Mares presents the Ice Skin
by Mares - 26th March 2021
The Ice Skin brings extreme warmth to cold-water divers! This entry-level semi-dry suit has the same cut-style as the Flexa…
In Search of Ice
by Ivana and Janez - 22nd February 2021
"Legend says that it will be possible to dive under the ice in Serbia in January 2021 ..." We decided…
Mares’ Ultra Skin Steamer wins a Scubalab Tester’s Choice 2020 award!
by Mares - 7th August 2020
We’re thrilled to announce our Ultra Skin Steamer has been selected for the Scuba Diving Magazine Scubalab Tester’s Choice 2020 award…
Freediving under the Ice
by Nik - 5th March 2020
I remember the first time I was under the ice of a lake. It was in 2008, in the Swiss…
Nestled in the seventh continent – Iceberg diving in the Antarctic
by Gerald - 17th December 2019
Being in the Antarctic has always been my dream. In an unforeseen way, it has now come true. As a…
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Antarctic, antarctica, diving, ice diving, iceberg, Mares, ocean, penguins, photography, Plancius, research, seals, SSI, underwater, waterworld, XR 
My choice of diving equipment
by Semra - 11th March 2019
Hello everybody and welcome to my new blog! In my last blog, I talked about my first dive encounter with…
Increase in melting sea ice may lead to higher food supply in Arctic
by Herbert - 26th September 2017
In the Arctic, melt ponds are formed every year when snow and sea ice melt at the end of winter.…
Glacial retreat accelerated by meltwater lakes under Antarctic Ice Sheet
by Herbert - 4th July 2017
During the last glacial period, the ice in the Antarctic was thicker and extended farther offshore than it does today.…
Revolution Watches Ice Diving Tudor
by Morgan - 22nd April 2017
Hello Mares Community, I would like to share with all of you the final article in Revolution Watches Magazine about…
Ice freediving session in Tignes, France
by Morgan - 14th March 2017
On Thursday 8th March I was in Tignes for a special freediving session. Revolution Watch USA contacted me for a…
Day 8 – The last walk under the ice
by MARES / SSI / rEvo Dive Expedition Team - 21st February 2017
This morning we woke up with a smile in our faces since we knew it would be a fantastic day,…
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…
Day 5 – Cracked ice and some troubles at Khoboy
by MARES / SSI / rEvo Dive Expedition Team - 18th February 2017
Today we headed north to the sharp tip of the Island of Olkhon. While the thermometer was showing a milder temperature…
Day 2 – First steps on the ice
by MARES / SSI / rEvo Dive Expedition Team - 15th February 2017
After being in a safe harbor with a comfy bed and a great intercontinental breakfast still in Irkutsk, we headed…
Russian Ice – Mares goes extreme
by MARES / SSI / rEvo Dive Expedition Team - 20th January 2017
From February 14th to February 22nd 2017, a team of seven intrepid divers will be heading to Siberia to experience the…
Researchers search for Earth’s oldest ice
by Mares - 21st November 2016
Ice cores show glimpse of composition of atmosphere in the pastIn Antarctic, ice and climate scientists from 14 institutions in…
Life beneath the ice
by Mares - 17th October 2016
Welcome to the world beneath the ice. We're all familiar with the animals that live above the ice at the…
Arctic sea ice at its second-lowest ever this September
by Mares - 16th September 2016
In September 2016, the surface of the Arctic sea ice shrank to nearly 4.1 million square kilometres – the second…
This year’s decline of Arctic sea ice may be as bad as the record low of 2012
by Mares - 19th May 2016
At the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), sea ice physicists have predicted that the…
Proportion of unicellular plankton much higher than previously thought
by Mares - 29th April 2016
Unicellular planktonic organisms play a more important role in the marine ecosystem than previously thought. This was the conclusion drawn…
High concentrations of gold found in Iceland’s geothermal systems
by Mares - 25th February 2016
On Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula, marine scientists found themselves prospecting for gold when they discovered very high concentrations of gold in…
How stable is the West Antarctic Ice Sheet?
