Cave and Wreck diving on the Island of Vis
by Damir - 11th October 2017
The Island of Vis is not only known for its astounding underwater life, but also for its numerous wrecks, of both airplanes and ships, as well as coun...
Malta: Greenpeace activists protest against marine pollution
by Herbert - 7th October 2017
Giant dragon sculpture spits plastic garbage at ‘Our Ocean 2017’ in Malta
On 5 October 2017, Greenpeace activists and other members of the #Bre...
Diving the B-24 Liberator in Vis, Croatia
by Mares - 17th June 2017
This B-24 Liberator is the last one of the series.
The undersea world around the island of Vis is without a
doubt one of the areas in the Adriatic S...
Visit Belgium’s revolutionary TODI
by Herbert - 16th March 2017
TODI: Swim with tropical fishes in indoor pool
Indoor diving centres in Europe are becoming more popular during the
cold season. These are p...
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...
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...
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Bolt, canister light, DCTV, fish, flexa, marine life, Nikon, poisonfish, scorpionfish, sea, sea life, stonefish, Subal, X-vision,
Bolt, canister light, DCTV, fish, flexa, marine life, Nikon, poisonfish, scorpionfish, sea, sea life, stonefish, Subal, X-vision, 
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 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...
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 ...
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...
Mikovica Cave
by Ivana and Janez - 19th June 2018
There have been a lot of articles written about cave diving since it is arguably the most extreme type of diving. When getting into cave diving, you h...
New Equipment Testing: Jupiter mask and Excite fins
by Ivana and Janez - 11th June 2018
My name is Barış Şendemir and I have been working in the diving industry since 2006 (TSSF 2 STAR instructor and SSİ D.M.I). I work at Bluegate Div...
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Aegean Sea, diving, Excite, fins, Juipter, Karaburun, mask, review, scuba, scuba diving, scuba equipment, testing, Turkey,
Aegean Sea, diving, Excite, fins, Juipter, Karaburun, mask, review, scuba, scuba diving, scuba equipment, testing, Turkey, 
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...
A ship’s fate: The demise of Dague
by Ivana and Janez - 23rd May 2018
On the cold night of February 24th 1915, French destroyer Dague was anchored outside the port of Bar, assigned to protect merchant ships in the area.
...
Diving at the Lighthouse, Portofino, Italy
by Underwater Tales by Stefano Sibona - 16th May 2018
"The lighthouse point in Portofino is one of the most suggestive sites of the promontory. A unique, spectacular environment and a dive waiting to be d...
“Caution, sea urchins!”
by Ivana and Janez - 9th May 2018
"Caution, sea urchins!"
Does this sound familiar? The name ‘sea urchin’ resounds on almost every dive boat. We are always warned about the danger...
Clownfish
by Ivana and Janez - 3rd May 2018
What’s the world’s most famous fish? Well, I think Clark’s anemonefish is.
What’s that you say? Remember Nemo? Well, Nemo was a false anemone...
Testing the new EOS Strobe diving light!
by Mares - 17th April 2018
Aldo Ferrucci and his team used the Mares EOS Strobe recently for a series of deep dives (from 95m - 127m) to explore various wrecks in the South of F...
A New Cave Diver is Born!
by Cat - 16th April 2018
Cave diving...
If you had asked me only last week about cave diving, my answer would have been very clear, I am not a cave diver nor do I have any ...
Open Ocean Research
by Submaris - 10th April 2018
The Big Blue! Finally!
After three days of travelling via plane, a short delay of one day due to carnival, and a long taxi ride along winding grave...
Grotta Giusti – Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Florent M. Locatelli - 3rd April 2018
“Grotta Giusti can be found in the spa resort of Monsummano Terme, originally the 19th century country home of Tuscan poet Giuseppe Giusti, located ...
Primitive? Maybe. Ugly? Definitely not!
by Ivana and Janez - 26th March 2018
Featherstars are more scientifically known as crinoids – coming from a Greek word meaning ‘lily-like’- so it comes as no surprise that they are ...
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Essence, featherstar, flexa, inon, marine life, Nikon, One Vision, Raja Ampat, regulator, sealife, Subal, VR,
Essence, featherstar, flexa, inon, marine life, Nikon, One Vision, Raja Ampat, regulator, sealife, Subal, VR, 
Mares XR – Review
by Ivana and Janez - 20th March 2018
The Mares XR1 Kevlar Dry Suit, Active Heat Vest and Extreme Undergarment have been used in a year-long ultimate endurance test at Weissensee, the high...
The Wobbegong Shark
by Ivana and Janez - 16th March 2018
When I first heard the name 'Carpet shark', I thought it was a joke. The name does not sound very complimentary, and I would never believe that a fami...
Icy Adventures
by Ivana and Janez - 9th March 2018
When you think of diving under the ice in Europe, what first comes to mind is Lake Weissensee, located in the Austrian province of Karnten. This glaci...
The need for “back-ups”
by Cat - 5th March 2018
After returning from a recent scuba training event in the Red Sea it reminded me that each year literally millions of people flock to the warm waters ...
