Tagged tuna sends data from Ireland
by DiveSSI - 15th March 2019
33 days of invaluable knowledge about bluefin tuna
Last year, marine scientists succeeded in providing a 250 kg bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus -...
Last year, marine scientists succeeded in providing a 250 kg bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus -...
WWF appeals against MSC certification of tuna fisheries
by DiveSSI - 26th February 2018
Efficient fishing method leads to massive bycatch of juvenile fish and sharks
Tuna is a difficult case for green consumers - too many stocks ar...
Tuna is a difficult case for green consumers - too many stocks ar...
MSC label for “dolphin deadly” tuna
by DiveSSI - 28th August 2017
Mexico’s tuna industry ignores dolphin deaths
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) ecolabel stands for sustainable fishing. However, the award wa...
Tuna fishermen can save sharks by sharing information about sustainable fishing methods
by DiveSSI - 4th June 2016
Thousands of sharks become bycatch and perish on longlines meant for tuna
Parasites liquefy dead fish
by DiveSSI - 21st February 2019
The Kudoa-thyrsit converts fish meat to slimy mush
When the host dies, microscopic Kudoa spores begin to digest the fish's flesh. Once they hav...
When the host dies, microscopic Kudoa spores begin to digest the fish's flesh. Once they hav...
In the focus: The oceans most productive areas
by DiveSSI - 16th January 2019
Researchers are investigating upwelling areas off Africa and South America
On the eastern edges of the Atlantic and the Pacific, continuous buo...
On the eastern edges of the Atlantic and the Pacific, continuous buo...
The ocean absorbs more heat than expected
by DiveSSI - 8th November 2018
Our seas are gigantic heat storage systems
The oceans absorb 90 percent of the additional heat energy produced by rising greenhouse concentrati...
The oceans absorb 90 percent of the additional heat energy produced by rising greenhouse concentrati...
Mermaid Kat: Posing next to wild crocodiles
by DiveSSI - 26th October 2018
A very special UW shooting in Mexico
Photographing crocodiles has become popular among many underwater photographers in recent years - but taki...
Photographing crocodiles has become popular among many underwater photographers in recent years - but taki...
A filter for greenhouse gas is produced in the deep sea
by DiveSSI - 16th October 2018
Marine researchers observe the settlement of a deep-sea mud volcano after an eruption
In a long-term study, ocean researchers from Bremen have ...
In a long-term study, ocean researchers from Bremen have ...
Virtual dive into the Baltic Sea
by DiveSSI - 8th October 2018
NABU presents "OstseeLIFE" - a 360-degree virtual world
The Baltic Sea is Germany's No.1 holiday destination. Statistics say roundabout 6.5 mil...
The Baltic Sea is Germany's No.1 holiday destination. Statistics say roundabout 6.5 mil...
Why Diving Tiputa Pass should be on your dive bucket list
by DiveSSI - 11th September 2018
Tiputa Pass is one of the top dive sites of French Polynesia. As a Mecca for divers, French Polynesia has everything a diver could possibly want, spre...
Underwater robot tracks poisonous algae in Lake Erie
by DiveSSI - 6th September 2018
Autonomous systems should help in the prediction of algal blooms
Microcystin is a toxin that can cause skin reactions, stomach problems and eve...
Microcystin is a toxin that can cause skin reactions, stomach problems and eve...
Body painting for the protection of the oceans
by DiveSSI - 28th August 2018
"Reefcalendar - The Show" shows a living picture in record size
Together with professional singers and dancers, the largest 3D body painting pi...
Together with professional singers and dancers, the largest 3D body painting pi...
Marine litter in remote regions
by DiveSSI - 25th August 2018
Scientists show impressive effects on the marine ecosystem
The Easter Island in the South Pacific is one of the most remote regions of the eart...
The Easter Island in the South Pacific is one of the most remote regions of the eart...
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, w...
Just before off Warnemünde divers on behalf of the WWF on 7 August 2018 salvaged a ghost net, w...
Dive destination Grenada
by DiveSSI - 26th June 2018
Under water highlights are a number of wrecks and a sculpture park
The Caribbean Sea around Grenada offers just about everything that makes scu...
The Caribbean Sea around Grenada offers just about everything that makes scu...
The Mediterranean Sea: a focal point for plastic pollution
by DiveSSI - 8th June 2018
Tourist crowds intensify plastic problem
Record volumes of microplastics were detected in the Mediterranean, as revealed by a recent WWF report...
Record volumes of microplastics were detected in the Mediterranean, as revealed by a recent WWF report...
Increased deoxygenation of the oceans
by DiveSSI - 28th February 2018
A new study reveals dangers, but also solutions
The areas of extreme oxygen depletion are growing both in the open ocean and in coastal a...
The areas of extreme oxygen depletion are growing both in the open ocean and in coastal a...
Deep-sea octopus: Dumbo filmed hatching
by DiveSSI - 23rd February 2018
Scientists examine a newly hatched dumbo octopus
With their big fins Dumbo octopods (Grimpoteuthis) remind of the giant ears of Disney's elepha...
With their big fins Dumbo octopods (Grimpoteuthis) remind of the giant ears of Disney's elepha...
