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Stewart's memorable quotes when greeting scuba divers to the island was simply, "Take only pictures and memories, leave only bubbles.” He was quite serious about not touching the corals or harming the fish, which led to the founding of Bonaire Marine Park.
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Stewart was penniless when he first arrived on
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Bonaire. He named most of the dive sites on the island, and in 1976, founded a resort hotel of his own, and named it
Captain Don's Habitat. He was inducted into the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame in 2005. Stewart became a Knight in the royal
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