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Discover the Unknown Depths using the manned submersible #Curasub for exploration of the deep reefs around Curacao & the Greater Caribbean

Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Joined March 2010
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Substation Curacao retweeted
Destination #Curacao - @DeepbluInc is striving to create an environment in which divers can find their next favorite dive spot #rightnowincuracao!! Discover & Dive Right In: goo.gl/Jk4Zx1 #scubadiving #WednesdayWisdom #travel @CuracaoTravel – at Curaçao
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Substation Curacao retweeted
“Sometimes you just have to get out there and explore before you even know what questions to ask. Had we not been sub diving for purely exploratory purposes, we would not have discovered the rariphotic.” -Carole Baldwin @FishDoc1, author of a new paper describing a new ocean zone
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Substation Curacao retweeted
Watching corals grow is perhaps more boring than watching grass grow...unless you can speed up time!!! Check out this 4-year annual time series from #Curaçao. Grow corals grow! youtu.be/GgcmleGvpdc #CoralTech #CARMABI #100IC #100IslChallenge @CoralSci @Scripps_Ocean
The @SubstationCur #CuraSub makes things happen! One new species at a time. nmnh.typepad.com/no_bones/20…
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Substation Curacao retweeted
#WhereWeWorkWednesday: Off the coast of Curaçao, the Smithsonian is monitoring diverse, but often threatened, tropical deep reefs. The @NMNH Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP) works to research and conserve these remarkable ecosystems. #SIGlobal ow.ly/k6sl30iFPBM
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Substation Curacao retweeted
Another great #coral regeneration initiative from @SECORE_coral - sowing larvae onto the #reef in a successful pilot project on the #Caribbean island of #Curacao @scubacuracao divemagazine.co.uk/eco/7942-…
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Substation Curacao retweeted
The manned submersible #Curasub captures again! This time it discovered 2 #NewSpecies of deep-reef #basslets off Curacao, southern Caribbean: @SubstationCur doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.729.… #ichthyology #MarineScience #MarineDiversity #biodiversity
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Substation Curacao retweeted
Replying to @CuracaoTravel
Amazing #bucketlist adventures await #rightnowincuracao... like #exploring & discovering the unknown depths of the #Caribbean Sea down to 1000ft or 300m in the #Curasub! substation-curacao.com #boot2018 #diving #tauchen #duiken
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Is Curaçao on your bucket list? goo.gl/PVm3vJ
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Substation Curacao retweeted
Are you my mother? Smithsonian scientists used DNA barcoding to match a mysterious fish larva with adults of a new species of sea bass discovered off the coast of Curacao. #ObjectsofWonder
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Substation Curacao retweeted
The island of #Curacao faces this challenge right now as it considers the impacts of a proposed massive development project that would threaten the reefs off Oostpunt. oceana.org/blog/quantity-or-… @Oceana @Marahh2o #sdg14 #ouroceansourfuture #scubadiving
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Substation Curacao retweeted
Sirenas Receives Research Grant Totaling $1.68 M To Accelerate Its Drug Discovery Technology, ATLANTIS™. Read the full press release here. prn.to/2AiedPU
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Substation Curacao retweeted
Curaçao's rainbow-colored capital of Willemstad is marking 20 years since it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s an exciting time to explore this Caribbean city: lptravel.to/fQHlxL #travel
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Substation Curacao retweeted
It is not too late... @CoralSci reminds us why we need to keep working to protect the precious corals we have left. #Curacao #sdg14 #oceanoptimism #ouroceansourfuture #MondayMotivation #scubadiving @sustainablecur @SustainTheBlue @EugeneRhugg teapawt.net/sustainablecur/status/… – at Curaçao
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Substation Curacao retweeted
Amazing... Bryde #Whales filmed in a #feeding frenzy off #Curacao! Check it out: youtube.com/watch?v=XvyxLckm… via @YouTube @CuracaoTravel #rightnowincuracao #sdg14 #ouroceansourfuture – at Curaçao
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Substation Curacao retweeted
Sustainable & responsible tourism on Curacao. Locals & visitors come together to protect the reef with @scubacuracao @projectaware & Coral Restoration Foundation Curacao. #marine #conservation #Caribbean #Curacao #coral #reef scubaverse.com/sustainable-r…
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Substation Curacao retweeted
Dive #Curacao underwater in 360° & discover how stakeholders are trying to save these pristine habitats! edition.cnn.com/2017/10/26/v… #SDG14 #CNN – at Curaçao
Caribbean's healthiest remaining coral reefs are on the island of #Curaçao, read full report: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @HartmannAaron #SDG14
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