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Alessandro Raho – Tricolore di Fotosub 2018

by Mares - 15th October 2018

Alessandro Raho del CI CA SUB Seatram Bogliasco - Tricolore di Fotosub 2018 Storica vittoria del fotografo subacqueo del Team Fotosub Mares ai campio...

Alessandro Raho, competition, competizione, diving, fotografia, Fotosub, Mares, photography,

Diving in the Drina River

by Ivana and Janez - 12th October 2017

The Drina River, formed by the confluence of the Tara and Piva rivers near the village of Scepan Polje, represents a natural border between Serbia and...

Adriatic Hero, diving, drysuit, GoPro, Mares, Nikon, river, scuba, Subal, XR,

Tasmania – Seadragon World

by Gerald - 28th June 2017

Kelp forests Not many divers from Europe know this part of the world. The flight from Europe passes over a number of tropical dream destinations – ...

climate change, coldwater diving, conservation, diving, down under, Eaglehawk Neck, Kelp, Mares, Mike Baron, ocean, research, SSI, Tasmania, underwater, waterfall bay, Weedy Seadragon, WWF,

Canyoning – An extreme sport which raises adrenaline levels

by Predrag - 27th June 2017

Canyoning is one of those adventures in which you have a full sense of enjoyment while dealing with nature and all its temptations. When we talk about...

Canyoning, CruiseMB15, Dry Bag, Extreme Photographer, Extreme Sports, Mares, Subal, Water Sports,

Adriatic Cuttlefish

by Mares - 16th June 2017

Cuttlefish or cuttles are marine animals of the order Sepiida. They belong to the class Cephalopoda, which also includes squid, octopus, and the nau...

BCD, cuttlefish, Eos 7 torch, Ivana Orlovic Kranjc, molluscs, Power PLANA, Pure, sealife, sepiida, Subal, wildlife, XR dry suit,

Papua New Guinea: Simply a dream destination

by Herbert - 6th May 2017

Incredible biodiversity in PNG holds incredible biodiversityNorth of Australia and south of the Equator lies the independent island state of Papua Ne...

diving, ocean, Papua New Guinea, PNG,

Oil spill from USS Arizona battleship in Pearl Harbor

Programming drones to map oil spills

by Herbert - 7th March 2017

Team drew inspiration from mathematical principlesA team from the University of Buffalo is looking into how drones can be programmed to map an oil sp...

conservation, ocean, oil, research,

Greenpeace gathers 24,000 signatures against oil drilling in national park

by Mares - 12th November 2016

High price for just a little oil Last week, Greenpeace activists handed over 24,000 signed postcards to Dr Robert Habeck, Minister of Energy, Agri...

conservation, ocean,

One hundred years after WWI ships’ sinking in port of Kea

by Herbert - 1st October 2016

Memorial service and conference commemorates 100th Anniversary The municipality of Kea and the Friends of Kea Society organised an international...

Britannic, Burdigala, Greece, Kea, Wreckdiving,

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Exploring hydrothermal vents at Azores archipelago

by Mares - 23rd July 2016

Researchers investigate hydrothermal vents on research vessel's 30th anniversary cruise Welcome to the world of the hydrothermal vents, where organ...

Black Smoker, Hydrothermal Vent, ocean, research,

The Red Sea still drawing in the divers…..

by Cat - 11th July 2016

I am sat in my office trying to catch up on some paperwork in between packing my bags once again to travel to Europe and I am looking ...

courses, diving, Egypt, Marsa Alam, scuba, SSI, Tekstreme Diving, training, underwater,

Greenpeace ship MY Arctic Sunrise documenting the stones underwater off the Sylter Aussenriff in the North Sea.
Das Greenpeace Schiff MY Arctic Sunrise dokumentiert im Sylter Aussenriff Steine, die 2008 von Greenpeace versenkt wurden um das Meeresschutzgebiet vor zerstoerrerischer Fischerei und Sand- und Kiesabbau zu schuetzen.

