Data set used in "Diving into science and conservation recreational divers can monitor reef assemblages"

This data set was used in the manuscript "Diving into science and conservation: recreational divers can monitor reef assemblages", accepted for publication in Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. It is composed by reef species (fishes and turtles) counts in different size classes performed by recreational and experience scientific divers following a sampling protocol. Additionally there is information about recreational divers diving experience, underwater waste register and the scores for their evaluation about conducting scientific data collection.