Surviving Murphy’s Law to study sharks
by Hannah - 24th April 2017
Have you ever had one of those days when just about everything
goes wrong? Mine started out breaking one of my own rules: not packing my own
dive ge...
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...
Whale sharks and hammerhead sharks go into the red
by Mares - 16th August 2016
IUCN Red List now names them as “Endangered”
The July 2016 update to the IUCN (International Union for Conservation
of Nature) Red List now clas...
Reef sharks prefer bite-sized meals
by Mares - 22nd April 2016
Many
of us have the impression that sharks have a large appetite. However, a new
study proves otherwise, indicating that most coral reef sharks tend...
Baby sharks defy ocean acidification
by Mares - 15th April 2016
Some
baby sharks are able to cope with the level of ocean acidification predicted
for the end of this century, according to a recently published Aus...
Sharks and rays under threat from overfishing and poor fisheries management
by Mares - 3rd March 2016
A
high demand for shark fins from Asian countries has been considered to be a
major cause of the overfishing of sharks. However, recent findings hav...
Waiting with Ba(i)ted Breath
by Hannah - 2nd June 2017
We have all been waiting with ba(i)ted breath to see our
first silky shark of the year here off the east coast of Florida. Our shark
survey data sho...
Vamonos à bucear
by Franco and Sabrina - 15th May 2017
The
look of the Baja California Sur can appear tedious: cactus, desert, rocks,
beaches and vice versa, but the underwater side of the coin is
aweso...
A Playground in the Indian Ocean
by Gerald - 8th May 2017
Asia has always been my favourite region for travelling and diving. My first visit to
Thailand was to Phuket in 1989. The diving was still quite man...
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...
YO-44 aka Kodiak Queen: Richard Branson to sink WWII ship that survived Pearl Harbor attack
by Herbert - 12th April 2017
Ship targetted to become artificial reef
These days, weather permitting, a ship is scheduled to sink. Nothing
special? In the course of the day, the...
The massive and solitary Sphyrna Mokarran
by Franco and Sabrina - 4th April 2017
A few weeks ago I was leading a micro-group of passionate divers and UW
photographers to Bimini Island, a lovely sandy patch amid the Gulf Stream,
...
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...
Yap: Manta Mania in its third year
by Herbert - 2nd March 2017
Science and fascination within one's reachEvery year, during the mating season of the manta rays in Yap,
scientists and interested divers from all ov...
Diving in Ireland
by Herbert - 5th January 2017
The Wild West of EuropeIreland has one of the world's greatest soccer fans, who most recently
fervently expressed their strong support for their home...
Rare ghost shark filmed for the first time
by Herbert - 3rd January 2017
The ghost shark is a unique species
In
2009, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) exploring the seabed at the
Gulf of California captured the image of...
Taking the plunge at Christmas Island
by Herbert - 30th December 2016
Meeting whale sharks instead of Santa ClausOnce upon a time, there was an island, remote and distant from the rest
of the world. Despite not having a...
How baby reef fish find their way home at night
by Mares - 24th December 2016
Scientists have discovered that baby reef fish possess an internal
magnetic compass that helps them find their way home at night.
Publishing their...
Best Guadalupe Season Since 2012!
by Morne Hardenberg - 18th November 2016
We have just completed two EPIC expeditions to Isla Guadalupe off the west coast of Baja Peninsula! The volcanic island lies roughly 230km off the coa...
Trial of shark-detection technology begins at shark nursery
by Herbert - 7th November 2016
Is Clever Buoy smart enough to spot the sharks?In light of the recent shark attacks off the North Coast of New South
Wales, Australia, shark-detectin...
Seismic gun testing threatens world’s second largest barrier reef
by Mares - 25th October 2016
Belize begins seismic surveys at the World Natural Heritage Site of the Belize Barrier Reef
In late October 2016, Belize announced plans to conduct...
The greatest ocean safari on the planet!
by Morne Hardenberg - 19th October 2016
Every year, over the months of June/July, we spend 40 days on South Africa's "Wild Coast" waiting for the mass migration of sardines which moves up th...
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Another successful Manta Fest at Yap
by Herbert - 11th October 2016
Participants get photographic tips from experts at photographic scuba shoot-out
The 9th Annual Manta Fest Photo Festival was held at the Manta Ray ...
