Maria Bollerup is a rebreather cave diver and an explorer who has traversed the world as a professional diver since the age of 18. Being Danish, her diving career started in Denmark where her interest in underwater archaeology got her diving archaeological sites at the age of 16, ollecting artefacts on Stone Age villages. It is her passion for science, in combination with her dedicated career within the diving industry, that has led to her involvement in scientific diving projects.
Maria is the co-founder of Nixie Expeditions, where diving exploration and scientific research is united into expeditions.
Currently, she’s project planner and team diver on Expedition Buteng, an on-going cave project in Sulawesi, Indonesia, where cave diving is explorative, desolate and evolves around research, scientific information gathering and water preservation of unique and isolated cave systems.
In the hope of positively influencing future underwater ambassadors, Maria founded and runs Blue Venture Diving; a wholesale dive travel agency focusing on young backpackers from Europe. She also works with PTSD diagnosed police officers, to help find sanctuary and peace through diving and breathwork.
As an advocate for exploration-based diving, she’s a public speaker, a Fourth Element ambassador and a member of The Explorers Club.
