The Cartagena Reef Check is your opportunity to help protect Varadero´s Reef, a World´s Hope Spot, and the only coral reef in the Bay of Cartagena. Varadero´s Reef has survived more than 500 years of human pressure. Thanks to the work of Salvemos Varadero and Corporación Ecotono, it was designated a Hope Spot by Mission Blue in 2018 in an attempt to protect it from its destruction. With your participation, you contribute to the management and research that seeks to protect this surviving heroic reef in the area.
A Hope Spot in Cartagena!
As a Reef Check expedition team member you can expect to:
See, experience or learn how we assess the health of Varadero´s Reef, a Hope Spot in the Caribbean, while you enjoy Cartagena, a recognized World Heritage Site.
Monitor coral reefs under the leadership and guidance of experienced coral reef scientists, and assist with updating national and international databases (e.g. INVEMAR, Reef Check) with information on the condition of surveyed coral reefs.
Participate in various cultural and socio-ecological activities such as a visit to the local community of Tierra Bomba, walks around the walled old city, enjoy the local, the rich gastronomy and music, and join Salvemos Varadero!
Meet more people like you who are committed to improving their diving experience and making of their passion an opportunity to leave a legacy.
The Reef Check EcoDiver Program”
| ¿WHERE DO WE MEET? |
Downtown Cartagena. Venue TBA. |
| ¿WHAT DOES THE EXPEDITION COVER? |
- Field training and supervision by team scientist according to level
- Five Reef Check SCUBA dives
- Dive equipment for members
- Dive insurance
- Refreshments
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| ¿WHAT IS NOT COVERED? |
- Accommodation and meals
- Airfare to/from Cartagena
- Dive equipment for non-members
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| ¿WHEN DOES IT TAKE PLACE? |
13 – 16 Aug 2021 | 11 – 15 Aug 2022 | 107- 21 Aug 2021 |
| ¿WHAT´S THE DURATION? |
3 Nights/4 Days |
| ¿ONLY FOR SCUBA DIVERS? |
Yes. You need to be SCUBA certified. If you are not yet a certified divers contact us to discuss your options. |
| ¿WHAT REEF CHECK LEVELS CAN JOIN? |
Certified Reef Check EcoDivers | Discover Reef Check EcoDivers | Reef Check EcoDiver candidates (who have completed and approved the Reef Check EcoDiver online training and will conduct their in-water training and receive their certification). |
¿Not an EcoDiver Yet?
If you are not one yet, you can start your training today by signing up for the Reef Check EcoDiver Course and then join as a Reef Check EcoDiver candidate to complete your certification in coral reef monitoring during the expedition. However, you must complete and pass the knowledge component before joining this field program. Sign up for the Reef Check EcoDiver e-learning program today!
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Cartagena Reef Check
