Underwater Clean Up Dives

Dive Friends Bonaire, together with NetTech, N.V., organizes and sponsors the quarterly Bonaire Underwater Clean Up Dive. The dive usually occurs on the second Saturday of every third month (January, April, July, and October) between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM, but dates may change so as to not conflict with other events. On each Clean Up Dive, a different area of Bonaire's coastal reefs or beaches is selected and any trash which has not become part of the reef is collected.

We invite and welcome any participants who want to combine vacation with doing the right thing for their reefs! Quarterly cleanups give us the opportunity to focus on the removal of new trash rather than disturbing the flora and fauna that have taken up residence in older trash.

All trash that is recovered is noted on the Center for Marine Conservation data card and is recorded into the CMC's International Marine Debris Database. The sponsors provide free air and a potluck BBQ after this dive, but we do ask you to bring a small side dish if you come to the BBQ.

Please RSVP or direct your questions to Dive Friends Bonaire at +(599) 717-2929 or email cleanup@dive-friends-bonaire.com.

Information about Past Clean Up Dives Saturday, July 10, 2005--The Playa Anchorage by Regatta House Saturday, September 17, 2005--The area south of Bonaire Yellow Submarine Saturday, January 14, 2006--Something Special dive site Saturday, April 8, 2006--Fisherman's Pier Saturday, July 8, 2006--The Playa Anchorage by Regatta House Saturday, September 16, 2006--From Something Special dive site to the Fisherman's Pier Saturday, January 13, 2007--North and south of Yellow Submarine Saturday, April 14, 2007--Port Bonaire (click here to view images online) Saturday, July 14, 2007--House Reef (click here to view images online) Saturday, September 15, 2007--Dive Friends Yellow Sub Location (click here to view images online) Saturday, January 12, 2008--The Playa Anchorage by Regatta House (click here to view images online) Saturday, July 12, 2008--The South Pier (Customs Pier) (click here to view images online) Saturday, September 20, 2008--The Anchorage (click here to view images online) Saturday, July 11, 2009--The Anchorage (click here to view images online) Saturday, April 10, 2010--Cha-Cha-Cha Beach (click here to view images online) Upcoming Dates for Clean Up Dives Saturday, July 10, 2010--Meet at Dive Friends @ Yellow Submarine at 1:00 PM, BBQ following at 5:00 PM. Saturday, September 18, 2010--Meet at Dive Friends @ Dive Inn at 1:00 PM for a cleanup of the area surrounding Karel's Beach Bar. Karel's will provide each participant with a beverage upon completion, and the BBQ afterward will include an anniversary array of prizes.