
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 disasters,…

MyDiveGuide Launches Local Dive Sites Series
by DiveSSI - 2nd September 2020
Travel may still be widely restricted across the globe, but SSI is not going to let that get its divers…

Mares full-face snorkel masks SEA VU DRY + become CPAP respirators
by DiveSSI - 8th April 2020
Lack of respirators is an ongoing issue the entire world seems to struggle with, in the face of the current…

Coronavirus: Full face masks to ease respirator overload
by DiveSSI - 30th March 2020
Full face snorkeling masks before possible use in the health care sectorThe lack of respirators respectively the overload of respirators…

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…

New method for monitoring CO2 sources on the seaground
by DiveSSI - 30th August 2019
Researchers studied natural gas leaks in the Mediterranean off ItalyThe storage of carbon dioxide in the seabed is one of…

Sharks in the Mediterranean Sea: threatened predator
by DiveSSI - 15th July 2019
WWF: Mediterranean is the most dangerous sea for sharks worldwide Over half of all shark and ray species living in the…

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…

DAN Europe offers research internships
by DiveSSI - 14th January 2019
In 2019, a total of 12 internships will be availableDAN Europe supports young people interested in diving medicine, physiology, biomedical…

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…

Secret of the cave crabs decoded
by DiveSSI - 24th July 2018
Study shows genetic link between cave-dwelling shrimps in Israel and ItalyThe only a few centimetres large troglobitic shrimp that live…

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…

The Mediterranean Sea: a focal point for plastic pollution
by DiveSSI - 8th June 2018
Tourist crowds intensify plastic problemRecord volumes of microplastics were detected in the Mediterranean, as revealed by a recent WWF report…

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 SSI Freediving Instructor course: So many great reasons to take part!
by Carlo - 31st August 2017
SSI Freediving Instructor courses are a real step towards the professional world of teaching freediving. A moment of growth and…

Beluga II makes waves against plastic waste
by DiveSSI - 21st April 2016
Since April 16th, the Greenpeace ship Beluga II has been underway on a new journey to publicise the growing threat of plastic…

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…

Tsunami risk at Mount Etna? Scientists install geodetic network at the foot of Europe’s largest volcano
by DiveSSI - 29th March 2016
Measurements taken by satellites indicate that the eastern flank of Mount Etna is slowly sliding into the Ionian Sea. However,…