Too Young To Scuba Dive?
by DiveSSI - 10th October 2019
Diving changes lives. It is one of those activities where its transformative power can be seen applied to both young…
Recognition of the SSI Lifeguard Program
by DiveSSI - 19th March 2019
The SSI Lifeguard Program was proudly certified by the German Association for Pool and Swimming Operations. From March 01, 2019 the…
Researchers film giant squid in the Gulf of Mexico
by DiveSSI - 1st July 2019
Spectacular footage from 760 meters depthRare shots were made by researchers in the Gulf of Mexico. They managed to get…
New Hand Signal for Divers: The P for Plastic
by DiveSSI - 20th March 2019
Did you know that there is a new hand signal in the diving world? A group of Dutch divers, diving…
Donation Campaign at the Boot Show 2019
by DiveSSI - 24th April 2019
Mission Deep Blue merchandise as donation campaign At the BOOT show earlier this year, SSI introduced the Mission Deep Blue…
Mermaiding – Which fins are suitable?
by DiveSSI - 4th September 2019
Mermaid swimming - the latest trendMermaid swimming or mermaiding is the latest trend in water sports. With colorful mermaid fins…
New MySSI App Feature: Buddy List
by DiveSSI - 19th March 2019
We are continually working on improving the MySSI App by adding new features and making it easier to use. In…
Lake Baikal: Ice Diving
by DiveSSI - 5th December 2018
Cold as ice and yet so hot!Lake Baikal is one of the largest waterbodies in the world. Super clean water.…
SharkCam reveals the secret life of giant sharks in the UK
by DiveSSI - 7th August 2019
New technology delivers unique imagesAn autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) called REMUS SharkCam was first used in the UK to observe…
Japan tötet wieder Wale
by DiveSSI - 3rd July 2019
Der kommerzielle Walfang hat begonnenJapan hatte im Dezember vergangenen Jahres angekündigt künftig wieder Wale zu kommerziellen Zwecken zu jagen und…
Possession of a warrior discovered in river
by DiveSSI - 13th November 2019
Lost during a fight? Divers group recovers 3,300 year old bronze objects from riverA research team discovered 31 unusual objects…
Mermaiding
by DiveSSI - 22nd July 2019
It seems to be every woman’s childhood dream to turn into a real-life mermaid and to make a splash in…
Coral Heros – Coral Reef Ecology for Kids!
by DiveSSI - 21st February 2019
The new educational kids comic Coral Heros by awarded illustrator Bernhard Speh and SECORE International is published! Coral Heroes takes its readers…
Demonstrating for better protection of endangered shark species
by DiveSSI - 21st October 2019
Fishing in the Atlantic kills 25,000 endangered mako sharks each yearAgainst the capture of tens of thousands of endangered sharks…
Paradisiacal biodiversity at Atlantic Seamount
by DiveSSI - 7th November 2019
Life on Mount Vema is recovering after fishing banGreenpeace activists aboard the "Arctic Sunrise" found impressive evidence of the effectiveness…
Römisches Schiffswrack vor Zypern entdeckt
by DiveSSI - 12th July 2019
Antikes Schiff hatte Amphoren geladenIm Meer vor Protaras, Zypern, wurde kürzlich ein antikes Wrack entdeckt. Gefunden wurde es von Spyros…
5 Incredible Ways Whales are Saving the Oceans
by DiveSSI - 11th October 2019
Love whales? These incredible animals have fascinated humans for a very long time and rightly so. Swimming or diving with whales…
Egyptian diver to break world record for deepest scuba dive
by DiveSSI - 18th February 2016
Egyptian diver Wael Omar is thinking big. Not only does he want to break the current world record for the deepest scuba…
Rays threatened with extinction
by DiveSSI - 24th July 2019
Update to the Red ListThe largest extinction of species since the disappearance of dinosaurs continues. It is the fault of…
Sea Slug Tethys Fimbria
by DiveSSI - 29th April 2017
A sea slug called Tethys fimbria If you are lucky to come across a Tethys fimbria when diving in the Mediterranean,…
Das Meer ist nicht eure Müllkippe – Widerstand gegen die britische Plattform-Entsorgung wächst
by DiveSSI - 18th October 2019
OSPAR tagt – Der Widerstand gegen die britische Plattform-Entsorgung wächst„Shell – Das Meer ist nicht eure Müllkippe“Von den „großen“ Nachrichten…
Man-made stressors endanger sharks
by DiveSSI - 1st October 2019
Less chance for Shark babies in stressed environmentsAn international research team has found that shark babies born in environments affected…
Searching for Sunfish ? 3 Top Places to Dive with Mola mola
by DiveSSI - 28th June 2019
Mola mola or sunfish might be easy to identify, thanks to their unusual looks and habit of lounging at the…
Huge carpet of pumice stones floating in the Pacific
by DiveSSI - 28th August 2019
The volcanic rock carpet is heading for AustraliaThe rock carpet was discovered in August by sailors and covers an area…
Japan is leaving the International Whaling Commission
by DiveSSI - 20th December 2018
