Panama City Beach offers five historic wrecks along Panhandle Shipwreck Diving Trail Located in the northwest of Florida, Panama City…

Surprisingly precise historical charts show important ecological information Centuries-old sea nautical charts created by seafarers to avoid collisions with shipwrecks…

The early morning sun was bright on Saturday, June 17th, casting glaring rays from the east atop the water to…

Beautiful coral reefs are priceless to divers and snorkelers. The intrinsic value of dipping below the waves, leaving the stress…

Manatee population to slowly grow and shift northward Florida's manatee population is likely to endure for the next century, provided…

Salvage Company Found Gold Coins Worth $4.5 Million On 30 July 2015, after five days of salvage, three divers working…

It's almost the end of 2023, and Mares would like to re-propose some of the most-read articles of the year from our blog...…

The gentle giants of the sea, manatees and dugongs have captured the hearts of many with their endearing presence and…

Manatees (Trichecus manatus latirostris) are large, gentle mammals that would be the bugbear of any dietitian. Lazy and sedentary, during the…

Are mermaids real? In the olden days, sailors believed in magical, magnificent creatures which they called 'mermaids'. Now we suspect…

We have had a hectic hurricane season here in the Florida and Caribbean region, which can have a big effect…

Wound healing or regeneration – the environment decides Losing a body part is almost always an irreversible situation for humans…

Lionfish (Pterois spp) are represented by 12 very closely related species. These majestic and amazing looking fish are among underwater…

The Dive Equipment Manufacturing Association’s annual four-day, industry-only trade show just wrapped up in Orlando, Florida. With attendance of more…

BINGO! Who knew people that love to dive and protect sharks also like to play BINGO? Apparently, my good friend…

Shark diving is probably one of the things almost every diver wants to do at least once in his life.…

No doubt about it, Discovery Channel’s Shark Week gets a lot of attention with more than 2.5 million viewers in…

The invisible water resource In the scientific journal Earth Science Reviews, geologists Nils Moosdorf and Till Oehler from the Leibniz…

We have all been waiting with ba(i)ted breath to see our first silky shark of the year here off the…

Have you ever had one of those days when just about everything goes wrong? Mine started out breaking one of…

A few weeks ago I was leading a micro-group of passionate divers and UW photographers to Bimini Island, a lovely sandy…

For the first time, scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have observed separate populations of corals diverging in…

Florent M. Locatelli joined Mares & SSI in 2014; he is the “daddy” of the new MARES│XR line and now…

(Read part 1 here) For Brian and his partner, the moment of reality came in 2008.  The research on boats, planning,…

Disease causes growths that obstruct turtle's vision Green sea turtles, which are currently endangered, are facing another threat – a…

Here I am.  50 Meters  underwater.  In a dark black hallway. Swimming my way towards “The Lady”.  I’m  following the bright…

A family outing took a bizarre turn for the worse when scuba diver Christopher Le Cun found himself sucked into…

“Drug Dealer Fakes Death, Falls In Love And Starts New Life Afresh!” Sounds like the basis for a television series?…