Water Factory
Fisherman’s Wharf, also known as “The Water Factory” is located beside the Double Reef dive site at the backside Curaçao’s main water desalination plant. There the fishermen’s village located there as well with a number of small wooden houses along the…
Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance Highlights
Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance highlights nature’s economic value, reminding us that it is big business source for economic sustainability.
Coral spawning predictions for Curacao and the Southern Caribbean
The Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity (CARMABI) has released its 2021 annual coral spawning prediction calendar for Curacao and the south Caribbean. This calendar plays a central role in studying the reproductive biology of Caribbean…
Caribbean Economic Recovery – Impossible without Nature Conservation
It is evident that the lack of tourism due to the global COVID-19 pandemic will cause the Caribbean islands to solve a large number of economic challenges in the short term. It seems obvious that priority should be given to income collection, the services…
Long Beach
Piscadera Playa Largu or Long Beach is a dive site that has a shallow plateau with a mixture of hard and soft surfaces with several nice colonies of black coral.
Piscadera Bay
With easy shore access, the crystal clear blue waters and healthy coral reefs of Piscardera Bay are only a few steps away.
Changes in Curacao’s Fish Population Over the 20th Century
A recently published study looked to compare Curaçao’s historical records of fish catches between the years 1905 and 2016. This study highlights shifts in both catch size and species composition. Understanding changes in fish populations will help…
Curacao – A Coral Island
For many islands, the realization of the need to take action has come too late and reef systems have collapsed. The result has been losses in tourism and fishing revenue, floods, and deteriorated water quality, which has led to waterborne diseases that…
Sustaining the Coral Reefs in Curacao
Curaçao is at an exciting and important milestone as it embarks on a path to improve the well-being of its human and marine communities through improved ocean governance.
