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Spearfishing is currently prohibited in the Virgin Islands, but Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley expects that to change when a new fisheries law and regulations take effect later this year, …
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With their fiery crimson and white stripes and ornate flared spines, lionfish are a striking inhabitant of many Caribbean coral reefs. However, the predatory fish is not native to these …
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Hoping to highlight the Virgin Islands shipwrecks that draw divers from around the world, organisers are bringing back BVI Wreck Week next February. The event, which was last held in …
A team of divers floated in the water off The Dogs near Virgin Gorda, looking up at the crane lowering a “Sharkplaneo” into the sea. Tugging on a rope attached …
After Hurricane Irma, the Virgin Islands’ scuba diving industry was in shambles. In the following years, stakeholders regrouped and thought about how they could operate better than they had before …
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