Dive Review of Scuba Coiba in
Panama/Santa Catalina

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Scuba Coiba, Jun, 2006, by Larry Polster, IN, USA . Report 2559.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	This is for divers only, non diving spouse had to sit at the cabin because beach was not designed to accomodate tourists, it's a fishing village. Local breakfast was about $1.50, most dinners were under $10 and there are a few more rooms available to rent with the large number of surfers. The trip to Coiba island in the small dive boat, 1.5 hours and bumpy, but worth the trouble for great diving. We had surface intervals at the ranger station and brought our on snacks and drinks, none provided by the dive shop. You could schedule overnight trips with food provided and would recommend it if you dive more than one day...to prevent the rough boat ride and time on top of the water.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Belize, Australia, Cozumel, St. Croix, Bonaire, Curacao
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	25-75 Ft/ 8-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	With only 2 divers, we followed the dive master to most interesting sites
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	We followed in foot steps of author for March 2006 issue. You don't need a 4-wheel drive car anymore the road is paved all the way to Santa Catalina. Surfing is very big in the area and the resturants have expanded to four. Some of the best diving ever with lots of fish all species and sizes. With changing currents the vis could start with 20' and improve before the end of the dive to 80'. Reef sharks every dive from a couple to over twenty, 4 frog fish on three different dives. One Goliath Grouper, about 6' weighing several hundred pounds followed us for 10 minutes. Rachel did a great job leading all dives and her crew were intertaining.

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Dive Review of Scuba Coiba in Panama/Santa Catalina

Scuba Coiba, Jun, 2006,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Scuba Coiba in
Panama/Santa Catalina