Diving Jardines de la Reina in CUBA (4K)

Cuba is home to (by far) the healthiest Caribbean reef I have ever encountered: Jardines de la Reina ('Gardens of the Queen'). If you ask an older diver, there's a good chance they'll say that "this is what the Florida keys used to look like 50 years ago"
And there is a very good reason for it. Cuba, cut off from global trade was forced to rely on its own natural resources. Castro was (apparently) an avid spearfisherman that recognized that the country would need strict fisheries management and declared the Jardines de la Reina a no- take zone. In 1996 the area became the largest marine reserve in the Caribbean and has since remained protected. In our opinion, there is no single better example of the efficacy of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs or no- take zone) than Jardines de la Reina.

[@commanderkrieger]

awesome shoot from the reef sharks over the reef... Love it

[@DiveHard]

thank you man!

[@shauryarana6880]

Underrated video. This is amazing!

[@DiveHard]

Thank you! 🙏🏽 I really appreciate the love

[@pbproduction-diving4734]

Love the editing and wow such amazing colors! What gear did you use? Thanks!

[@DiveHard]

thank you! I believe on this one it was Sony A7 series with red filter on the 16-35 (nauticam housing)

[@rhombifer566]

Nice 👍🏻

[@DiveHard]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@blessedandcursed9604]

This is so amazing you should have more subs

[@DiveHard]

Thank you! We are working on it ;)

[@reluctantbeating]

Amazing.. How do you visit this place as a US citizen?

[@DiveHard]

hey buddy good to hear from you hope you're staying safe! this was actually shot in Feb 2017 but my understanding is that its still fairly easy to get a 'sponsorship'. I think that the Avalon (live aboard) can help.