Sanctuary Family Grows with Addition of Dive Partners

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is expanding its lineup of Blue Star and Goal: Clean Seas Florida Keys dive operators with the addition of RED Hospitality at the Bungalows Key Largo. The Blue Star designation requires extensive staff training and a commitment to responsible tourism. Look before you book! Find a complete list of Blue Star operators at sanctuaries.noaa.gov/bluestar.

In addition, RED Hospitality has joined the family of operators selected to take part in debris-removal dives as part of Goal: Clean Seas Florida Keys, which is underwritten by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. Also joining the list of newcomers to Goal: Clean Seas is Amoray Dive Center (Key Largo), Quiescence (Key Largo), Florida Keys Dive Center (Tavernier), and Sea Dwellers (Key Largo).

Returning dive operators awarded for the current round of funding include The Dive Shop at Ocean Reef, DiveN2Life (Big Torch Key), Finz Dive Center (Key West), Key Dives (Islamorada), Sail Fish Scuba (Key Largo), Sea Base (Islamorada), and Rainbow Reef Dive Center (Key Largo).

Since the program began in 2018, almost 37,000 pounds of debris has been removed from Keys’ waters.

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