by Mares - 12th February 2016
Exceeding critical temperature values can lead to collapse of the ice sheet and strong rise in sea level A future…
Researchers measure platelet ice beneath Antarctic sea ice
by Mares - 8th February 2016
For the first time, sea ice physicists at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) have developed a new method of efficiently…
Arctic sea ice plays essential role in methane cycle
by Mares - 8th December 2015
Study uncovers link between seasonal melting of sea ice and release of methane gas The ice-covered Arctic Ocean plays a…
Billions of juvenile polar cod under Arctic sea ice
by Mares - 14th October 2015
With a newly developed netting gear, marine scientists at the Alfred Wegener Institute managed to catch a large number of…
Silfra: Diving Across Continents In Iceland
by Herbert - 24th July 2015
Intercontinental Diving In Iceland The Silfra fissure in Iceland must be one of the most interesting diving and snorkelling spots…
Arctic Ocean: Reduced Amount Of Ice
by Mares - 17th July 2015
Commercial Fishing Ban Implemented In The Arctic Over the years, climate change has reduced the amount of ice in the…
Scottish Freediving Photography
by Alex - 30th August 2021
The chilly waters of Scotland do not attract many visiting divers but they should. Scotland’s geologically splintered coastline means that…
Stamp of approval
by Alex - 23rd August 2021
As divers, we get to see part of the world that the majority of people don’t. And if you are…
Whale Memories
by Dan - 19th August 2021
About this time every year, humpback whales travel from Antarctica to the warm waters of the Pacific to calve. Sadly,…
It’s a job to save the Napoleon fish!
by Ivana and Janez - 16th August 2021
The Napoleon fish is a humphead species of wrasse living in the Indo-Pacific and Red Sea coral reefs, also called…
Mares è fiera di essere sponsor tecnico dei Worldrise conservation campus!
by Mares - 13th August 2021
Come subacquei sappiamo di dover fare la nostra parte per proteggere i nostri oceani e la natura che ci circonda,…
The Hidden City – Zabargad
by Ivana and Janez - 2nd August 2021
After diving on Daedalus and Rocky Island I thought that was it, we had seen the best on this safari. However,…
TBP (Twin Balanced Piston) – The Ultimate Solution for Cold Water Diving
by Mares - 26th July 2021
We are excited to introduce the greatest innovation in first stage technology for cold water diving, the Twin Balanced Piston. The…
‘Baitball’ watching in the open sea
by Gerald - 12th July 2021
"May the god of the sea spoil you with happiness and let a mighty school of fish slide over your…
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Capturing the moment: Alex Dawson
by Mares - 7th July 2021
I was lucky enough to get this incredible shot on one of my first dives in Tasiilaq, Greenland. We had…
Inside ‘Monk Seals Cave’
by Ivana and Janez - 1st June 2021
Dalmatia is one of the most beautiful regions of the Adriatic. The islands of Hvar, Brač, Vis, Biševo and many…
Saving the Turtle
by Ivana and Janez - 7th May 2021
Once again it has been proven that every dive is unique! On a recently ended liveaboard cruise on the Red Sea's north route, we…
Alimatha – Shark Paradise
by Ivana and Janez - 23rd April 2021
The Maldives are undoubtedly among the most beautiful dive destinations in the world. The Island of Alimatha Faru is part…
Rover 15X/2S – A Durable, Easy-Breathing Machine
by Mares - 13th April 2021
Mares is always looking for ways to improve by continually re-evaluating the product line. Constant innovation is one of the…
XR-Rec Back-Shoulders Padding – Bringing Comfort to Tech
by Mares - 7th April 2021
Technical diving does not have to be synonymous with bulky, uncomfortable gear. Mares’ XR line is bringing comfort into the…
Guitar sharks, anyone?
by Ivana and Janez - 22nd March 2021
I love many things about diving, but what I love the most is the fact that it means constant learning. There…
Mares Prism Skin – The Ultimate in Stretch and Warmth
by Mares - 16th March 2021
The Prism Skin two-piece exposure suit by Mares brings a new level of neoprene flexibility to the world of freediving.…
Dual Adj 62X – Introducing the Diving Industry’s Smallest First Stage
by Mares - 19th February 2021
The Dual Adj 62X is now the smallest, most compact first stage ever released by Mares. Now the most lightweight…
Dan’s Guide To The Perfect Underwater Selfie
by Dan - 15th February 2021
Social media has taken over many people's lives and, as a result, selfies or self portraits are part of our…
The Rock BCD – Get Ready to Rock Your Dive
by Mares - 11th February 2021
Mares, is never satisfied with the status quo. Continually innovating, we are proud to announce the Rock as the newest…
Freediving in cold waters
by Nik - 8th February 2021
Due to covid, the opportunities to travel have been limited, and there is no hope of this changing much in…
