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The Bonaire National Marine Park
B onaire has a long history of marine Captain Don Stewart and late Carel Steens-
preservation, beginning with turtle ma and The Netherlands Antilles National
protection in 1961, the prohibition of Parks Foundation. Carel Steensma was a
spear fishing in 1971, and protection for personal friend of HRH Prince Bernhard of
coral, dead or alive, in 1975. The driving the Netherlands, who was Chairman of the
forces behind the creation of a Marine Park World Wildlife Fund at the time.
on Bonaire included Bonaire devotees
