. I just got back from a week of diving in Cozumel. There have been threads about whether or not people would want to go there while the southern reefs are closed to traffic. I wanted to say that in my opinion it is still very much worth going. Plenty to see without going south. I guess because this is considered low season, I didn’t see huge numbers of divers crowded into a few sites, so that shouldn’t stop you. The signs of coral disease were obvious and heartbreaking on the sites I dove, and I assume are even worse on the closed sites. However, the loss of coral seems to be the rule now no matter where we go. The best place to dive is in the past, but without the ability to time travel, Coz is still a great option.
RE: Cozumel diving during southern reef closure
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KapitanSparrow
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Going in four weeks and looking forward to northern reefs and Cuban rum.
Agree the dive sites are very congested and this is the low season, we were ther last week October. The southern most allowed sites showed significant white band disease on the coral, very sad. Tough situation, closure of reefs probably necessary for some time, but is only a small factor when you consider the impact from the cruise ships and beech resorts. Radical action may be necessary, but would devastate the local economy. Hopefully will see rapid recovery over the winter
Glenn Williams
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We dove Cozumel, Jamaica and the Grand Cayman island in August, they did not mention they were closing some areas. We had to wear a wrist band while diving. Are they planning on opening the closed areas back up or will they be closed indefinitely?
Our plan was to go back to Cozumel but if it is closed we will go the Grand Cayman again. It was beautiful.
Glenn
Our plan was to go back to Cozumel but if it is closed we will go the Grand Cayman again. It was beautiful.
Glenn
The band you wore was the Marine Park bracelet. If you were there on a cruise ship, you probably would not have dove the closed areas anyway - it is only a partial closure and the closed areas will reopen on December 15, 2019
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