Thursday, April 03, 2008

Bonaire’s Captain Don Receives Recognition Award at Beneath The Sea

This past weekend, at the Beneath the Sea dive show in Secaucus, New Jersey, Bonaire’s own Captain Don Stewart was recognized for his outstanding contributions to the diving industry.

At the show’s award ceremony on Saturday, March 29th, Captain Don received the Diver of the Year Pioneer Award, celebrating 45 years of championship and service for diving and Bonaire--truly a pioneer and a man of vision.  Over the years he not only developed the dive resort, Habitat Bonaire, but worked tirelessly to promote scuba diving on the island, while balancing conservation with the development of Bonaire’s marine park and the tourism industry.  He has devised creative ways of preserving the health and beauty of the island’s underwater environment. 

Please join those of us on Bonaire in congratulating Captain Don on a lifetime of achievements.  (Source:  Bonaire Insider reporter, image courtesy of TCB-NY)