Mares Interviews: Underwater Photographers Ivana Orlovic Kranjc and Janez Kranjc!
by Mares - 18th October 2018
Recently we caught up with photographers and Mares ambassadors Ivana Orlovic Kranjc and Janez Kranjc. They have been representing and using Mares prod...
Dive into the underwater world of Milford Sound
by Gerald - 22nd January 2018
We are now far at the south end of New Zealand. More specifically in the southwest, in the world of the fjords. Here, the first fjord originated in pr...
Mexico: Divers discover the biggest underwater cave-system on the planet
by Herbert - 18th January 2018
Crystal clear water & 347 kilometers in length - history included
Cave divers have discovered and explored a 216 miles (347 kilometer) underwat...
Hells Bells: Unique underwater stalactites in Yucatán Caves
by Herbert - 12th December 2017
Researchers study how Hells Bells was created
In recent years, scientists have identified a small group of stalactites in which the characteristic ...
Bronze Palm at the World Festival of Underwater Images for Algerian documentary ‘The Houses of the Sea’
by Emir - 15th November 2017
The Algerian documentary film The Houses of the Sea by Hamza Mendil, won the Bronze Palm on Saturday night in the Pro category at the World Festival o...
Blue Dolphin of Malta International Underwater Competition
by Herbert - 14th November 2017
12th Edition of the prestigious competition held in Gozo
The 12th Edition of the Blue Dolphin of Malta International Underwater Competition was hel...
Arctic: AWI underwater robot Tramper successfully recovered
by Herbert - 31st August 2017
Almost 60 weeks of measurements of oxygen content at the bottom of the deep sea obtained
On 27 August 2017, deep sea explorers of the Alfred Wegene...
‘Expect the unexpected’ – Underwater archaeological research around the island of Mozia, Sicily
by BGfU - 22nd August 2017
In July 2017, scientific divers of the Bavarian Society for Underwaterarchaeology (BGfU) and the Philipps University Marburg were invited by the Sop...
Underwater robot “TRAMPER” to surface after a year in the Arctic deep sea
by Herbert - 22nd August 2017
Helmholtz Alliance ROBEX tested innovative technologies on expedition
On Tuesday, August 22nd, the research vessel Polarstern will set off on a spe...
3-D Underwater Imaging
by Herbert - 1st August 2017
New age imaging system brings 3-D perspective to underwater sites
A revolutionary new multi-function, underwater imaging system has been developed by...
Underwater Archaeological Exploration
by BGfU - 10th July 2017
The underwater archaeological exploration of a late roman shipwreck on the coast of the Istrian peninsula as part of a continuing cooperation of betwe...
Underwater landslides may be caused by distant earthquakes
by Herbert - 5th July 2017
Researchers have discovered that large earthquakes can trigger underwater landslides thousands of miles away weeks or months after the occurrence of t...
Taking the plunge underwater… and underground
by Herbert - 22nd May 2017
Diving into the flooded tunnels of Schieferbergwerk Nuttlar in
Sauerland is not for the faint-hearted. After crossing the yellow
container (which re...
Day 6 – Earthquake underwater?
by MARES / SSI / rEvo Dive Expedition Team - 19th February 2017
Do you remember? Yesterday’s dive spot was great. So nice that we decided to go to the north tip of Olkohn, Kohboy, again.
Olkohn became connec...
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New underwater observatory to monitor zooplankton
by Herbert - 10th December 2016
Scientists from the Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries, Alfred Wegener
Institute (AWI) and Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG) have placed an
optical...
Underwater station and shark observer submersible go on a road trip
by Mares - 17th August 2016
Marine artefacts on loan to Munster for a year
Two large marine artefacts from the Stralsunder Nautineum are on their
way to Munster where they wi...
Underwater robot begins one-year mission
by Mares - 28th July 2016
Autonomous deep-sea robot at work
Deep on the Arctic seabed, an autonomous deep-sea robot has been hard
at work, having recently started its one-y...
Welcome to the brave new (underwater) world of fluo diving
by Herbert - 10th September 2015
Seeing the underwater world in a different light
Apart from tropical rainforests, the coral reef is a rich habitat
teeming with the most number of...
My First Encounter with a Dugong
by Semra - 15th January 2019
Hello everybody and Happy New Year!
Welcome to my latest blog! In my last blog I wrote about the 10 reasons to become a diver, check it out here if y...
New Guiness World Record for Marina Kazankova and Dmitrij Malasenko!
by Mares - 11th January 2019
The Guinness World Record Attempt for the Longest Underwater Dance whilst freediving was a success at the deepest pool in the world: Y-40!
It was a...
De dolfijnen van Sataya reef
by Thomas Van Puymbroeck - 9th January 2019
Diep in de Rode Zee, ver weg van alle beschaving, doemt dit azuurblauwe rif op. Het lijkt wel op een natuurlijk oase midden in de oceaan, omringd door...
A closer look at Aqaba Bay – Interview with Abdullah Momany
by Ivana and Janez - 7th January 2019
Abdullah Momany is the owner and manager of the Red Sea Dive Center. He is also a marine biologist who has worked in the marine environment for over 1...
My experience diving with the Flexa wetsuit!
by Ivana and Janez - 1st January 2019
Diving has become my obsession and great passion! Five years ago, when I first touched the underwater world, I knew that I would use every possible op...
10 reasons to become a diver
by Semra - 24th December 2018
Hi everyone and welcome to my new blog post. In my last blog I wrote about my work in Soma Bay, check it out here if you haven’t read it yet!