Marine life make themselves at home amongst dropped boulders at reef

by Mares - 6th June 2016

Boulders also prevent fishing activities from taking place. The large boulders dumped into the Sylt Outer Reef in the North Sea in 2008 and 2011 b...

conservation, Greenpeace, North Sea, Sylt Outer Reef, underwater,

Wadden Sea National Park under threat from Russian oil drilling company

by Mares - 4th April 2016

Greenpeace activists recently staged a demonstration against Russian oil company DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG (DEA), which has plans to start oil drilling...

demonstration, Greenpeace, oil, Wadden Sea,

Researchers compile 3-D map of hydrothermal field in Pacific

by Mares - 23rd March 2016

Using the latest 3-D camera technology, scientists from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel is investigating a hydrothermal vent field at...

3-D, biology, geology, GEOMAR, hot spring, hydrothermal,

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Drone used to collect whale “sample”

by Herbert - 8th September 2015

Research made possible via crowdfunding The scientists at Ocean Alliance have a mission to study whales in the wild, and they wanted to do it with...

biology, ocean, research, whales,

Activists hang under the St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon, In an attempt to block the Shell leased icebreaker, MSV Fennica July 29, 2015. The climbers are currently preventing the ship from passing underneath the bridge on its way to meet Shells drilling fleet. The climbers have enough supplies to last for several days. According to the latest federal permit, the Fennica must be at Shells drill site before Shell can reapply for federal approval to drill deep enough for oil in the Chukchi Sea.

Arctic Oil Drilling Suspended

by Mares - 30th July 2015

Shell's Icebreaker Cancels Plans To Leave Port The Royal Dutch Shell icebreaker Fennica has cancelled its plans to leave the dock, amidst protests...

conservation, Greenpeace, ocean,

70 years of Mares!

by Mares - 21st January 2019

Mares is turning 70 this year! Who knows whether our founder Ludovico Mares could have ever dreamed that 70 years later the company he started woul...

70, 70 years, anniversary, birthday, history, Ludovico Mares, Mares, milestone,

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...

dance, Dmitrij Malasenko, freediving, Marina Kazankova, record, world record, Y-40,

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...

diving, freediving, Mares, ocean, underwater,

Photo by Ivana OK (56)model Tamara Popisailovic (Large)

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...

flexa, fun, scuba, scuba diving, She Dives, warm water, wetsuit,

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...

dance, freediving, Guinness Record, Mares, Marina Kazankova, SSI, underwater, Y40,

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...

cavediving, Cenotes, diving, Mares, mexico, photography, underwater,

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...

Adams river, diving, dry dive, Mares, ocean, photography, salmon run, Sockeye salmon, underwater,

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...

climate change, diving, ocean, photography, underwater,

Bailando con Tiburones – Karlos Simón

by karlos - 17th November 2018

Después de interactuar con tiburones tigre durante mi record de permanencia de 12 horas sin salir del agua en Bahamas en 2011 y dar mis primeros paso...

inmovilidad tónica, Karlos Simon, tiburones,

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,...

biodiversity, corals, crab, fish, freshwater, jellyfish, lake, marine, marine life, nudibranch, saltwater, sea, sea life. Scuba diving,

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 ...

adventure, dive career, divemaster, diving, Egypt, experience, Mares, ocean, redsea, seastardiscovery, SSI, underwater,

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...

Adriatic Sea, Avanti Quattro, Croatia, flexa, Fortunal, fusion, ISSA DIVING, Komiza, Quad, shipwreck, Vis, wreck, wreck diving,

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...

alpine newt, Bosnia and Herzegovina, discovery, diving, expedition, lake, mountain, Sarajevo, study, Treskavica,

Introducing Dive Pro Semra!

by Semra - 22nd October 2018

About me! Hi, my name is Semra. I’m 25 years old, German with Turkish roots and a Dive Professional who's been living in Egypt for the past 3 yea...

dive pro, dive professional, diver, Egypt, introduction,

Photo by Janez Kranjc, model Ivana O.K (14) (Large)

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...

ambassador, dive gear, interview, Ivana Orlovic, Janez Krajnc, photographer, photography, Underwater Photography,

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...