XR from the Diver’s Point of View
by Ivana and Janez - 2nd March 2018
When you look back in your logbook and see thousands of recorded dives, you may think to yourself ‘What more could I possibly learn about diving?’...
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Adriatic, Andreas Kron, Croatia, Extended Range, Florent Locatelli, inon, Kron Diving, Mares, Nikon, Rab, real diving, Subal, tec, Tek, XR,
Adriatic, Andreas Kron, Croatia, Extended Range, Florent Locatelli, inon, Kron Diving, Mares, Nikon, Rab, real diving, Subal, tec, Tek, XR, 
The Island of Santa Maria
by Franco and Sabrina - 27th February 2018
Islands in the current of an endless ocean (Part Two)
Read Part 1 here
Santa Maria
In the Azores' archipelago, days take their cue from the s...
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Azores, Canon, diving, freediving, Mares, ocean, photo, photography, research, Santa-Maria-island, scuba, underwater, X-vision,
Azores, Canon, diving, freediving, Mares, ocean, photo, photography, research, Santa-Maria-island, scuba, underwater, X-vision, 
Algerian ecologists help with the implementation of a law for artificial reefs
by Emir - 24th February 2018
After three years of fierce activism, thanks to the mobilization of Algerian associations, and following the shooting of the film "The Houses of the S...
Celebes Divers, Siladen Island – Onong Resort & Kuda Laut Boutique Dive Resort
by Mares - 23rd February 2018
We're back with Celebes Divers Manado once again to find out what their other dive centers have to offer.
At the moment they are offering 30% off b...
Raja Ampat, Indonesia
by Ivana and Janez - 20th February 2018
As a Mares Ambassador, I had the honour of being a part of an extraordinary expedition, organised by the Ocean Geographic Explorer Foundation. The org...
Celebes Divers, Manado – Mapia Resort and Spa
by Mares - 16th February 2018
We recently caught up with our friends at Celebes Divers Manado, located on the island of North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
At the moment they are offerin...
The Centre for Hyperbaric Medicine and MaresLAB in Belgrade
by Predrag - 13th February 2018
The idea of founding the Centre for Hyperbaric Medicine came in 1994 from the company HOLYWELL NEOPREN. The idea was born from a knowledge of the poss...
Photographer engulfed in manta ray mating dance in Yap, Micronesia
by b_rad - 12th February 2018
One of the greatest shows underwater is seeing Yap's resident manta ray population fully engaged in courtship - "dancing mantas".
This is an underw...
Mantas – the gentle giants of the seas
by Ivana and Janez - 7th February 2018
Manta rays – the diver's dream. Belonging to the family Mobulidae, there are two species of Manta Ray often seen and admired by divers: Manta birost...
Wild Papua – Looking for history
by Damir - 29th January 2018
Raja Ampat, best known for its diversity of marine life, can best be described as a coral reef on steroids: 75 percent of all known coral can be found...
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bskinetics, conservation, coral, diving, EOS_7RZ, fusion, inon, Mares, marine_life, mask, Nikon, ocean, Quad, razor, research, underwater, X-vision,
bskinetics, conservation, coral, diving, EOS_7RZ, fusion, inon, Mares, marine_life, mask, Nikon, ocean, Quad, razor, research, underwater, X-vision, 
Blackwater Night Dive
by Ivana and Janez - 24th January 2018
To most divers, a night dive is their favourite kind of dive. Everything becomes pacified at night. The lamps we use on night dives highlight the true...
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...
Dive destination Malta: Number one in Europe, number two in the world
by Herbert - 17th January 2018
"Diver Awards 2017": Egypt wins first place, the Maldives wins third place
For the second time in a row, the Maltese Islands have been voted the se...
Three freediving world records broken during weekend at the Weissensee
by Herbert - 16th January 2018
Three freediving world records broken during weekend at the WeissenseeLatest endeavour is more difficult and exciting – and all performed under the ...
Caves on the Peljesac – Croatia
by Marjan Radovic - 11th January 2018
At the invitation of my friends and passionate diver family Lopin and Roso, I had the opportunity to dive into an unexplored cave on the Peljesac peni...
Cold spell in the US: frozen sharks on the beach
by Herbert - 10th January 2018
Frozen sharks wash up on the shores of the US West Coast
Icy temperatures in the north and northeast of the USA of up to minus 40 degrees Celsius a...
An island in the current of an endless ocean
by Franco and Sabrina - 5th January 2018
Nine islands of lava, each one different from the other; some with high coasts and fjords, inlets that seem to have been cut into the rock; others w...
Diving at the Poor Knights Islands
by Gerald - 3rd January 2018
Even as a teenager, I dreamed of the islands off the New Zealand North Island and always wanted to go and dive there. The Poor Knights Islands are amo...
Sea Lions – Los Islotes
by Damir - 2nd January 2018
Los Islotes island is located just 25 miles, or just over an hour’s boat ride, from La Paz.
The ride towards the island is like a small safari thro...
Alec Blalock and his “sunken tree treasures”
by Herbert - 20th December 2017
Rough shell, hard core
How do you describe a man who is so multi-faceted and so full of stories that you can learn all about him – if that is eve...
