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 in to a place of legend
by Pierre Eric - 20th May 2019
For one year now, I have been working on an incredible dive project which is not just a simple spring, but a legend. The place is located in France, i...
A new dive era is here…the Mares HORIZON!
by Mares - 21st January 2019
The decades of expertise behind Mares and rEvo rebreathers have combined to create a unique semi-closed unit like no other. For divers seeking a revol...
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...
History has been made with the Maldives National Defence Force
by Cat - 20th December 2018
During our lifetime, if we are lucky, we get the privilege of being part of certain events that will change the future. I have been very lucky to be p...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
The experienced “inexperienced” diver
by Cat - 22nd March 2018
There are so many things about the diving industry that on a daily basis remind me that my career choice was the right one. I am privileged to be able...
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 
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...
The Mares / SSI / rEvo Dive Expedition Team Documentary!
by Mares - 21st February 2018
Have you caught up with the Mares / SSI / rEvo Dive Expedition Team's short documentary from their first trip to Lake Baikal, Russia, in February 2017...
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...
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...
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...
Divers call BINGO to save sharks
by Hannah - 10th October 2017
BINGO! Who knew people that love to dive and protect sharks also like to play BINGO? Apparently, my good friend Nikole did when she proposed a BINGO t...
South Africa: Death of endangered humpback dolphin provokes controversy about shark nets
by Herbert - 30th August 2017
Shark nets are deadly traps for dolphins, sharks and other marine inhabitants
The death of an endangered humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) in a shar...
Low-oxygen eddies in Atlantic produce greenhouse gases
by Herbert - 28th July 2017
International researchers discover previously unknown processes
In 2014, an international research team led by the Kiel Cluster of Excellence “Th...
Fun, tech diving, photo pro, friends … what else?
by Franco and Sabrina - 25th July 2017
All over Croatia the sea is crystal clear with millions of shades, promising and seductive. It embraces a strip of land broken up into tiny islands wi...
Mandatory registration and dive restrictions – the new face of diving in Thailand?
by Herbert - 6th June 2017
Registration requirement for scuba divers
Thailand is back in the limelight. This time, it is not because of its dream beaches, friendly people or ...
Project REEFCALENDAR 2017
by Herbert - 30th April 2017
World record attempt for our reefs and oceans
Nothing in the universe is as versatile and beautiful, complex and sensitive as the oceans. Oceans ar...
Survey needs divers to speak up for value of Florida’s reefs
by Hannah - 28th April 2017
Beautiful coral reefs are priceless to divers and snorkelers.
The intrinsic value of dipping below the waves, leaving the stress of the
topside behi...
Mediterranean Great Sharks Project
by Emir - 23rd April 2017
The 'GranResearch Program', named 'GREBA', has been running since 2015 and aims to identify, label and study shark species in Algerian waters.
&nbs...
The Scuba Diver Girls meet some curious seals!
by Scuba Diver Girls - 14th April 2017
“What is that?!” I gasped as I
felt something tug my fin. I glanced over at Stephanie who was on top of the
water with her GoPro.
She had her c...
Post-trip review 2 – Dive wear
by MARES / SSI / rEvo Dive Expedition Team - 31st March 2017
On our expedition to Lake Baikal, the XR Kevlar Dry Suit was indispensable, and ours went through at least 10 dives each.
This suit comes with a choi...
Biorock project Curacao
by Herbert - 27th February 2017
Artifical reefs help to preserve valuable ecosystems
Curacao's intact coral reefs belong to the most popular attraction for divers and snorkel...
Curacao's intact coral reefs belong to the most popular attraction for divers and snorkel...
Day 7 – rEvo Rebreather and recreational dive equipment under the Ice
by MARES / SSI / rEvo Dive Expedition Team - 20th February 2017
All team members are getting used to the schedule: 7:30am meeting and packing up the equipment – 8:00am breakfast – 8:30am loading the trucks a...
The MARES / SSI / rEvo Dive Expedition Team is ready to set off…
by MARES / SSI / rEvo Dive Expedition Team - 12th February 2017
Time flies...
We all met just 3 weeks ago during BOOT Show to coordinate the final details for our Lake Baikal expedition.
Everybody was eager t...
