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Ecuador Expands Marine Park Around the Galapagos Islands

4. Nov 2021 Liquid Diving Adventures Dive Destination Info, Galapagos, Remote & Untouched Dive Locations

Ecuador Expands Marine Park Around the Galapagos Islands

by Vanessa Buschschluter - BBC News

Link to Full Article --> BBC News Article

Conservationists have welcomed the announcement by Ecuador that it will expand the marine reserve around the Galapagos islands by 60,000 sq km.

President Guillermo Lasso announced the move at the COP 26 climate summit in Glasgow. Mr. Lasso told the BBC that his government wanted to show that action rather than words was the most effective way to fight climate change. Conservationists called it "a brilliant first step". The existing marine protected area around the Galapagos measures 133,000 sq km and was one of the first large-scale marine conservation areas to be created. It is one of the most productive marine ecosystems in the world. Conservationists hope that its expansion will protect the migration routes of endangered species such as the whale shark and make the reserve more resilient to climate change.

Among those praising the move is Sarah Darwin, the great-great-granddaughter of biologist Charles Darwin, whose theory of evolution was inspired by the biodiversity he found on the Galapagos. Sarah, a botanist and an ambassador for the Galapagos Conservation Trust, told the BBC that she was "very, very excited that President Lasso is taking the Galapagos so seriously".

"We're really looking forward to taking further conservation measures forward with him both in the marine reserve and the islands themselves," she said. "This is a real commitment, I think." But the CEO of the Galapagos Conservation Trust, Sharon Johnson, said it was important that the resources be put in place to adequately protect the newly enlarged reserve. In 2020, a huge number of Chinese fishing boats were spotted in waters off the Galapagos with conservationists accusing the fleet of "pillaging" the area for squid.

President Lasso denied that the expansion of the marine reserve was a response to the Chinese fleet's movements, insisting it was "an autonomous decision of the Ecuadorean government". Mr. Lasso said that in his most recent conversation with the Chinese president he sensed "a clear commitment to respect Ecuador's maritime" and that he, therefore, hoped there would be no repeat of the scenes which had played out in 2020. He added that his government would swap debt for conservation to create a fund that would allow Ecuador to beef up navy patrols to protect the area and to provide artisanal fishermen working outside the marine reserve with support.

The Galapagos and the seas surrounding them are a unique ecosystem home to whales, turtles, and tuna, explain Prof Sandy Tudhope and Dr. Meriwether Wilson from the University of Edinburgh. The fact that they are so rich in commercially important species is also what makes them so attractive to fishermen, say the two scientists, who were part of the team whose research underpinned the decision to expand the reserve.

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Our thanks to Vanessa Buschschluter - BBC News for this article. Full article HERE.

Socorro Islands - Mexico - Only by Liveaboard!

27. Nov 2020 Liquid Diving Adventures Dive Destination Info, Mexico, Remote & Untouched Dive Locations

Socorro Islands - Mexico - Only by Liveaboard!

Mexico’s Revillagigedo Islands are synonymous with liveaboards and big-animal encounters. The archipelago lies about 300 miles off the southern tip of Baja California, requiring a 22-hour transit from Cabo San Lucas.

Four uninhabited volcanic islands make up the Revillagigedos: Socorro, Clarion, San Benedicto, and Roca Partida. They raise up from sea level from 100 to 3,800 feet out of the water from the seafloor, creating exceptional walls, pinnacles and sheer drop-offs that act as cleaning and feeding stations for oceanic mantas and half a dozen shark species, including mass aggregations of scalloped hammerheads.

Revillagigedos is an oasis in the middle of the eastern Pacific. The four islands sit at the convergence of the cool California Current flowing from the north and the warmer North Equatorial Current, creating an ideal spot for nutrients to rise from the deep and attract passing pelagics. This makes Revilla a hotspot for manta rays, humpback whales, whale sharks, dolphins, hammerheads, Galapagos sharks—nearly every variety of hungry traveler.

The Revillagigedos are part of a unique chain with amazing undersea volcanic mounds. Because of the remote nature, there’s just not a lot of pressure on the sites.

Cabo Pierce, the Aquarium, and El Canyon dive sites offer the chance to see just about any big animals you can imagine—humpback whales, pacific bottlenose dolphins, whale sharks, the list goes on.

Because these are important waterways for endangered megafauna, the islands were deemed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016, and a year later were established as the Revillagigedo National Park. Even though they’re remote, they’re patrolled by the local government to prevent illegal fishing.

Because the archipelago is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site, certain protective measures are in place. Night diving, solo diving, and diving in the blue are not offered for safety reasons. Also, reef hooks, knives, dive lights not connected to cameras, and gloves are not permitted. In order to manage the number of divers on each site, liveaboards coordinate the timing of their dives. Because of this, if there are several boats at a site, they may limit the number of dives per day to three. The park has a set limit on the number of liveaboards that can visit, but flexibility is key in these parts.

