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Protecting Coral, One Dive at a Time.

RumPowered® Research Sets Sail in the Turks & Caicos Turks & Caicos Explorer II: June 28 to July 5, 2025 Sun-soaked decks, vibrant coral gardens, and a boatload of passionate divers made the latest RumPowered® Research Expedition aboard Turks & Caicos Explorer II one for the books. This Turks & Caicos Reef Fund trip wasn’t just a...

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Sustainability and world-class liveaboard diving go hand in hand.

Originally posted by Erin Canto, Reef-World staff on Green Fins. Launched in September 2020, Tiburon Explorer is the largest liveaboard in the Galapagos, featuring state-of-the-art safety systems and an itinerary that showcases the archipelago’s most breathtaking dive sites. Tiburon Explorer is a Green Fins member that prioritizes marine conservation. From the Northern islands of Darwin and Wolf...

Explorer Ventures Fleet Adds the PADI Eco Center designation for Galapagos Vessels

The First and Only PADI Eco Centers in the Galapagos Explorer Ventures Fleet, renowned for its commitment to sustainable liveaboard diving, is delighted to announce a significant milestone in partnership with its Ecuadorian counterparts. The addition of the PADI Eco Center designation to its Green Fins certification for its fleet vessels, the M/V Humboldt Explorer...

Caribbean Explorer II crew fights ocean debris

The Explorer Ventures Fleet crew from Caribbean Explorer II participated in two events this month to fight plastic and rubbish in St Maarten’s waters. They collected 65lbs of waste from Great Bay, Phillipsburg, and assisted with a front-line plastic monitoring program called In-No-Plastic utilized by The Nature Foundation St Maarten.

Explorer Ventures joins the Green Fins Hub to protect coral reefs

The new Green Fins Hub is a game-changer in overcoming the biggest sustainability challenges in the marine tourism industry. Press Release: September 15, 2022 Sustainable marine tourism is receiving a major boost with the launch of the Green Fins Hub this week. We are delighted to have been part of the pilot program with five...

RumPowered Research™ in Turks & Caicos

Explorer Ventures joined forces with the Turks & Caicos Reef Fund (TCRF) for a truly unique environmental expedition in the East Caicos. It’s RumPowered Research…

Pregnant Tiger Sharks on the Saba Bank

Tiger Shark Expedition Gallery All photography by Daniel Norwood, Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance

34 Years of Sustainability: Our Way Forward

Sustainable liveaboard diving: 2019 has shown us how vulnerable the diving industry is to uncertainty and that sustainability is the key to resilience. Covid-19 has changed travel, brought new economic challenges, and added more rapidly increasing threats to the environment. The pandemic has proven that the health of our planet is unquestionably connected to...

Sunscreens: A Guide to Choosing a Reef-Safe Option

Sunscreen guide from Explorer Ventures Is your sun cream reef-friendly? At this time, the term 'reef-safe' is unregulated and there are numerous brands offering ocean-friendly options. But how do we know which sunscreens are actually reef-safe and effective to use? In February of 2019, the FDA issued its most significant proposed regulatory ruling to sunscreens. The...

Explorer Ventures Launches Dive Green Sustainability Promise

Explorer Ventures and Dive Green PRESS RELEASE | June 11, 2019 This May, Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Fleet launched “Dive Green,” a sustainably promise that identifies potential environmental impacts and addresses strategies to ultimately minimize their footprint. Details are as follows: The ocean is a fragile ecosystem which is increasingly threatened by a multitude of factors....

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