Day 8 – The last walk under the ice
by DiveSSI - 21st February 2017
This morning we woke up with a smile in our faces since we knew it would be a fantastic day,…
Day 7 – rEvo Rebreather and recreational dive equipment under the ice
by DiveSSI - 20th February 2017
All team members are getting used to the schedule: 7:30am meeting and packing up the equipment – 8:00am breakfast –…
Day 6 – Earthquake underwater?
by DiveSSI - 19th February 2017
Do you remember? Yesterday’s dive spot was great. So nice that we decided to go to the north tip of…
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coldwater, CR, DR, earthquake, Extended Range, icediving, icequake, Mares, realdiving, rebreather, rEvo, SSI
Day 5 – Cracked ice and some troubles at Khoboy
by DiveSSI - 18th February 2017
Today we headed north to the sharp tip of the Island of Olkhon. While the thermometer was showing a milder temperature…
Day 4 – Dive Sessions on Oltrek Island
by DiveSSI - 17th February 2017
Finally we got under the ice today! The morning got off to a challenging start since the temperature dropped below -28°C. Everything…
Day 3 – Arrival in Khuzhir on Olchon Island
by DiveSSI - 16th February 2017
Today we left our cozy, comfy hotel in Irkutsk. Lake Baikal was the final destination and the village Khuzhir on Olchon…
How whales can save the polar bears
by DiveSSI - 15th February 2017
Protecting whales means protecting global climate They are the symbol of the threat that climate changes poses to our planet:…
Day 2 – First steps on the ice
by DiveSSI - 15th February 2017
After being in a safe harbor with a comfy bed and a great intercontinental breakfast still in Irkutsk, we headed…
Day 1 – Arrival at Irkutsk
by DiveSSI - 14th February 2017
The first day on site was challenging for all team members. A 7,000km flight in Economy Class through 7 time…
Expedition to Antarctica’s glaciers
by DiveSSI - 13th February 2017
Research will improve forecasts for global sea levels How has alternating warm and cold time periods affected the West Antarctic…
The MARES / SSI / rEvo Dive Expedition Team is ready to set off…
by DiveSSI - 12th February 2017
Time flies... We all met just 3 weeks ago during BOOT Show to coordinate the final details for our Lake…
Japan seeking to get whaling ban overturned
by DiveSSI - 8th February 2017
Representatives dispatched to persuade other countries to support them The Japanese government is doing everything it can to overturn the…
Amazon Reef photographed for the first time
by DiveSSI - 6th February 2017
Greenpeace explores the newly discovered reef Off the Brazilian coast, where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean, researchers discovered…
Director of acclaimed Sharkwater dies in dive accident
by DiveSSI - 6th February 2017
He had been in Florida to film sequel Rob Stewart caught the world's attention in 2006 with his award-winning documentary…
Making sense of the plankton puzzle
by DiveSSI - 3rd February 2017
Scientists call on public to help in compilation In the course of their research work, marine biologists from GEOMAR Helmholtz…
Actor Sigmar Solbach is new Chairman of GRD
by DiveSSI - 1st February 2017
Solbach attended at boot show 2017 Well-known actor Sigmar Solbach has been appointed as the new Chairman of the German…
Russian Ice Diving Adventure
by DiveSSI - 20th January 2017
From February 14th to February 22nd 2017, a team of seven intrepid divers will be heading to Siberia to experience the…
Got questions about Gadus morhua? Atlantic cod? Cod?
by DiveSSI - 17th January 2017
FishBase, the world's largest information database, has the answers More than half a million visitors are registered on the world's…
New online dive magazine: Shooting alongside the best
by DiveSSI - 13th January 2017
Heinz D Ritter launches free magazine on underwater photography The renowned former editor of the German UNTERWASSER scuba dive magazine,…
What you always wanted to know about coral reef restoration
by DiveSSI - 11th January 2017
Things don't look good for corals. With only a few truly healthy coral reefs left and forecasts not getting any…
Our first project – Extreme cold is the name of the game!
by DiveSSI - 11th January 2017
What works best if you want to see how your products perform when being used? EXTREME CONDITIONS! Mares has spent…
DAN to present new CPR dummy at boot 2017
by DiveSSI - 10th January 2017
Dummy allows users to assess effectiveness of resuscitation measures At boot 2017, DAN Europe (booth G24 in Hall 3) will…
Inspired by experience – A new team of experts is born!
