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Polar ice could be softer than expected

by DiveSSI - 3rd August 2018

Models for sea-level rise need to be adaptedIce has similar flow characteristics as a very viscous liquid. The ice sheets of the polar ice therefore f...

climate change, ocean,

Icelandic whalers kill blue whale

by DiveSSI - 12th July 2018

Whale protectors speak of environmental crimeThe Whale and Dolphin Conservation Organization (WDC) is alarmed by photographs documenting the cut up of...

blue whale, conservation, ocean, whaling,

Arctic Expedition: Research vessel “Polarstern” is supposed to freeze in the ice

by DiveSSI - 6th July 2018

International MOSAiC expedition starts in autumn 2019It will be the largest Arctic research expedition of all times: In September 2019, the German res...

climate change, ocean, research,

Iceland slaughters first fin whale after a two-year break

by DiveSSI - 23rd June 2018

Iceland continues to disregard biodiversityAfter a break of two years, the Icelandic whaling ship "Hvalur 8" harpooned the first fin whale on 22 June ...

conservation, ocean, whales,

Researchers are measuring a record concentration of microplastic in the Arctic sea ice

by DiveSSI - 29th May 2018

The plastic particles come from the garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean and from fishing vesselsResearchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz ...

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conservation, microplastic, ocean, research,

“License to Krill”

by DiveSSI - 19th March 2018

Greenpeace: industrial krill fishing endangers the Southern OceanThe fishing industry is jeopardizing the ecological balance of the south polar food w...

conservation, krill, ocean, research,

Arctic sea ice: negative record

by DiveSSI - 12th March 2018

The arctic ice cover was never smaller in a February than 2018The Arctic sea ice is dwindling: since satellites in the 1970s have the white cap over t...

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arctic sea ice, conservation, ocean,

Ice-free Arctic: Increased shipping carries incalculable environmental risks

by DiveSSI - 29th September 2017

Heavy oil ban in arctic waters is the only effective measure for the protection of the environment In view of the recently documented reduction of ic...

climate change, conservation, ocean,

Effects of climate change in Arctic driven by seasonality of sea ice

by DiveSSI - 25th July 2017

Dramatic changes to take place prematurely within next decade At the Arctic Ocean, the sea ice cover shrinks, with the most ice loss observed during ...

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climate change, ocean, polar ice,

Blooms of phytoplankton caused by thinning sea ice in Arctic

by DiveSSI - 26th April 2017

Melt ponds that lower ice's reflectivity another cause Conditions under the Arctic sea ice are too dark for photosynthesis to take place, so resea...

climate change, ocean, research,

Melting of sea ice may cause juvenile polar cod to starve

by DiveSSI - 17th March 2017

Biologists verify polar cod's strong dependence on ice algae The humble polar cod plays an integral role in the Arctic food web. They feed on amphip...

climate change, ocean, research,

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, but also with some sadness and melancholy because we knew...

Banja, coldwaterdiving, divessi, eXtendedRange, icediving, Mares, rEvo, Sauna, upsidedown,

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 trucks a...

coldwater, Extended Range, icediving, icequake, Mares, realdiving, rebreather, recreational, rEvo, SSI,

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 of "just" -18°C, the way we ...

coldwaterdiving, divessi, eXtendedRange, icediving, Mares,

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 south to get in contact with some ice...

coldwater, divessi, icecold, icediving, Mares, omg, SSI, XR,

Russian Ice Diving Adventure

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 adventure of ice diving! Ev...

baikal, divessi, diving, expedition, ice, russian, sunshine, tec-dive, tec-team,

Trade in whale products by Iceland and Norway escalates

by DiveSSI - 30th September 2016

Norway and Japan are doing all they can to escalate commercial whalingConservation and animal welfare organisations have confirmed that Iceland had s...

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CITES, conservation, fin whales, ocean, whaling,

New measurements indicate greater mass loss from Greenland ice sheet than previous thought

by DiveSSI - 27th September 2016

Amount of annual ice loss actually 272 Giga tonsThe loss of ice mass from the Greenland ice sheet is greater than previously thought, says a team of ...

