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. 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 are Amoray Dive Center, Quiescence and Sea Dwellers, all of Key Largo, and Florida Keys Dive Center of Tavernier.
Returning dive operators awarded for the current round of funding include The Dive Shop at Ocean Reef; DiveN2Life of Big Torch Key; Finz Dive Center of Key West; Key Dives and Sea Base of Islamorada; and Sail Fish Scuba and Rainbow Reef Dive Center of Key Largo.
Since the program began in 2018, almost 37,000 pounds of debris has been removed from Keys waters.
