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Tars Geerts of Deepblu takes a time out to test the waters himself
Bryan Horne, of Substation Curacao and the Dive Task Force, talks to James Tsuei of Deepblu
One such diver is Bryan Horne, who the team met recently on a trip to Curacao. Bryan is the head of Dive Curacao, a business which promotes diving in the region, and works with conservationists with the goal of keeping the seas clean and healthy so that future genera generations may enjoy its natural beauty as well. Growing up with the popular underwater stories of the 1970s, it didn’t take long for him to want to get into the water himself. He said: “I soon grew out of that insatiable imagination as life, school, work and family became more important. Then, one day, on a beach in Mexico, a crazy idea literally surfaced to learn to scuba dive, and that changed everything from that day forward!” …and change it did, for him and those around him. In addition to having dived all over the world, Bryan operates the world’s only research submarine that also provides leisure tours, dubbed Substation Curacao. He frequently descends 300m under the sea to have a peek around. Just as impressive as his once-in-a-lifetime tours are the conservation efforts undertaken by himself and the divers of Curacao. His tour itself allows for monitoring of the deeper reefs in the region, which are good at providing a forecast for problems such as ocean acidification, pollution, climate change, and invasive species. But it’s not all deep-reef observation. A handful of passionate dive operators on Curacao have teamed up to form the Curacao Dive Task Force, which is committed to safe and sustainable tourism. The team of the Dive Task Force engages in education and outreach programmes in order to help visitors have the best experience possible while at the same time taking care of their host country. The members of the group, who of course compete like any business, also work together for the greater good by hosting beach clean-ups, dive and music festivals, and other pro programmes that raise awareness in order to give back to land and sea. All of this comes back to what matters to the traveller… comfort. When good people are coming together to make sure that the seas we dive in are healthy, everyone benefits from their next dive. Deepblu is excited to continue learning, travel travelling, and contributing to the world around them. The company will continue to take every suggestion seriously, interact with divers and dive pros, and strive to make sure that every dive holiday is the best dive holiday. With quality business partners like Bryan all over the world, Planet Deepblu is a platform which will continue to grow in a direction that helps meet the needs of more divers every day. n ADVERTISING FEATURE