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LOCAL Friday 16 august 2024

Aruba Tourism Authority honored a loyal visitor at Casa Del Mar Beach Resort!

The Aruba Tourism Authority re- Emerald Ambassador
cently had the great pleasure of Mr. Joseph Pellino from Carmel
recognizing a Emerald Ambas- New York, United States.
sador of Aruba. The honoree was
respectively honored with a cer- Mr. Jorgino Willems representing
tificate for his years of visits, loyalty, the Aruba Tourism Authority, and
and love for the island of Aruba. staff members of Casa Del Mar
Beach Resort bestowed the certifi-
The honorary certification is pre- cate upon the honoree, presented
sented on behalf of the Minister him with gifts, and thanked him
of Tourism as a token of apprecia- for choosing Aruba as his favorite
tion and to say “Masha Danki” to vacation destination, as his home
guests who have visited Aruba 10, away from home.
20, or 35 years or more consecu-
tively. The top reasons for returning to Aru-
ba provided by the honoree was:
The three levels of honor are as fol- • Aruba’s people.
lows: • Aruba’s beaches & weath-
Distinguished Visitor (10>years con- er.
secutively visiting Aruba) • Aruba’s culture & food.
Goodwill Ambassador (20>years • “Arubans makes you feel
consecutively visiting Aruba) as you are part of their family”
Emerald Ambassador (35>years • “Since I came to Aruba
consecutively visiting Aruba) with my parents at the age 11, sincere gratitude and appreciation
we’ve made it our family vacation On behalf of the Aruba Tourism Au- to the honoree for his continued
The honoree was: spot for 4 generations” thority, we would like to express our visits to the “One Happy Island”.q

Planning on snorkeling? Get to know our “Dorado”

Drals, Drado, are some of them in tion. It is known among fishermen Description:
Papiamento. In English, it is also as an exciting catch and a fish that Dorado has a distinctive body. It has
called Mahi Mahi, Dolphinfish, or Do- puts up a good fight. Its meat is very a large tail and its long, flat body
rado. It's a good example to reflect good for consumption and it is also ends in a large blunt head. Its color
on why there can be many names. commercially fished for that reason. of yellow and green or blue makes
The same fish becomes known by it immediately recognizable, even
different common names, why? They grow very fast, up to 2.7 inches with small variations in these colors.
Common names come only when (almost 7 cm) per week. They can
a group of people, to understand live up to a maximum of 5 years al- Dorado has clear differences be-
each other, assign a name to a though very few reach that age. tween adult females and males. The
fish. Mahi Mahi, for example, comes Most become adults within 1 year male is larger and can easily reach
from Hawaii and means "very but many become reproductive af- 50 to 80 pounds and has a much
(Oranjestad)—If you’re ever plan- strong". Dorado is based on Span- ter just 5 or 6 months and reproduce flatter head compared to the fe-
ning on snorkeling during your va- ish and refers to the golden yellow very quickly too. male. Therefore, male Dorados are
cation on Aruba, you may spot fish color that the fish shines with under also called "bull Dorado".
that you can’t recognize. One of the sun. Why it's called Dolphinfish in They live in open water on the sur-
these may be the “Dorado”, a com- English is not well defined and while face most of the time. Many fish Dorado can be found in our waters
mon fish that swims all year long in there are several stories around this, seek them around sushi lines or float- around the island all year round, but
the waters of Aruba. Here’s some none have been confirmed. ing objects on the sea. Often you there are periods when it is easier to
information about the beloved Do- will find a group landing together find than others.
rado. Dorado is found in all tropical to sub- and if you keep a male on the line,
tropical oceans around the world. often the others will stay close or Source: The Department of Agriculture,
Dorado has many different names Dorado is very popular both for rec- can keep the group interested by Livestock, and Fisheries (Santa Rosa).
it can be referred to. Dral, Dorao, reational fishing and for consump- giving shrimp or squid.