by DiveSSI - 10th January 2017
'Nothing is stronger than an idea whose time has come' - This quote from Victor Hugo could have been the spark for founding the MARES /…
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…
German Ocean Foundation and Prince Albert II Foundation to be involved in boot 2017
by DiveSSI - 6th January 2017
Prince Albert II of Monaco is Keynote Speaker at symposium The protection of the world's oceans is an international concern.…
Conservation round-up 2016
by DiveSSI - 31st December 2016
The winners and losers 2016 has not been a good year for the great apes, lions, giraffes or vaquitas, according…
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…
Scientists get up to speed on the light-harvesting Secrets of photosynthetic algae
by DiveSSI - 23rd December 2016
Since millions of years ago, photosynthetic algae have been refining their technique for capturing light. As a result, their light-harvesting…
Earthquake gives rise to methane seepage at seafloor
by DiveSSI - 20th December 2016
Researchers publish findings after studying aftermath of 2010 earthquake in Chile Most severe earthquakes take place beneath the seafloor. For…
Greenpeace finds farmed fish like salmon and trout to be contaminated with pesticides
by DiveSSI - 16th December 2016
Farmed fish is heavily contaminated with the chemical ethoxyquin, according to a laboratory study carried out by Greenpeace on fish…
Oil spills and sunlight not a good mix for fish
by DiveSSI - 13th December 2016
Exposure to sunlight in the event of an oil spill lowers the survival rates of fish that live near the…
New online maps predict location of blue whale hotspots
by DiveSSI - 6th December 2016
Tool aimed at helping ships avoid collisions with blue whales Researchers from NOAA Fisheries, Oregon State University and the University…
Great Barrier Reef suffers largest loss of corals ever
by DiveSSI - 2nd December 2016
Scientists have confirmed the largest die-off of corals at Australia's Great Barrier Reef, with the northern part being the worst…
Applications open for DAN USA internship
by DiveSSI - 29th November 2016
Work will involve review of 1,000 autopsies of diving fatalities The American organisation Divers Alert Network (DAN) is offering a…
Juvenile splitnose rockfish siblings do not just go with the flow
by DiveSSI - 23rd November 2016
Research at Oregon State University shows that a splitnose rockfish’s (Sebastes diploproa) offspring stick together in groups from the time…
LED Lights: Lighting up the deep seas
by DiveSSI - 15th November 2016
GEOMAR team wins first prize at ideas competition Two staff members of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel…
Tsunami research: Reconstructing the lateral collapse of a volcano
by DiveSSI - 14th November 2016
Flank collapses of volcanic islands produce massive landslides Volcanic eruptions can cause destructive tsunamis. As part of an expedition, marine…
Hi-tech camouflage in the ocean depths
by DiveSSI - 9th November 2016
Playing hide-and-seek in the ocean depths A new study by Duke University and Smithsonian Institution has shown that midwater crustaceans…
Is Freediving the new Scubadiving ?
by DiveSSI - 8th November 2016
Many years ago Scubadiving had been one of the great adventures in Life. Of course there has also been sports…
Rising temperatures disrupt fish behaviour
by DiveSSI - 1st November 2016
Fish's sense of sight, smell and hearing becomes impaired due to rising carbon dioxide levels The survival instincts of fish…
Plans for whale sanctuary in South Atlantic harpooned at IWC meeting
by DiveSSI - 31st October 2016
A proposal to establish a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic failed to receive sufficient votes for the resolution to…
Magic nights of coral spawning
by DiveSSI - 24th October 2016
On certain nights, around full moon, corals have their tryst of love. Diving on such a night is a lifetime…
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…
What does the ‘Free’ in Freediving mean?
by DiveSSI - 18th October 2016
Freediving is meant to be the sport which changes your lifestyle, so some people are quite afraid of taking part…
Authorities reassure that Great Barrier Reef “not dead”
by DiveSSI - 18th October 2016
The largest coral reef in the world, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, has been greatly affected by coral bleaching…
Corals can influence microbes in their environment
by DiveSSI - 17th October 2016
Researchers have discovered that despite their static nature, corals do exert some influence on the microbes in the environment around…
Join us on a coral journey
by DiveSSI - 15th October 2016
On the tropical island of Curacao, SECORE International's annual board meeting has just taken place. Scientists, aquarium professionals and the…
12th Symposium on diving medicine at Hannover Medical School (MHH), Hannover
by DiveSSI - 14th October 2016
Sharing knowledge to save lives Diving accidents occasionally occur in the sport of scuba diving. With every new accident, questions…
