Few things can make you feel as free and at one with the world around you as freediving. The act…

Looking for an exciting new challenge? Become an SSI Swim Teacher! With our range of swimming instructor courses, you can…

Everyone knows that swimming is good and one of the best forms of physical exercise, working nearly every muscle in…

There is nothing like freediving for experiencing the ocean in a life-changing new way. This amazing sport will take you…

Recognizing our Professionals who are SSI Marine Ecology experts. We are launching a NEW SSI Marine Guide Recognition Rating for…

Background and Intent SSI has long had a recreational sidemount diving specialty program available but it was only in the…

There are many reasons why people learn to dive and so it is impossible to list them all here. Some…

For more than 50 years, SSI has worked very hard to improve our service, products and market position. All to…

Illegal fishing on a large scale by Vietnamese wooden boatsA flotilla of Vietnamese fishing boats with crews working in harsh…

Researchers publish study on pumice raft in the Southwest PacificSince August 2019, a huge cluster of pumice stones in the…

Ice plays a crucial role in the global climateIce is water in its solid form, but it is also important…

Japan resumes commercial whaling In December 2018 Japan announced that it would hunt and kill whales for commercial purposes in…

Death traps for sharks, dolphins, rays and turtlesSince July 26, 2018, there are no more shark nets on beaches in…

Tourist crowds intensify plastic problemRecord volumes of microplastics were detected in the Mediterranean, as revealed by a recent WWF report…

The stock of the critically endangered Mekong dolphin is rising again for the first timeGood news from Cambodia: The stock…

Whether in the summer by the sea or in the swimming pool - many people suffer from problems caused by…

Species conservation organizations are calling for EU resistance to whaling in European watersBeginning of April 2018, the annual whaling season…

Science as an excuse for whaling for commercial reasonsAs in previous years and despite international protests, Japan also killed 333…

Stress & Rescue. Rescue Diver. Diving Safety & Rescue. Some names of different dive organisations for their “Rescue courses” that…

A severe diving accident - but why? In September 2015, the German diving instructor Matthias U. was on a diving…

South Africa: What are you doing? South Africa is blessed! There is hardly another country on Earth that has so…

A unique project has its headquarters in Puerto Morelos: scientists, aquarists, local stakeholders and authorities work together to restore Mexico's…

Representatives dispatched to persuade other countries to support them The Japanese government is doing everything it can to overturn the…

Greenpeace explores the newly discovered reef Off the Brazilian coast, where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean, researchers discovered…

Things don't look good for corals. With only a few truly healthy coral reefs left and forecasts not getting any…

On certain nights, around full moon, corals have their tryst of love. Diving on such a night is a lifetime…