The Solomon Islands – Special Places II
by DiveSSI - 20th September 2017
The Solomon Islands have the credentials of an absolutely first class dive destination and are only a 3-hour direct flight from Brisbane; yet they rem...
Fever in the tropics
by DiveSSI - 16th August 2017
An unpleasant and dangerous companion
In October 2016, Susanne and her boyfriend Heiko travelled to Indonesia and the Philippines for three...
In October 2016, Susanne and her boyfriend Heiko travelled to Indonesia and the Philippines for three...
Dominica
by DiveSSI - 11th August 2017
Legend has it that when Christopher Columbus returned to Spain from the New World, he was asked to describe the island of Dominica. His response was t...
Diving – a matter of the heart?!
by DiveSSI - 19th July 2017
In March 2016, 55-year-old Stefan R. (who lives in southwestern Germany near Mannheim) and his wife go on a journey to Java in Indonesia. The couple w...
Travel law: If the airline goes out of business
by DiveSSI - 17th July 2017
Tips for airline passengers and those going on package holidays
What can you do if the airline you have bought tickets from files for bankr...
What can you do if the airline you have bought tickets from files for bankr...
Spanish galleon San Jose to be salvaged
by DiveSSI - 17th June 2017
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has announced the salvage of the Spanish galleon San Jose, which sank more than three hundred years ago, inclus...
Remaining vaquitas still threatened by extinction
by DiveSSI - 13th June 2017
New agreement imposes permanent ban on gillnets
The vaquita, the world's smallest cetacean, remains under the threat of extinction.
The vaquita, the world's smallest cetacean, remains under the threat of extinction.
Scuba diving – the next chapter
by DiveSSI - 22nd May 2017
Meeting the expectations of older divers
By as early as 2020, 30 percent of the population will be at least 60 years old. This is a fact...
By as early as 2020, 30 percent of the population will be at least 60 years old. This is a fact...
Sharks sanctuary or slaughter – contradiction in paradise
by DiveSSI - 11th April 2017
South Africa: What are you doing?
South Africa is blessed! There is hardly another country on Earth that has so much untouched beauty and ...
South Africa is blessed! There is hardly another country on Earth that has so much untouched beauty and ...
Southern Italy: Active tectonic plates puts region at risk
by DiveSSI - 22nd February 2017
International research team publishes latest seafloor maps
Tectonically, the Mediterranean is very active and faces the threat of natural ...
Tectonically, the Mediterranean is very active and faces the threat of natural ...
What you always wanted to know about coral reef restoration
by Carin - 11th January 2017
Things
don't look good for corals. With only a few truly healthy coral reefs
left and forecasts not getting any better, it may be a tight squeeze
f...
Atlantic killifish able to adapt to high levels of pollution
by DiveSSI - 28th December 2016
Wild Atlantic killifish populations have been found to possess the
ability to adapt to toxic pollution, according to a new report
published in the S...
Is Freediving the new Scubadiving ?
by Nik - 8th November 2016
Many years ago Scubadiving had been one of the great adventures in Life. Of course there has also been sports like parachute jumping or kite flying, b...
Youths in Hamburg say no to microplastics in cosmetics
by DiveSSI - 20th October 2016
On 15 October 2016, accompanied by a three-metre long cosmetic bottle
made of wood, about 70 youths took a dip in the Binnenalster in Hamburg
to cal...
Join us on a coral journey
by Carin - 15th October 2016
On the tropical island of Curacao,
SECORE International's annual board meeting has just taken place.
Scientists, aquarium professionals and the memb...
Monkfish
by DiveSSI - 10th October 2016
The silent predator with the big mouth
The flattened grotesque head opens up suddenly, revealing rows and rows of teeth. Before the victim c...
The flattened grotesque head opens up suddenly, revealing rows and rows of teeth. Before the victim c...
Better protection for some species of sharks and rays
by DiveSSI - 6th October 2016
Good news for marine species: Silky sharks, thresher sharks and mobula
rays now receive greater protection as they have been placed under
Appendix I...
Toxins in shark products linked to neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s
by DiveSSI - 8th September 2016
Toxins in shark products linked to neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s
Here’s another reason to reject that bowl of shark’s fin the next tim...
FAO report highlights overfishing in the oceans
by DiveSSI - 18th July 2016
More than 30 percent of fish stocks being overfished
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Why did 30 sperm whales get stranded at the North Sea coasts?
by DiveSSI - 15th June 2016
WDC reports on possible causes of whale strandings
High demand for totoaba fish threatens world’s smallest living cetacean
by DiveSSI - 1st June 2016
Only 60 vaquitas left at recent census
WTO weakens dolphin conservation efforts in the US
by DiveSSI - 1st March 2016
Following a ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at the end of 2015, some tuna products in the US claiming to be dolphin-safe may turn out t...
Launch of ‘Beneath the Waves’ photo gallery
by DiveSSI - 9th November 2015
Science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke once said, "How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean" Perhaps, if ...
EU Commission to raise maximum limits for mercury in fish products
by DiveSSI - 23rd September 2015
Easing of restrictions may affect public health
Latest Living Blue Planet Report sounds alarm bells for the world’s oceans
by DiveSSI - 21st September 2015
Dramatic drop in biodiversity