Dive Socorro & Save 20% - Quino El Guardian - Baja California

4. Nov 2019 Liquid Diving Adventures Dive Show Specials, Mexico, New Liveaboards, Travel Specials & Deals

Dive the Socorro Islands & Save 20%

* * * Quino El Guardian Liveaboard * * *

Baja California, Mexico

Contact Us for Discounted Rates Today...!!

1-866.690.3483 Toll Free

Dive the
Archipièlago de Revillagigedo
Quino el Guardian
December 6-15, 2019
Only $2640!

Regularly $3300, you'll dive with giant pacific manta rays, 7-species of sharks (including schooling hammerheads), and playful bottlenose dolphins. And December is whale shark season!

Price includes 10 days/9 nights and 6 days of diving aboard Quino el Guardian Liveaboard with the best crew in the industry, taxes, port fees, meals, beverages, tanks, weights, and complimentary beer and wine. The only things not included are:

$28 park fee
$120 Nitrox (if you want it)
Transfers to and from the boat
Crew gratuity

Boat departs and returns to San Jose del Cabo
Subject to availability
Cannot be combined with any other offer

Nortada Liveaboard - Galapagos

24. Apr 2016 Liquid Diving Adventures Galapagos, Liveaboard Travel Specials, Travel Specials & Deals

Nortada Liveaboard - Galapagos

May Special - Discount Rate $4,050 USD

Includes Transfers and Nitrox - Contact Us for Availability!

May 13-20, 2016

Palau and Yap Combo - 2 Islands, 1 Trip

3. Apr 2016 Liquid Diving Adventures Palau, Yap

Palau and Yap Combo Trip

2 Islands, 1 Amazing Trip

Check out our previous post for the Yap 30th Anniversary celebration and if that wets your taste buds for a trip to Micronesia, then you are probably ready to continue this adventure with a week in Palau.

Chris and Jason with Palau Dive Adventures with be joining Bill Acker and his staff at Manta Ray Bay Resort for the week of June 19-25 for the anniversary celebration. Then they will be leading a group from Yap back to Palau for another week of the best of Micronesia scuba diving.

Yap 30th Anniversary at Manta Ray Bay Resort starting at $1699 USD per person for Standard Room, Ocean View $1799 and Deluxe Room $2199 per person. June 19-25, 2016

Palau trip with Palau Dive Adventures starting at $1699 per person. June 25 to July 2, 2016.

Contact us for availability and additional details.

Palau & Yap 2 Islands - 1 Trip May 2-16, 2015

8. Dec 2014 Liquid Diving Adventures

We have been working with Chris Lubba at Palau Dive Adventures (Palau) and Bill Acker at Manta Ray Bay Resort (Yap) to offer a fin-tastic Micronesia combo package, 2 Islands - 1 Trip special. Here is this amazing package. 14 nights for $3599 per person double occupancy.

We get you to the Palau's Blue Hole

14 Nights accommodations:
7 Nights at Palau Pacific Resort on Palau
7 Nights at Manta Ray Bay Resort on Yap
15 Boat dives on Yap, 13 Boat dives on Palau
Breakfast at both resorts, lunch on dive days
Complimentary room upgrades at both resorts
Unlimited nitrox
Free internet on Yap
Palau and Yap ground airport transfers

This trip is limited to 12 lucky divers so contact us fast to book this bucket list adventure. 20% non-refundable deposit required, balance due 60 days before travel. The price quoted is a cash price, add 3.5% for credit cards. $3599 per person double diver occupancy. Contact us for space.

From the macro to the magnificent, you will experience a wide range of critters. From giant mantas and sharks to mating Mandrin fish, Micronesia has it all.

Palau Dive Adventures - Long Beach Scuba Show Special

1. Jun 2013 Liquid Diving Adventures Dive Show Specials, Remote & Untouched Dive Locations, Travel Specials & Deals

For the Long Beach Scuba Show, our dive buddies and owners of Palau Dive Adventures, Chris and Jason, have offered us two amazing packages for travel to Micronesia. One package gets you accommodations at the Sea Passion Hotel and the second gets you accommodations at Palau Pacific Resort. Both packages offer the best diving Palau can offer. Small dive groups, personalize itineraries, 5 days of amazing diving..!

Book 1 diver, 2nd diver 25% off Save $237 - Book 4 divers, get one (1) FREE Save $950 - Book 8 divers, get two (2) FREE Save $1900 - Book 10 divers, get three (3) FREE Save $2850

Contact us for availability as these dive show specials are limited.

Sea Passion Hotel

The package at the Sea Passion Hotel includes 7 nights deluxe ocean view accommodations, daily breakfast, 13 dives (3 days, 3 tanks; 2 days, 2 tanks), free nitrox, lunch and refreshments on dive days, a trip to Peleliu, a snorkel trip to Jellyfish Lake, airport transfers and taxes. Normally this 2013 low season is $1499 per person double occupancy. Valid for travel April 1-27, May 7 - June 30, Sept 1-26 and Oct 8 - Dec 15, 2013 and 2014.

