Costa Rica

Launched: 2021

Top 5 Members

Inactive Members

These members were previously active but have not had a Green Fins assessment or self-evaluation to verify their environmental impact in the last 12 months. An inactive status does not mean they are not operational or that they are not following environmental standards.

Almaco Tours

inactive member

Diving

Coco, Costa Rica

Contact info:

almacodiving.com

info@almacodiving.com

BA Divers

inactive member

Diving

Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica

Contact info:

badivers.cr

ventas@badivers.cr

ConnectOcean

inactive member

Diving

Flamingo, Costa Rica

Contact info:

connectoceancr.com

info@connectocean.com

Deep Blue Diving

inactive member

Diving

Coco, Costa Rica

Contact info:

deepblue-diving.com

dive@deepblue-diving.com

Diving El Refugio

inactive member

Diving

Coco, Costa Rica

Contact info:

elrefugioguanacaste.com

elrefugiotours@gmail.com

Diving Nomads

inactive member

Diving

Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Contact info:

divingnomads.com

divingnomadscr@gmail.com

Kraken Divers

inactive member

Diving

Coco, Costa Rica

Contact info:

krakendiverscr.com

info@krakendiverscr.com

Marea Alta Ocean Adventures

inactive member

Diving

Coco, Costa Rica

Contact info:

mareaaltacostarica.com

divewithrolbincostarica@gmail.com

Okeanos Adventures

inactive member

Diving

Coco, Costa Rica

Contact info:

okeanosadventures.com

info@okeanosadventures.com

Pura Vida Snorkeling

inactive member

Snorkelling

Flamingo, Costa Rica

Contact info:

puravidasnorkeling.com

puravidasnorkeling@gmail.com

Rich Coast Diving

inactive member

Diving

Coco, Costa Rica

Contact info:

richcoastdiving.com

info@richcoastdiving.com

Scuba Caribe

inactive member

Diving

Coco, Costa Rica

Contact info:

scubacaribe.com

bl.costarica@scubacaribe.com

Oceans Unlimited

inactive member

Diving

Quepos, Costa Rica

Contact info:

scubadivingcostarica.com

dive@scubadivingcostarica.com

Okeanos Aggressor

inactive member

Liveaboard

Puntarenas Cocos Island, Costa Rica

Contact info:

Www.aggressor.com

berrocaljorge@hotmail.com

The Green Fins COSTA RICA Team 🇨🇷

Green Fins Costa Rica is the latest country to join the Green Fins network starting in November 2021. With support from IDB Lab under the Beyond Tourism programme, Green Fins is being implemented through SINAC (the National System of Conservation Areas under The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE)) and Misión Tiburón being piloted in Guanacaste province, a major hub for scuba diving and snorkelling in Costa Rica.

Implementation Partners

Voices from the network

Green Fins serves as a tool for local communities to move towards a more sustainable use of their dive sites; so that they can maintain their scenic beauty and biological richness to provide livelihoods for many generations to come.
Mauricio Méndez Venegas
Technical Director of National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

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