Thi...
Guinness World Record attempt from Marina Kazankova!
by Mares - 17th December 2018
Mares ambassador Marina Kazankova and Dmitrijs Malasenko will be attempting a world record at the Y-40 pool on the 29th December 2018. This attempt is...
The Green Jungle of the Yucatan Cenotes – Mystical Underground Rivers
by Damir - 30th November 2018
There are places on the planet where gods still dwell and there are other places where they used to dwell. This winter, we visited their abandoned dwe...
About my work in Soma Bay
by Semra - 26th November 2018
Hi everyone and welcome to my new blog post. In my last blog, I told you about how I got the chance to become a divemaster. If you haven’t read it y...
The exciting journey of sockeye salmon
by Gerald - 22nd November 2018
Together with a handful of like-minded people I make my way to British Columbia. Via Vancouver, we drive to Shuswap Lake and wait for the sockeye salm...
De Schildpadden van Playa Grandi
by Thomas Van Puymbroeck - 19th November 2018
Playa Grandi (ook wel bekend als Playa Piskado) is een klein, maar erg populair strandje aan de westkust van Curaçao. Je kan er een dagje heerlijk re...
Freshwater vs marine diving
by Ivana and Janez - 13th November 2018
For more information on Marine Ecology, check out our friends at SSI!
Most of us dive in a marine environment only. It is perceived as more exciting,...
Semra – How I started my dive adventure!
by Semra - 5th November 2018
Hi everybody, welcome to my second blogpost here on the Mares blog!
In my first blog I wrote a bit about myself and started to talk about my journey ...
Fortunal – A beauty of a wreck dive!
by Ivana and Janez - 31st October 2018
When the fishing ship was given the name Fortunal, the owner had no idea it would be a bad omen. Allegedly, ‘fortunal’ means storm, tempest, fat...
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Dive Expedition – Mt. Treskavica Lakes
by Mares - 26th October 2018
Located thirty kilometers south of Sarajevo, the Treskavica mountain range is no doubt one of the most beautiful in Bosnia and Herzegovina, known amon...
Cruisers vs Boka Kotorska Bay
by Ivana and Janez - 10th October 2018
An interview with Dr. Vesna Macic, Marine Biologist
Sailing on big cruisers is becoming very popular as a means of vacation and one of the most bea...
Corals are the perfect models
by Ivana and Janez - 4th October 2018
Looking at wonderful, colourful, tropical coral reefs, many people believe that the organisms responsible for these structures are plant based. Noth...
Mares and MantaFest 2019
by b_rad - 1st October 2018
Mantas, Sharks & UW Photo/Video Workshops in Micronesia at MantaFest 2019 - Small contest, BIG PRIZES!
MantaFest is an annual event organized b...
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Mermaids? Are they real?
by Thomas Van Puymbroeck - 27th September 2018
Are mermaids real?
In the olden days, sailors believed in magical, magnificent creatures which they called 'mermaids'. Now we suspect that they pro...
UJ-2208 – German navy submarine chaser – Ligurian Wrecks (Part III)
by Florent M. Locatelli - 19th September 2018
UJ-2208 (ex-Alfred) - German Navy (Kriegsmarine) submarine chaser (ex-patrol boat) (ex-trawler).
Built in 1926 by the Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretag...
Breathtaking Moments – The Great White Sharks of Guadalupe, August 2018
by Robert - 29th August 2018
MARES - WIRODIVE - NAUTILUS LIVEABOARDS
See photos from the experience here.
At DEMA 2017 I met up with Mike Lever, as usual. Mike is the owner of t...
Blowfish, balloonfish, pufferfish, puffers, blowies, toadfish…so which one is it?
by Ivana and Janez - 15th August 2018
The name of a fish order - Tetraodontiformes - does not sound familiar to many, but when we look into the ten fish families listed in it, we discover ...
Hermit crabs against plastic!
by Ivana and Janez - 31st July 2018
Hermit crabs are decapod crustaceans which, like other members of this order, have segmented bodies and very well developed eyes, claws and legs. They...
The best known wrecks of Jordan
by Ivana and Janez - 16th July 2018
It is in the northernmost part of the Red Sea, at the very tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, that Jordan reaches out to the sea. The city that dominates this ...
The Wreck of the Brioni
by Ivana and Janez - 2nd July 2018
The wreck of the Brioni passenger and cargo ship is one of the most captivating wrecks in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is located on the ...
Mares XR Active Heat Vest
by Underwater Tales by Stefano Sibona - 26th June 2018
Rapallo, May 2018
My new rEvo rebreather is ready for use. Yme, my instructor, has just finished the first lesson of the course which will allow me...
Octopuses – They have it all!
by Ivana and Janez - 22nd June 2018
Who doesn’t like octopuses? They have it all: beautiful, smart and unique. These molluscs are part of the order ‘Octopoda’ (eight limbs) and are...
The Wrecks of Karaburun
by Ivana and Janez - 15th June 2018
The small town of Karaburun is located in northwest Turkey, 650km away from Istanbul. What used to be a fishing village now has about 2,000 citizens w...
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Master Liveaboards turn to Mares XR
by Cat - 4th June 2018
When only the best equipment will do - Mares XR, now available in Micronesia
In order for a business to be successful in the consumer industry ther...
Loop 15X Review
by Ivana and Janez - 28th May 2018
I have been scuba diving for 35 years and for the last 15 years I have been a dive instructor, running my own dive center in Bar, Montenegro.
Recentl...
