready… they’re about to be SWARMED by Porcupinefish!

Special thanks to Gerard, Houston, Cory, Dave and the rest of the crew on the Dolphin Dream for making this voyage such a memorable experience…you guys are AWESOME!

Thank you to Gates Underwater Products for suppling the camera housings for this dive.

The Blue Wilderness series is your one stop connection to a wild world of adventure and amazing up close marine life encounters! Follow along as host Mark Vins and wildlife biologist Mario Aldecoa lead you on amazing journeys into deepest depths of our worlds oceans. From sharks to shipwrecks there will always be something new to discover…so GET READY…things are about to get aquatic!

[BraveWilderness]

Thank you to everyone who asked a question, I answered many of them! Also really appreciate all the positive feedback on the Blue Wilderness videos...we make these videos for YOU so please let us know what you'd like to see next beneath the waves:) -Mark

[jasonalcatraz]

Truly fascinating. I never expected such behavior from porcupine fish. The colony mentality as well as the playful personality we see.
Mark, you truly are lucky to have had such a unique experience.

[NatalieHarrisonLim]

THEYRE SO CUUUUTTEEE the little mouths are so adorable and they look so happy

[ThomasJakobMusic]

The first fish was like "follow me" and just before he disappeared "just wait here" and then went to get his friends.

[animalisticores]

That was honeslty one of the coolest videos I’ve seen

[EpinyOfStormrage]

That must have been one heck of an experience.

[d.palmer]

They look like they're smiling!:)

[karminrotnachteule]

who else loves the *Blue Wilderness* series

[emirr]

"Guys come out! I´ve found a human!"

[xxgirlxx]

I like how they didn't intentionally provoke them to make them puff up. Instead they respected the animals and chilled together.

[melanieflowers]

WOW!! That was incredible!! You're so lucky! I can't believe they were actually coming to u to get pet by u, that's amazing!!

[spoopypleb]

Mario and Mark are now the official buddies of porcupinefish

[Emma-enrz]

“Have you ever seen their eyes before?”

Me: I haven’t even *seen* it before.

[CryptoJordanVR]

Wow! That is amazing! I never thought a porcupine fish would act in that way. That potentially shows a sort of mammal-like intelligence and personality to them I never would have imagined they'd have.

[BraveWilderness]

Mark will be on the channel answering your questions for the next hour! Ask away and maybe he’ll answer you:)

[FreyaStaer]

this is amazing.... so beautiful to see that your obvious connection with that little fish and the trust that they all built with you guys in that moment. the relationships between humans and animals can be truly astounding, even if its just a little fish.

[BlakieTT]

Wow, gotta say: I think Mark is improving as a storyteller... that narrative through the video was fantastic. The visuals as well! :O
I'm no expert, but I'll score that a 100/100 :>

[SunnyBloxOG]

Why did watching him pet the fish make me cry?! 😢 Such a beautiful experience.💖 I like the new Blue Wilderness. Would love to see even deeper sea experiences!

[fiveelevenevan]

7:03 I think it is cool how different the porcupinefish in the bottom left looks from the others. He/she looks totally unique!

[ronhelenhill]

Nearly everyone is afraid of the ocean and how scary it is but with videos like these to see how cute and adorable the ocean is makes me (or the people that afraid of the ocean) wanna go swimming now