February 2024

The conference commenced with the unveiling of the inaugural UN report on the State of the World’s Migratory Species. The report highlighted a concerning trend, revealing that 44% of the billions of animals undertaking migratory journeys across various terrains are experiencing a decline in their populations. Colmán Ó Críodáin, Head of Policy at WWF Wildlife Practice, emphasized the critical role migration plays in sustaining the planet's ecosystems and underscored the urgent need for enhanced conservation efforts.

Since its inception in 2006, MIDE has remained a cornerstone annual gathering, pivotal in fostering and fortifying the global dive community and associated businesses. Garnering international recognition as an important event, MIDE has drawn over 250,000 attendees in its 17-year history, cementing its status as a premier fixture in the diving industry.

The discovery, which resolved over a century of mystery surrounding the ship's location, occurred during a standard environmental survey.

The SS Nemesis, constructed in 1873, was a cargo steamer that encountered its premature demise during a ferocious storm in 1901. Since that time, the wreck's position had remained an enigmatic puzzle, baffling historians and the crew's descendants alike. Its unveiling not only concludes a historical narrative but also heralds a new chapter in Australia's extensive maritime legacy.

Det var en lättnad att se folkmassorna komma in på DykMässan på morgonen lördagen den 10 februari. Tommy Jarnbrink, grundare och huvudarrangör, tillsammans med X-Ray Mag-teamet, arbetade outtröttligt för att organisera och marknadsföra mässan till både lokala och internationella nätverk, i syfte att locka nya deltagare. Efter 2023 års upplaga blev det uppenbart att ett nytt format var avgörande för mässans framtid. DykMässan (Scandinavian Dive Show) behövde en förnyelse! Den föregående upplagans låga deltagarantal visade på behovet av betydande förändringar.

Kontakta arrangören Tommy Jarnbrink för ytterligare information om DykMässan nästa år.

Provdyk erbjöds i poolen som var uppställd mellan båtutställningshallarna och DykMässan.

After finding a particularly deep anomaly in his search for shipwrecks in Lake Superior, shipwreck researcher Dan Fountain reached out to the Shipwreck Society to help identify it. This resulted in an expedition in 2023 that culminated in the positive identification of the anomaly being the SS Arlington, which sank in 1940.

Here is its story.

Recent studies have employed sophisticated satellite tracking technology to follow hawksbill sea turtles to their most frequented feeding grounds in the Indian Ocean. These advances have allowed researchers to gain unprecedented insights into the turtles' precise movements and behaviours at depths previously unobserved.