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climate change, conservation, ice, ocean,

Scientists study the ice algae-produced carbon in the Arctic

by DiveSSI - 22nd July 2016

“Ice Algae” play a large role in the Arctic food cycleAlgae living in and under the sea ice play a much larger role in the Arctic food web than pr...

algae, Arctic, AWI, ocean, research,

Major companies say “no” to cod fishing in previously ice-covered Arctic waters

by DiveSSI - 30th May 2016

Some major food companies and retailers, like Iglo and McDonald's, have signed a commitment with Greenpeace on 25 May 2016 to halt further expansion o...

Arctic, cod, fishing, Greenpeace, ice, McDonald's,

Service ratings in the tourism industry since 2009

by DiveSSI - 22nd October 2015

Central Europe, particularly the German-language countries, have long been world champions in travelling, until China won over this unofficial title...

tourism; travel,

The COTSbot: A robot with a licence to inject

by DiveSSI - 15th September 2015

Using technology to combat starfish scourgeThe crown-of-thorns starfish is a real bane for coral reefs, bothworldwide and specifically in Australia. T...

conservation, coral reef, crown-of-thorns great barrier reef, research, starfish,

Baltic Sea: 500 meters of ghost net salvaged

by DiveSSI - 9th August 2018

Many fish and birds have died in the net Just before off Warnemünde divers on behalf of the WWF on 7 August 2018 salvaged a ghost net, which has...

baltic sea, conservation, ghost net, ocean,

Spearfishing makes fish shy

by DiveSSI - 1st August 2018

Fishing has a relevant impact on the behaviour of fishFisheries researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB...

conservation, ocean, research,

Overfishing: Full steam ahead

by DiveSSI - 31st July 2018

World Food Organization publishes report on fisheries and aquaculture As more and more fish stocks worldwide are overfished and exploited, the to...

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conservation, ocean, research,

Only 13 percent of the world’s oceans are still untouched

by DiveSSI - 27th July 2018

The marine wilderness of the world is dwindlingAn international study led by scientists from the University of Queensland (UQ) concludes that only 13 ...

conservation, ocean, research,

Krill fishing industry retreats from parts of the Antarctic

by DiveSSI - 11th July 2018

Industry Association supports marine sanctuary in the Weddell SeaThe krill industry will stop fishing in large parts of the ecologically sensitive are...

Krill, Euphausia superba, represent a critical component of the Antarctic food web, providing food for fish, whales, seals, penguins, albatross and other seabirds, as well as marine invertebrates.
Greenpeace is on a three-month expedition to the Antarctic to carry out scientific research, including seafloor submarine dives, to highlight the urgent need for the creation of a 1.8 million square kilometre Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary. Key findings from the footage and samples gathered from the submarine dives will be shared with the Antarctic Ocean Commission (CCAMLR) to establish localised protections as well as to strengthen this and other upcoming proposals for marine protection in the Antarctic.

antarctica, conservation, krill, marine sanctuary,

Current figures on sea level rise

by DiveSSI - 8th July 2018

Scientists present study on the mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheetBefore 2012, the Antarctic ice sheet continuously lost 76 billion tons of ice p...

antarctica, climate change, ocean, research, sea level rise,

Polar Regions: Hotspots of Species Genesis

by DiveSSI - 5th July 2018

Not warm coral reefs but icy polar seas are centres of species development for marine fishes Warm tropical coastal seas are home to up to 1,000 t...

ocean, Polar Region, research,

How to be safe when making sea dives

by DiveSSI - 29th June 2018

The United Kingdom - various opportunities for sea diving Summertime has finally arrived in the northern hemisphere which now provides the opportu...

divessi, diving, diving education, life boat, ocean, RNLI, sea survival, SSI, SSI course, survive at sea, UK diving,

Dive destination Grenada

by DiveSSI - 26th June 2018

Under water highlights are a number of wrecks and a sculpture parkThe Caribbean Sea around Grenada offers just about everything that makes scuba divin...

