travel connection marine marvels the multitude and variety of mexico's marine life are amazing by peter greenberg hande bayar ust about everywhere you go there are great opportunities to to see and often interact with an amazing variety of mexico's marine life participate in the hatching and release of newborn turtles to the sea every ahead to determine specific schedules peter greenberg is the multiple-emmy award-winning travel editor for cbs news and host of the travel detective on public television cancun and riviera maya whale shark season in cancun and on the riviera maya typically runs from ted creatures grow to more than 40 feet long and can weigh more than 20 tons ride to blue water will get you to the get up close with these gentle giants june through early october is nesting season for green turtles and have special interactive programs that allow guests to help protect these tur- los cabos whale-watching season in cabo ranges from early december to mid- prone to motion sickness from cabo san lucas and away from the crowds is santa maria beach the water in santa maria bay is calmer and you'll have the entire bay nearly to yourself before the big tour boats arrive you'll see colorful yellow porkfish