Least ConcernYellowfin Tuna
Thunnus albacares
Near Cocos Island
An oceanic island of volcanic origin surrounded by seamounts. Bajo Alcyone, Dirty Rock and Manuelita are the go-to sites for schools of hammerheads.
Depth
10–45 m
Recommended level
Advanced, drift diving
Average visibility
25 m
Cocos Island National Park and Seamounts Marine Management Area; it forms part of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor
World Heritage Site (Cocos Island National Park, inscribed in 1997 and extended in 2002)
Its fish biomass is the second highest measured in the eastern Pacific, behind only that of Darwin and Wolf in the Galápagos.
Sources consulted: UNESCO World Heritage Centre (ficha 1); Galapagos Travel Center; Columbus Travel; Rebecca Adventure Travel; UNEP-WCMC World Heritage Datasheet
1 park within 30 km.
What is there to see on land, near this site?
1 km away
Which other dive sites are like this one?
Same country: Costa Rica
Same type of dive: Wall, Large pelagics
Same type of dive: Wall, Large pelagics
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Water temperature
27 °C
Current
Strong
Access
Liveaboard
Best season
June-November
Recommended certification
Advanced Open Water
Approx. price
350 USD / dive
Same type of dive: Wall, Large pelagics
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