Caribbean Sea, grenada, Underwater sculpture park, wreck diving,

Controversy in Catalonia due to the lucrative coral fishing

by DiveSSI - 22nd June 2018

The flow of moneyOften there are pure economic arguments that prevent rational decisions followed by consequences which are no longer understandable w...

conservation, ocean, red coral,

Arctic microalgae are survivalists

by DiveSSI - 12th June 2018

Microalgae communities in coastal waters remain productive under variable environmental conditionsThey are the basis of the Arctic food web - and extr...

climate change, microalgae, ocean, research,

World Oceans Day 2018: in the sign of the plastic garbage

by DiveSSI - 7th June 2018

Film premiere of "Blue" should shake the world Since 2009, the 8th of June has been celebrated annually as the World Oceans Day by the United Natio...

conservation, ocean, plastic waste, World ocean day,

The top of the plastic mountain

by DiveSSI - 4th June 2018

Progress and gaps in the EU directive on disposable plasticThe European Commission has issued a directive to reduce environmental damage caused by cer...

conservation, microplastic, ocean, plastic garbage,

Cambodia: Great hope for small whales

by DiveSSI - 1st June 2018

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

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irrawaddy river dolphin, mekong dolphin,

Phytoplankton-elevator to the deep sea

by DiveSSI - 28th May 2018

New phenomenon discovered under the Arctic sea iceTiny gypsum needles can make algae so heavy that they sink in a hurry, transporting large amounts of...

conservation, ocean, research,

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 Maritime Museum Stralsu...

ocean, penguins, research,

Lead from fuels still present in European shelf seas

by DiveSSI - 17th May 2018

Element measured in marine environment years after phasing out of leaded fuelFor many decades, lead (Pb) has been released into the atmosphere as a re...

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conservation, lead, ocean, research,

Sowing corals: how we could pave the way for effective coral reef restoration

by diveSSI - 19th April 2018

In a study led by SECORE Internationl, scientists pioneered the development of a novel approach to simply sow coral recruits onto degraded reef...

Close-up of a SECORE Seeding Unit with a boulder brain coral growing close to its center.
Photo: SECORE International / Valérie Chamberland

conservation, coral reefs, coral restoration, divessi, ocean, SECORE, sexual coral reproduction, SSI, underwater work,

Earth Day 2018: Fight the plastic garbage

by DiveSSI - 18th April 2018

Protest against plastic in the sea on Sylt with gigantic beach artWith a 40-meter “sand painted” whale, the German Environmental Aid (Deutsche Umw...

conservation, earth day, microplastic, ocean, plastic litter,

Whale hunting in Europe starts

by DiveSSI - 6th April 2018

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

conservation, ocean, whales,

Huge cold water coral mountains under water

by DiveSSI - 5th April 2018

International research team examines coral reefs off MauritaniaOn a length of about 400 kilometres, the seabed in front of the coast of Mauritania cov...

cold water corals, conservation, corals, ocean, research,

Reproduction: Size matters!

by DiveSSI - 4th April 2018

Fishing pressure can change the mating behaviour of lobstersIf you have a large selection of sexual partners, lobster women choose males with a big bo...

fishing, lobster, ocean, research,

Japanese whalers kill 333 whales in the Antarctic

by DiveSSI - 3rd April 2018

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

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southern ocean, whales, whaling,

Wreck diving in Cyprus

by DiveSSI - 29th March 2018

Zenobia - a dormant giantHer reputation is legendary. Experienced wreck divers count them among the ten most beautiful wrecks worldwide. Of course, th...

cyprus, wreckdiving, zenobia,

Diving the underwater geyser

by DiveSSI - 28th March 2018

A very special dive site in IcelandOur dive trip starts on a chartered cutter. At the dive site we start with a big step overboard into the water of a...

diving, geyser, iceland, ocean,

First time live deep-sea frogfish filmed

by DiveSSI - 26th March 2018

Video shows swimming behaviour of a self-luminous fanfin monkfishFor the first time ever a deep-sea frogfish of the family Caulophrynidae could be obs...

Deep Sea, frogfish, research,