Coral Restoration Foundation Curaçao “Branches Out” for a successful 3rd anniversary
WILLEMSTAD - The Coral Restoration Foundation Curaçao (CRF Curaçao) officially celebrated their 3rd Anniversary with a full day of coral out planting activities supported by community volunteers, local dive operations More...
Double whale shark sighting on Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD - Divers from Bahia Diving on Curaçao had the amazing experience of spotting a whale shark on their dive on February 8th near Playa Kalki, on the west side of the island. Diver Peter Bot about the More...
Curaçao – A unique shore diving haven
The Caribbean has no shortage of awe-inspiring views and vacation destinations, but the real majesty of this region that is nestled to the west of the central Atlantic Ocean, is found below the surface of her azure More...
CNN: Curaçao coral reef ecotourism
Curaçao on CNN? Yes! CNN presented Reef rescue - Oostpunt, Curaçao "The island nation of Curaçao is home to some of the Caribbean's last thriving coral reefs. Dive underwater in 360° and discover how scientists More...
Global coral reef restoration effort launches in the Caribbean
SECORE International, the California Academy of Sciences and The Nature Conservancy join forces to implement larger-scale coral restoration. With the Global Coral Restoration Project, SECORE International, the California More...
Nine new species of Goby Fish are discovered
WILLEMSTAD - Coral reefs are diverse ecosystems that provide home to millions of species of marine organisms worldwide. Reefs support important commercial and artisanal fisheries, and eco-tourism activities related More...
RC Chapman report: “New species of Basslet discovered on Dominica”
WILLEMSTAD, ROSSEAU - Smithsonian scientists had a great start to the week on the RV Chapman of the Curaçao Seaquarium. DROP Principal Investigator, Dr. Carole Baldwin, thinks her team has already discovered More...
Scientific assessment of Curaçao’s coastal waters show healthy and thriving coral and fish populations
WILLEMSTAD - A recent two-week long scientific assessment surveyed over 150 dive sites of Curaçao’s shallow water reef sites and found signs of healthy coral and fish populations around the island, particularly in More...
Shark sanctuaries announced around Dutch Caribbean islands
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD - The Dutch government announced Sept. 2 that the waters surrounding Bonaire and Saba in the Caribbean Sea will become shark sanctuaries. Dutch State Secretary for Economic Affairs Sharon Dijksma More...
The underwater world of Curacao
WILLEMSTAD – The Institute for Genomic Biology published a video that shows the complex and diverse ecosystem that is created by corals around the island of Curacao. The study species Montastraea faveolata was More...