Dive Show 2013 pricing: $1381 ppdo 2 divers - $1261 ppdo 4 or 8 divers - $1214 ppdo 10 divers

Dive Show 2014 pricing: $1481 ppdo 2 divers - $1361 ppdo 4 or 8 divers - $1314 ppdo 10 divers

Palau Pacific Resort

The package at the Palau Pacific Resort includes 7 nights garden view accommodations, daily breakfast (2014 only), 13 dives (3 days, 3 tanks; 2 days, 2 tanks), free nitrox, lunch and refreshments on dive days, a trip to Peleliu, a snorkel trip to Jellyfish Lake, airport transfers and taxes. Normally this 2013 low season is $1799 per person double occupancy. Valid for travel April 1-26, May 7 - July 15, and Oct 1 - Dec 20, 2013 and 2014.

Dive Show 2013 pricing: $1681 ppdo 2 divers - $1562 ppdo 4 or 8 divers - $1514 ppdo 10 divers

Dive Show 2014 pricing: $1831 ppdo 2 divers - $1712 ppdo 4 or 8 divers - $1664 ppdo 10 divers

Rocio del Mar Liveaboard - Socorro Island & Baja California

13. Jan 2013 Liquid Diving Adventures New Liveaboards

We are excited to be offering liveaboard diving adventures on the Rocio del Mar sailing out of San Jose del Cabo, Baja California. The Rocio is 110 feet of all steel construction, powered by twin turbo diesels, equipped with the latest marine electronics to get you to the best dive sites quickly and safely. Rocio del Mar has 10 staterooms, all with private bathrooms with hot shower stalls, western style toilets, lavatories and above height window. Each cabin is carpeted and air conditioned, with convenient gear and clothes storage drawers beneath the beds.

Come and dive with the friendliest giant mantas in the world. Whale sharks and humpback whales in season. Dolphins, schools of hammerhead sharks, six different types of sharks, along with a variety of other sea life.

The 3 islands regularly visited are; San Benedicto, Socorro and Roca Partida. The Socorro Islands are 250 miles off Mexico’s Baja southern shore and are accessible from November through the end of May.

This trip is 9 days long with 6 full days of diving!!! Liveaboard packages are $3195 with limited availability in 2013, booking into 2014. Book your trip today!

Galapagos Liveaboard - Humboldt Explorer - Save $1,000 on Jan 2013 Charters

10. Nov 2012 Liquid Diving Adventures Liveaboard Travel Specials

You have always wanted to join a live aboard charter to the amazing Galapagos Islands. Now you can join a charter in January 2013 to this fin-tastic dive destination and save $1,000 per person.

Your 8 day / 7 night underwater adventures in the Galapagos will encompass everything from sharks to nudibranchs, and more. The islands are best known for amazing shark diving around Wolf and Darwin Islands. Your diving experience here will generally include Galapagos sharks, silky sharks and lots of schooling hammerheads being cleaned by king angelfish. Seeing marine turtles, schools of tuna, eagle rays, and sea lions are very common. All the islands are amazing sites for underwater photography.

Besides the diving adventure on the Humboldt Explorer, you will have the opportunity to experience land tours that may be booked in addition to the cruise. Tour options include Otavalo Market and Cotacahi village, Cotopaxi National Park, and Mindo-Nambillo Ecological Reserve.

The dive charter includes 7 nights/8 days aboard the vessel, 3 meals daily, plus between-dive snacks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, 2-3 dives a day (days vary), tanks, weights and belts.

The charter does NOT include airport transfers (except same-day Galapagos arrivals), hotel accommodations, international flights to/from Galapagos, last evening meal, rental gear, instruction, nitrox and retail charges, crew gratuities, dive accident insurance (required), trip cancellation insurance, premium alcoholic beverages, National Marine Park fees - $100 pp, cash only. Paid on arrival in Galapagos, TCT Tourist card - ($10 pp, cash only) Paid at Ecuador airport of departure for Galapagos. Cash only, hyperbaric chamber fee ($35 pp, payable on board), and fuel surcharge.

Manta Ray Bay Resort - Manta Fest 2013 - Photo Contest - Book Early

31. Oct 2012 Liquid Diving Adventures Dive Festivals, Photo Contest

Here's your chance for world class diving in Micronesia on the island of Yap, and the opportunity to rub shoulders with several of the best underwater photographers around. Plus the chance to win a photo prize worth over $10,000.

Join us at the Manta Ray Bay Resort and Yap Divers and discover the amazing undersea world of Micronesia. The big pelagics, manta rays and sharks and all the small critters are found around Yap. This is a bucket list dive destination.

Our packages include standard room or ocean view accommodation, breakfast, dives, and airport transfers.

7 nights Standard Room, 5 days diving = $1,359pp and Ocean View Room = $1,439pp

10 nights Standard Room, 8 days diving = $1,849pp and Ocean View Room = $1,949pp

14 nights Standard Room, 11 days diving = $2,469pp and Ocean View Room = $2,629pp