Adriatic Sea, Boka Kotorska, cruisers, ecology, Kotor, marine biology, Montenegro,

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...

coral, coral reef, Essence, Juno, Loop, mask, regulator, soft coral,

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...

contest, diving, image, international, island, manta ray, Mares, micronesia, Pacific, photography, scubadiving, shark, travel, underwater, video, workshops,

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...

Crystal River, diving, florida, freediving, manatee, Mares, mermaid, photography, underwater,

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...

Adventurer, cave, cavern, CCR, CourseDirector, Deeper, DPV, EANx, eCCR, Explorer, Farther, Florent, Fullcave, Heliox, Helitrox, Helium, Hypoxic, InstructorTrainer, Lezizi, Locatelli, Longer, MaresXR, Michel, Normoxic, oxygen, Rebreathers, Sidemount, SSIXR, Technical, Tek, Trimix,

XR Wreck Tour 2018 – Part 2

by Underwater Tales by Stefano Sibona - 7th September 2018

On Monday morning we leave for the third stop. The destination is Marina di Gioiosa Ionica, in Calabria. In Stefano’s van, filled with divers and di...

dive trip, Extended Range, Italy, Mares XR, tour, wreck, wreck diving, XR,

XR Wreck Tour 2018 – Part 1

by Underwater Tales by Stefano Sibona - 4th September 2018

When my friend Giorgio Canepa told me about his idea to plan a week of dives, visiting some of the most interesting wrecks in the seas of southern Ita...

dive trip, Extended Range, Italy, Mares XR, tour, wreck, wreck diving, XR,

Atemlose Momente – Weisse Haie, Guadalupe, August 2018

by Robert - 29th August 2018

MARES - WIRODIVE - NAUTILUS LIVEABOARDS Fotos von unserer Reise Auf der DEMA 2017 sagte ich zu Mike Lever, dem Inhaber der Nautilus Liveaboard Flott...

Große Weiße Hai, guadalupe, Nautilus Belle Amie, Nautilus Liveaboard Flotte,

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...

diving, Great white shark, guadalupe, Mares, Nautilus Belle Amie, Nautilus Liveaboards, photography, travel, Wirodive,

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Discovering Puglia

by Carlo - 10th August 2018

You don’t need to go far to find hospitality, lovely sea and a specialized freediving center. Heading down to south-east Italy, you arrive in an ...

Acquamania, freediving, Italy, Porto Cesareo, Puglia, Punto Prosciutto,

Alla scoperta della Puglia

by Carlo - 10th August 2018

Non c’è bisogno di volare lontano per trovare ospitalità, un bel mare ed un centro specializzato per l’Apnea. Scendendo verso il sud est dell...

Acquamania, apnea, freediving, Italia, Porto Cesareo, Puglia, Punta Prosciutto,

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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...

crab, hermit, macro, marine life, Nikon, photography, plastic, sea, sealife, Subal, underwater,

So which one is it? A stonefish or a scorpionfish?

by Ivana and Janez - 24th July 2018

I often get confused between stonefish and scorpionfish and need to remind myself what the differences between them are. Both belong to the order Scor...

Bolt, canister light, DCTV, fish, flexa, marine life, Nikon, poisonfish, scorpionfish, sea, sea life, stonefish, Subal, X-vision,

The making of…an XR product !

by Florent M. Locatelli - 9th July 2018

The making of an XR product ! Brainstorm and define the project. Experience is key here. Identify exhaustively what exists globally on the marke...

Adventurer, CourseDirector, Deeper, DPV, EANx, eCCR, Explorer, Farther, Florent, Fullcave, Heliox, Helitrox, Hypoxic, InstructorTrainer, Lezizi, Locatelli, Longer, MaresXR, Michel, oxygen, Rebreathers, Sidemount, SSIXR, Technical, Tek, Trimix,

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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 ...

Adriatic Sea, BCD, computer, EOS 12RZ, Excite, fins, flexa, fusion, Juno, mask, modeling, photography, Quad, Quantum, regulator, torch, underwater, Vis, wetsuit, wreck, wreck diving,

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...

CCR, dive gear, Extended Range, Mares XR, review, rEvo, test, training, XR,

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...

marine biology, octopus, sea life, underwater,