Bahamas Caves Research Foundation

Promoting Underwater Cave Research and Conservation Globally

We are a non-profit organization dedicated to scientific data collection, exploration, and conservation in the Bahamas and around the world. Check out our project locations below.

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Where we work

Project locations

6 field sites across 6 countries & territories

Our work

Exploration Dive logs from the exploration of Bahamian blue holes and underwater caves. Read more
Research We have partnered with the Bahamas National Museum / Antiquities Monuments and Museums Corporation (AMMC), an organization which was formed by the Bahamian Government and… Read more
Conservation Check out our newest efforts in cave mapping for conservation using underwater radiolocation devices to support the South Abaco Blue Holes Conservation Area Proposal. Read more
International Projects the foundation supports beyond the Bahamas. Read more
Blue Holes and Underwater Caves of the Bahamas Blue holes get their name due to the apparent blue color of their surface water. This is generally just a reflection of the sky on the water when viewed from an aircraft. Read more
Gallery Photographs from the Bahamas underground. Read more

We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.

T. S. Eliot, Little Gidding

The Bahamas Caves Research Foundation (BCRF) is dedicated to scientific investigations, exploration and conservation of underwater caves and dry caves globally. What originally started as a mission in 1990 in the Bahamas has now expanded to projects in Belize, Bermuda, Greece, Indonesia, and Canada.

The BCRF brings together scientists, explorers and conservationists working with the common goals of:

Educating the public on the uniqueness of underground cave systems and the treasures of both past and present eco-systems found beneath these karst environments.
Working with appropriate research institutions, local groups, government entities, and schools in making viable, science and tourism-based decisions that will help to conserve these important, unique and vital resources for future generations.

Massive columns in Fangorn Forest, Dan's Cave, Abaco Island. Photo by Brian Kakuk

A diver checks out an incredible pool of dog tooth spar crystals in Ralph's Cave, Abaco Island. Photo by Brian Kakuk

BCRF Director Brian Kakuk takes water samples in Magical Blue Hole, Abaco Island. Photo by Wes C. Skiles

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Our latest book

Book cover

Click on the book cover to view info on our latest book by BCRF Director Brian Kakuk and renowned explorer Jill Heinerth.

Sponsors

The BCRF is sponsored by these fine manufacturers:

KISS Rebreathers

XDEEP — XDEEP Diving Equipment for the Serious Explorer

Light Monkey — Light Monkey Exploration Grade Diving Lights

Shearwater Research — Shearwater Research Dive Computers

Haskel — Haskel Breathing Gas Booster Systems

Contact

Email [email protected] or call (242) 359-6128.

BCRF DataHub

The data behind our work.

Surveys, 3D models, video and documents from our exploration, research and conservation, in the Bahamas and with our international partners, in one archive. The archive is open to registered users, and a selection is open to everyone in its showcase.

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