Coral reefs enchant when one dives in fluorescence
by Mares - 10th February 2017
Adventures in fluo-diving in Abu Dabab
No, it wasn't the Pink Panther, but a pink flathead that was the highlight in Abu Dabab in December 2...
No, it wasn't the Pink Panther, but a pink flathead that was the highlight in Abu Dabab in December 2...
Our first project – The objectives and why we are Proud to be Navy
by MARES / SSI / rEvo Dive Expedition Team - 18th January 2017
Dear friends and followers of the MARES / SSI / rEvo Dive Expedition Team blog,
While in our last blog we told you where we were going to go with o...
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ANU, baikal, equipment, Mares, proudtobenavy, realdiving, regulators, research, SSI, team, tough, training, US Navy
ANU, baikal, equipment, Mares, proudtobenavy, realdiving, regulators, research, SSI, team, tough, training, US Navy 
Our first project – Extreme cold is the name of the game!
by MARES / SSI / rEvo Dive Expedition Team - 11th January 2017
What works best if you want to see how your products perform when being used?
EXTREME CONDITIONS!
Mares has spent several decades developing pro...
Sport diver finds possible Fat Boy bomb in waters off British Columbia
by Herbert - 8th November 2016
Broken Arrow near British Columbia coast?
A ship of the Royal Canadian Navy will leave on a special mission. The personnel on board are ta...
A ship of the Royal Canadian Navy will leave on a special mission. The personnel on board are ta...
World’s largest marine protected area established in Antarctica
by Herbert - 28th October 2016
Just off the southern coast of Antarctica is the Ross Sea, where the
largest marine protected area (MPA) will be established.
It will cover 1...
It will cover 1...
Germany proposes protection for Weddell Sea
by Mares - 20th October 2016
The European Union has submitted a request for a marine protected area
(MPA) to be established in the Weddell Sea. The scientific basis was
provided...
NABU Cruise Rankings 2016 : Cruise ships fall short in environmental protection
by Mares - 1st September 2016
People living in the Mediterranean will suffer as a result
Based on the NABU Cruise Rankings 2016, all European cruise ships still have a lo...
Based on the NABU Cruise Rankings 2016, all European cruise ships still have a lo...
First DAN Academy of Dive Medicine in Columbia
by Mares - 28th August 2016
The first DAN Academy of Dive Medicine in Columbia was recently held at
the Navy Base A.R.C. Bolivia in Cartagena de Indias, Columbia.
Conduct...
Conduct...
Vaquitas receive legal protection from Mexican government
by Herbert - 29th July 2016
Gillnets banned in part of Gulf of California
There’s good news for the world’s smallest living – and most endangered
– cetacean: The Mexi...
Dive in to the Mares blog!
by Mares - 15th July 2016
Here at Mares we are very excited to announce the launch of our new BLOG!
Check it out to keep informed and up-to-date with all the goings-on in the ...
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 ...
Understanding the scuba divers code….
by Cat - 30th June 2016
There is nothing more frustrating in life then when
you are within a group of individuals who are speaking a foreign language and
you ...
Swim courses and dive training
by Herbert - 23rd June 2016
diving.DE, El Quseir, Egypt: On 12th to 18 June 2016, the training for
Swim Teachers and Swim Teacher Trainers under the SSI system was held
in Egyp...
Researchers discover that sponges are host to surprising diverse range of microbes
by Herbert - 17th June 2016
Discovery opens door to potential new discoveries in the future
Sponges are important hosts for microbes, making up a significant part of the ...
Sponges are important hosts for microbes, making up a significant part of the ...
An interview with Katarina Linczenyiova, freediver
by Mares - 10th June 2016
A rising star
Katarina Linczenyiova is a rising star in the world of freediving,
although she is relatively unknown in Western Europe. We met this...
How to scuba dive – without getting wet!
by Mares - 23rd May 2016
Diving allows us to observe the vast diversity of marine life in our
oceans, and gives us the privilege of exploring beautiful coral reefs, colourful...
Diver sucked into the intake pipe of a nuclear plant
by Mares - 9th March 2016
A
family outing took a bizarre turn for the worse when scuba diver Christopher Le
Cun found himself sucked into the intake pipe of a nuclear plant.
...
