Maldives: German Maritime Museum supports the reintroduction of coral
by DiveSSI - 6th March 2019
Training of Maldivians to become "Coral gardeners"From March 9 to 24, 2019, the German Maritime Museum Stralsund is again undertaking…
Visit the German Oceanographic Museum and Ozeaneum Stralsund on Google Arts & Culture
by DiveSSI - 19th September 2016
Experience natural history in virtual reality Seven German organisations are the latest addition to Google Arts & Culture's natural history…
German Oceanographic Museum turns spotlight on cephalopods for 2016
by DiveSSI - 2nd April 2016
This year, step into the fascinating world of cephalopods, at the German Oceanographic Museum's Meeresmuseum and Ozeaneum. That's because 2016…
Your Guide to Ice Diving: Why it’s Worth Getting Cold for
by DiveSSI - 30th January 2020
Ice diving in Antarctica or the Arctic is ideal for adventurous divers looking for a challenge and exceptional marine life at…
New knowledge: There are three types of electric eels
by DiveSSI - 12th September 2019
Study documents the most powerful biologically produced electric shockSouth American rivers host at least three different types of electric eels,…
Ozeaneum Stralsund presents historical diving machine
by DiveSSI - 9th May 2019
International Museum Day at the German Maritime Museum Stralsund: Diving activitiesThe German Maritime Museum Stralsund commemorates the International Museum Day…
Gillnets endanger harbour porpoises of the Baltic Sea
by DiveSSI - 29th April 2019
Experts demand strict protectionThe protection status of the inner Baltic Sea porpoises has recently not been included in the list…
A new Jurassic pyncnodontiform fish
by DiveSSI - 31st October 2018
150 million year old fossil with teeth like a piranhaIn the approximately 150 million year old limescale in the quarry…
The oldest intact shipwreck in the world discovered in the Black Sea
by DiveSSI - 25th October 2018
Greek merchant ship is 2,400 years oldOn the bottom of the Black Sea Archaeologists have found what they believe to…
Art under water in the Gulf of Mexico
by DiveSSI - 8th August 2018
The first underwater museum in the USA opened off the coast of FloridaIn late June 2018, a submarine sculpture park…
How well can penguins hear?
by DiveSSI - 23rd May 2018
New research project at the German Marine Museum StralsundA research project for the next three-year has started at the German…
Deep-sea octopus: Dumbo filmed hatching
by DiveSSI - 23rd February 2018
Scientists examine a newly hatched dumbo octopusWith their big fins Dumbo octopods (Grimpoteuthis) remind of the giant ears of Disney's…
Deep inside the Gem
by DiveSSI - 14th September 2017
Diving the Slovak Opal Mines The precious opal was discovered in the middle Ages and its name comes from the…
Giant sunfish species eludes discovery for centuries
by DiveSSI - 2nd August 2017
International team discovers new sunfish species An elusive new species of ocean sunfish has been discovered by an international team…
Scientists on quest for harbour porpoises
by DiveSSI - 23rd May 2017
Wind direction determines route Harbour porpoises are in the spotlight! Dr Corinna Hoffmann and Alexander Holtz are very hopeful about…
Global coral reef restoration effort launches in the Caribbean
by Carin - 27th April 2017
With the Global Coral Restoration Project, SECORE International, the California Academy of Sciences and The Nature Conservancy seal their commitment…
Shrimp with large pink claw named after Pink Floyd
by DiveSSI - 13th April 2017
Claw can generate one of loudest sounds in the ocean Another shrimp in the wall... With its large brightly pink…
Protected area for harbour porpoises established in Baltic Sea
by DiveSSI - 9th January 2017
Area south of Gotland is important breeding site The government of Sweden will set up a protected area for the…
Humpback whale sighted in the Bay of Greifswald
by DiveSSI - 29th August 2016
End of last week, scientists at the German Oceanographic Museum spotted a humpback whale in the Bay of Greifswald. It…
Prince Albert II of Monaco to receive prestigious German Ocean Award in September
by DiveSSI - 20th June 2016
CIESM Congress to convene in Germany for the first time As President of the Mediterranean Science Commission (Commission Internationale pour…
17th century dress preserved in pristine condition
by DiveSSI - 18th April 2016
In 2014, members of a diving club on Texel Island in the Netherlands found sunken treasure in a shipwreck off…
Four newly discovered species of flatworms named
by DiveSSI - 24th February 2016
The number of animal species known to us just been increased by four, thanks to MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) molecular…
The case of the shrinking sea giants
by DiveSSI - 12th January 2016
An international collaborative study has uncovered the truth: that the sizes of many larger-than-life marine creatures have been exaggerated. The research – which involved 25 species,…
The sunken art of Museo Atlántico Lanzarote
by DiveSSI - 27th November 2015
Come 1 January 2017, Europe's first underwater museum – Museo Atlántico Lanzarote – will open with more than 300 sculptures beneath the waves of Lanzarote, one…
Whale stranded in shallow waters of well-Wiek
by DiveSSI - 5th October 2015
The Sowerby’s beaked whale, which appeared on the coast of Mecklenburg in the well-Wiek, a bay on the Baltic coast…
Deep-Sea Research Exhibition
by DiveSSI - 13th August 2015
New Exhibition Showcases Development Of Deep-Sea Research And Technology If not for technical breathing apparatus and underwater equipment, the true beauty…