Luggage for Paradise
by Peter - 7th October 2016
The funny thing about
paradise is, it is always somewhere far, but not where you are at the
moment and paradoxically home is only sweet, when you ar...
Shark nets along South African coast threaten rare dolphins
by Mares - 7th October 2016
Negative effect on biodiversity
Along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, many dolphins die in
gillnets set up to protect swimmers and sur...
Good News from the CITES
by Franco and Sabrina - 5th October 2016
CITES voted yesterday (4th October) on proposals to list silky sharks, all
three species of thresher sharks and all nine species of mobula rays on
A...
Three fishermen on trial for killing dolphins for shark bait
by Mares - 18th August 2016
Evidence against them obtained in secret
Three Peruvian fishermen were tried in court on August 16th for killing
dolphins and using their bodies a...
The Privilege of Diving
by Peter - 17th August 2016
The Privilege of Diving
What was your first window to the ocean like?
Through mine everything was black and white, it could speak and had no remot...
Underwater station and shark observer submersible go on a road trip
by Mares - 17th August 2016
Marine artefacts on loan to Munster for a year
Two large marine artefacts from the Stralsunder Nautineum are on their
way to Munster where they wi...
Free, self-contained or extended…what’s for you?
by Peter - 29th July 2016
Mares – 'just add water' and your 'pure instinct' will come to life, so you can explore the 'extended range' ahead of you!
I guess you all know ...
Diving into the jaws of history
by Herbert - 13th July 2016
On the trail of the giant prehistoric sharks.
A chat with fossil hunter William “Bill” Eberlein
William “Bill” Eberlein has been diving...
Unique Mares Photog Party, Micronesia
by b_rad - 8th July 2016
MantaFest is an annual international photography festival held in Yap at Manta Ray Bay Resort & Yap Divers that is known for being a small even...
Great White Shark Tagging
by Marcel - 5th July 2016
Finning, bycatch in commercial
fishing, over fishing, sport fishing, contamination, pollution and targeted
killing let the shark populations rapid...
SHARKWATER EXTINCTION by Rob Stewart
by Marcel - 24th June 2016
It is quite a time ago, but I still remember very
well when SHARKWATER was launched in cinemas throughout Europe. That time, I
had to drive 200 ki...
New Sea Shepherd campaign launched
by Mares - 21st March 2016
Sea Shepherd has launched a campaign
called Operation Driftnet focusing on the illegal and destructive method of
driftnet fishing in the Indian Ocea...
World’s Ten Best Ethical Destinations named
by Mares - 26th January 2016
Ten countries have been named as The
World's Ten Best Ethical Destinations for 2016 by Ethical Traveler, a nonprofit
project of the Earth Island Ins...
Love in the moonlight: The bumphead parrotfish mass aggregation at Palau’s Rock Islands
by Mares - 15th January 2016
The green humphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon
muricatum) is one of the diver's favourite fishes. A school of more than 50
of these fishes swimming by ...
Shark Rescue movie seeks funds to stay afloat
by Mares - 21st October 2015
“If sharks die, life on earth will also perish.” An Austrian team led by freediver Christian Redl and musician/diver Wolfgang Frühwirth aims to p...
Whale carcass causes feeding frenzy off South Africa
by Mares - 4th September 2015
Feast for both sharks and divers
It's not something you come across every day: A floating whale carcass
on the ocean surface... with some 40 shark...
Palau: Dive Right Into The Darkness
by Herbert - 18th August 2015
Blackwater Diving – Diving Into The Pitch Black
If you're feeling bored by the usual dives and are looking for
something exceptional, head to Pa...
Yap: A South Pacific Paradise
by Herbert - 3rd August 2015
Getting Up Close And Personal With Residents Of The Reef
If Paradise exists on Earth, it must be nestled right here in Yap in
the South Pacific, u...
Palau – The Ultimate Diver’s Paradise
by Herbert - 7th July 2015
Wrecks, drift drives, with lots of sharks, manta rays and macro life – Palau has everything that divers would wish for, and more. The only downside ...
Biology: Rays
by Herbert - 6th July 2015
The Art of “Underwater Flight”
The dance of mantas in the ocean certainly leaves no diver unmoved. The
majesty of spotting (and swimming along...
