This year’s calendars feature Bonaire’s underwater world, as well as the avian world of birds. It’s September, and that means it is time to start thinking of 2018! For Bonaire Insider readers, or their Bonairephyle friends, who wish to keep Bonaire in their hearts all year long,
Read moreWith warmer sea temperatures in the coming months, Bonaire’s corals needs some special help from divers. The third-ever global coral bleaching event. The good news out of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) is that there are indications that the third-ever global coral bleaching, which began in 2015
Read moreWhy Women Should Learn to Dive. As a member of the female gender myself, and also a member of the world’s SCUBA diving community for over thirty years, I can say I wholeheartedly agree with Melinda Crow’s reasons listed below as to why women should dive. Read on!
Read more2017 Coral Spawning Predictions for Bonaire. It is always this time of year when the thoughts of all divers on Bonaire (including those who have plans to visit shortly) turn to making babies. Baby corals, that is! August, September, and October are prime months to witness this miracle
Read moreThe Hilma Hooker became part of Bonaire’s diving history over 30 years ago. We enjoyed this recent retelling of the history of Bonaire’s Hilma Hooker dive site, by Scuba Diving Magazine. We hope you like it as much as we did! The origins of this popular dive site
Read moreRelocating corals under Bonaire’s Salt Pier. Salt Pier’s temporary closing. Late in March, the Bonaire Insider informed its readers of the then-impending closure of Bonaire’s Salt Pier dive site for a temporary period while Cargill made renovations to the pier. Last week, STINAPA and a group of assistants dove
Read moreIs shooting video of mating seahorses a once-in-a-lifetime experience? Not so, if you are on Bonaire! Seahorses are high on the bucket list of most Bonaire diving visitors, right along with frogfish, turtles, rays, and other elusive sea creatures. Many are happy to be shown a seahorse by
Read moreSalt Pier is temporarily closed for diving during repairs. Cargill has announced that repairs are scheduled to be made to Bonaire’s Salt Pier. These repairs will be conducted between April 3 and May 15, 2017. Restrictions on activity at the pier during renovations. During this time-frame, no ships
Read moreCarib Inn augments their selection of quality dive equipment on Bonaire with the expansion of their retail store. The retail store at Bruce Bowker’s Carib Inn has always been well known on Bonaire for great prices on quality dive and snorkel equipment. The store is entirely staffed by
Read moreThe season of jellyfish on Bonaire–take precautionary measures in the coming weeks. March and April are normally the months when more jellies (also commonly referred to as jellyfish, although they are not fish) can be encountered in the waters surrounding Bonaire. This year, it appears the season of jellies
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