I have always thought that Mantis shrimp are one of the most beautiful creatures you can find and photograph in shallow, warm, tropical and subtropica...

On Monday morning we leave for the third stop. The destination is Marina di Gioiosa Ionica, in Calabria. In Stefano’s van, filled with divers and di...

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...

Featherstars are more scientifically known as crinoids – coming from a Greek word meaning ‘lily-like’- so it comes as no surprise that they are ...

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...

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...

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...

It's not every day that you get to dive a new site which is not only new for you, but new to diving, period, and to do so with the new MARES QUAD comp...

Half of the world's mangroves already destroyed, says WWF on World Mangrove Day

Today, on World Mangrove Day (26 July 2017), the WWF issues...

Kelp forests Not many divers from Europe know this part of the world. The flight from Europe passes over a number of tropical dream destinations – ...

Cuttlefish or cuttles are marine animals of the order Sepiida. They belong to the class Cephalopoda, which also includes squid, octopus, and the nau...

Undertaking a cool journey of discovery

Water temperatures of minus 3°C. It is so cold here that using salt to lower the temperature of freez...

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...

MT Haven, formerly Amoco Milford Haven, is a VLCC-class oil-tanker (Very Large Crude Carrier), in other words a super-tanker, built by Astilleros Espa...

Microplastics can accumulate in the food chain

“In the environment, microplastics act like a foreign body with toxins. It contains conta...

Squid charms scientists with its googly eyes

When filming the ocean depths at about 900 metres off the Californian coast recently, American ma...

German environmental organisations have called for a more effective level of marine protection in the North and Baltic Sea by Federal Minister of Fo...

Welcome to an amazing Arctic adventure Seeing an iceberg up close is an intense experience, with its majesty and beauty right before you. Yet, whe...

Increasing fish imports leads to a need for more responsible fishing The annual meeting of the German fishing industry is taking place in Rostock,...

Incredibly Fast “Suckers” Finding a frogfish is the tough part. Once you do, taking photos of it is relatively easy, since they remain motionl...