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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.
Additional information is available: click
here for future
dates of Clean Up Dives or click here for details
of past Clean Up Dives.
Please RSVP or direct your questions to Dive
Friends Bonaire at +(599) 717-2929 or email cleanup@dive-friends-bonaire.com. (needs
to be created).
REEF Field Station Activities
 Together
with REEF (Reef
Environmental Education Foundation), Dive Friends Bonaire
wants to be an active organization of recreational divers
committed to the preservation of the marine environment.
As
Bonaire's first REEF Field Station, we identify and record
sightings of fishes on slates. All these surveys are scanned
into a database designed specifically for marine life management
studies. At Dive Friends Bonaire you can add a new dimension
to your diving experience!
All
REEF activities at Bonaire Dive Friends are free.
Click here for more information
about our REEF activities.
After
your dive, libraries of reef fish ID books will help you
identify hundreds of wonderful fish. Reef Fish ID books and
underwater cards are available from our shop for
purchase as well.
Bonaire Dive Club
 Committed
to helping the environment while having a good time, the
only local Dive Club on Bonaire is sponsored by Dive Friends
Bonaire. Anybody may join the Bonaire Dive Club, which meets
every Thursday between 9:00 and 10:00 AM at Yellow Submarine
before departing for their weekly dive.
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