Japan returns to commercial whalingJapan is leaving the International Whaling Commission (IWC). This is reported by Japanese media. Previously, international…
Ireland: Successful Ghost Net Removal
by DiveSSI - 18th September 2018
Divers remove lobster pots and ghost nets from the bottom of the seaFrom 3 to 6 September 2018 divers from…
Diving Fiji: The World’s Most Colourful Coral Reefs
by DiveSSI - 16th August 2019
Visit and go diving Fiji and you’ll soon discover this special destination lives up to its title as the soft…
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…
Dive Site of the Month
by DiveSSI - 18th March 2019
East Point of Curaçao If you are in search of a beautiful sunrise or the best dive site in Curaçao, you…
Nachhaltigkeitssiegel MSC schützt Wale und Seevögel nicht ausreichend
by DiveSSI - 5th March 2019
Studie offenbart erneut gravierende Mängel beim Siegel für FischprodukteEine aktuelle Studie des NABU-Dachverbandes Birdlife International dokumentiert gravierende Mängel des weltweit…
Ein Korallenriff im Mittelmeer
by DiveSSI - 20th March 2019
Forscher entdecken ausgedehntes Korallenriff vor SüditalienVor der Küste Italiens haben Forscher um Giuseppe Corriero von der Universität Bari Aldo Moro…
Uncontrollable plastic flood
by DiveSSI - 16th March 2019
UN environmental summit ends without effective agreement on plastic waste The UN Environment Conference in Nairobi ended on Friday, March…
Neue Kooperation zwischen aqua med und dem SUSV
by DiveSSI - 23rd March 2019
Sicher Tauchen, das steht beim SUSV - dem Schweizer Unterwasser-Sport-Verband - an oberster Stelle. Damit die Mitglieder bei einem Tauchunfall…
The ocean as a reservoir for human carbon dioxide
by DiveSSI - 24th March 2019
Research project determines the CO₂ uptake of the oceans between 1994 and 2007Not all carbon dioxide (CO₂) released into the…
In Norwegen markierter Thunfisch sendet Daten von Irland
by DiveSSI - 15th March 2019
33 Tage unschätzbares Wissen über Roten Thun Im vergangenen Jahr gelang es Meereswissenschaftlern, einen 250 kg schweren Roten Thun (Thunnus…
Sustainability Seal MSC does not adequately protect whales and seabirds
by DiveSSI - 5th March 2019
Study again reveals serious deficiencies in the seal for fish productsA recent study by the NABU umbrella organization Birdlife International…
Ozeanversauerung bedroht Dorschlarven
by DiveSSI - 4th March 2019
Jungfische zeigen Organschäden bei hohen CO2-KonzentrationenDer Kabeljau, auch bekannt als Atlantischer Dorsch, gehört zu den wichtigsten kommerziell genutzten Fischarten weltweit.…
Ocean acidification threatens Atlantic cod larvae
by DiveSSI - 4th March 2019
Young fish show organ damage at high CO2 concentrationsAtlantic cod is one of the most important commercial fish species in…
Der Ozean als Speicher für menschgemachtes Kohlendioxid
by DiveSSI - 24th March 2019
Forschungsprojekt bestimmt die CO₂-Aufnahme der Weltmeere zwischen 1994 und 2007Nicht alles Kohlendioxid (CO₂), das beim Verbrennen von fossilen Energieträgern in…
Unsere Meere versinken im Plastikmüll
by DiveSSI - 1st March 2019
WWF fordert globale „UN-Plastik-Konvention“ Den Tag des Artenschutzes am 03. März 2019 widmen die Vereinten Nationen (UN) dem Leben unter Wasser.…
2. GTÜM-Symposium „Tauchen von Kindern und Jugendlichen“ in Wiesbaden
by DiveSSI - 6th March 2019
Der große Unterschied bei den Kleinen Wenn es ein Thema im Tauchsport gibt, das immer wieder zu stark differierenden Ansichten…
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…
A coral reef in the Mediterranean
by DiveSSI - 20th March 2019
Researchers are discovering extensive coral reef off the coast of southern Italy Off the coast of Italy, researchers led by…
Tagged tuna sends data from Ireland
by DiveSSI - 15th March 2019
33 days of invaluable knowledge about bluefin tunaLast year, marine scientists succeeded in providing a 250 kg bluefin tuna (Thunnus…
Wissenschaftler unterstützen Klimabewegung “Fridays for Future”
by DiveSSI - 13th March 2019
Gemeinsame Stellungnahme bisher von über 12.000 Wissenschaftlern unterzeichnetIn einer gemeinsamen Stellungnahme unterstützen mehr als 12.000 Wissenschaftler aus Deutschland, Österreich und…
Scientists support climate movement “Fridays for Future”
by DiveSSI - 13th March 2019
Scientists4future : Joint statement signed by over 12,000 scientists up to nowIn a joint statement, more than 12,000 scientists from…
Corals suffer due to salinity fluctuation
by DiveSSI - 19th March 2019
Reduced salinity of seawater has devastating effects on coralsRecent studies show that drastic changes in salinity in the sea, e.g.…
Korallen leiden unter Schwankungen des Salzgehalts
by DiveSSI - 19th March 2019
Reduzierter Salzgehalt des Meerwassers hat verheerende Auswirkungen auf die KorallenchemieNeue Untersuchungen zeigen, dass drastische Veränderungen des Salzgehalts im Meer, z.B.…
