Dive Review of Scuba Playa in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

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Scuba Playa, Dec, 2011, by Mario Mizrahi, Mex, MEXICO ( Sr. Reviewer 8 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 6388.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Every Winter in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico (across the Channel, 30 minute Ferry ride from Cozumel) a group of pregnant female Bull Sharks arrive, most probably to give birth to their babys. As soon as dive operators start seeing them close to shore, a big happening starts with divers passing the word and flocking asap to get a firsthand look at this occurrence. You take a small boat to about 200 meters from shore, less than a 5 minute ride and get into the water as a group. Previously the dive operators have fed some fish to the sharks to keep them interested in this area. As soon as we jump into the water, we start seeing them. Depending on your luck, up to 12 can appear at a time and sometimes they will swim very close to you (watch my video on YouTube by searching for Mario Mizrahi Bull Sharks). The depth of the sandy place will vary from 70 to 90 ft. I did this 2 days in a row (Dec 1st and 2nd, 2011) and saw 6 and 10 sharks plus some remoras and a turtle. The sad part is fishermen form nearby Puerto Morelos upon hearing of the sharks arrival promptly look for them and fish them out of the water to sell them in their market. Authorities have been powerless to stop them and thus the story ends every year, until they'll come no more...
Websites	Scuba Playa
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Cocos Island, Galapagos, Cozumel, PNG, Palau, Sipadan, Mabul, Komodo, Tahiti, Belize, Guadalupe Island, Sardine Run (South Africa), Sea of Cortes, Socorro, Wakatobi, etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	24-26°C / 75-79°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	6-9 M / 20-30 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Tight group of 10 divers (including 2 divemasters) at 75 ft depth and a limit of 30 minutes.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Scuba Playa in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Scuba Playa, Dec, 2011,

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Dive Review of Scuba Playa in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan