Frapper Trap FAD’s of the coast of Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD - Team Frapper is pleased to announce the planned deployment of 2 of their prototype Frapper Trap FAD’s off the coast of the Caribbean Island, Curaçao. As part of an on-going research project called Deep 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...
R/V Chapman and submarine Curasub to set out on expedition to Dominica
WILLEMSTAD – On Friday February 19, 2016 the Curacao owned, based and operated Research Vessel and submarine tender RV Chapman will leave the harbor of Willemstad and start out for the island of Dominica, in More...
Keeping exploration alive with manned submersibles
The Ocean Portal was lucky enough to join the Deep Reef Observation Project team in Curaçao where they explore deef reefs in a manned submersible (the Curasub). Recently, talk in a variety of places has More...
New deep reef fish discovered in Caribbean
WILLEMSTAD - Drs Carole Baldwin and Ross Robertson from the Smithsonian Institution discovered a new small goby fish (pictured) that differs from its relatives not only in its size and colors, but also in the depth More...
2013 AAUS/ESDP International Diving for Science Symposium – Curaçao
The American Academy of Underwater Sciences and the European Scientific Diving Panel are please to announced the 2013 Curaçao Joint International Scientific Diving Symposium, October 23 - 27, 2013, with the participation More...
