Dive Review of Sea Hunter in
Costa Rica/Isla del Cocos

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Sea Hunter: "Cocos Effect: Anything can happen", Oct, 2021, by James Smith, ME, US ( 1 report). Report 11813.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	This was my 6th-7th trip to Cocos. Several trips were on the Argo with the Turtle Iland Resortation Network foks. They conduct trutle and shark research at Cocos and have been very involved in protecting sharks in the triangle of Cocos,Galapagos and Malpelo. The dive operation is well organized and safety is always foremost in all aspects of the boat and dive operation. I love diving here for the incredible structure, curents and crtiters. The last trip featured the frequent appearance of the iconic schools of scalloped hammerhead sharks as well as galapagos sharks, tiger sharks and a whale shark as well as other pelagics like tuna and rays. For distraction there are plenty of tropicals and huge schools of bigeye jacks and trevally amongst others. The Cocos "cleaners", yellow Barberfish and King Angels, are at the cleaning stations waiting for customers. All diving is from skiffs and most dives are 50 min with extended safy stops "out in the blue" to see what might swim by. You'll be well fed and the crew is very accommodating. I honestly don't have any material "cons". The "crossing" is long,36-38hrs, and can be rough but this is my favorite destination for the diving and the Undersea Hunter crew.
Websites	Sea Hunter
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Indonesia, Tahiti, Figi, Galapagos, Mapelo, socorro. I have been very fortunate to dive many places.[Unspecified]
Closest Airport	San Jose, CR	Getting There	None from Boston, MA USA
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	currents
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	modestly...However two dive masters were assigned to each group of 8-10 divers
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Adequate space, out of the weaather and in a area distanced frm the active dive area. The is also an room inside the boat for processing photos, however, it is currently in use to provide extra room for "social distancing" during meals.

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Dive Review of Sea Hunter in Costa Rica/Isla del Cocos

Sea Hunter: "Cocos Effect: Anything can happen", Oct, 2021,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Sea Hunter in
Costa Rica/Isla del Cocos