4,700-Year-Old Shipwreck Excavated Off Turkey

Underwater archaeologists off Turkey's Mediterranean coast have recovered Early Bronze Age pottery from a wreck site that researchers believe may be the world's oldest known shipwreck.

World’s oldest shipwreck discovered off coast of Turkey
Wrecks & Archaeology

A scatter of ancient ceramic vessels lying 30m beneath the Mediterranean Sea may represent the remains of a merchant ship that sank between 4,400 and 4,700 years ago.

The wreck site, near Kekova Island in Turkey's Antalya province, has yielded more than 30 ceramic storage vessels and three large stone anchors. Although the wooden hull has disappeared, the surviving cargo provides evidence of maritime trade during the Early Bronze Age.

Press Release
Received from: Daniel Benér | Poseidon Diving Systems

Poseidon Launches the Regulator Configurator on Poseidon.com and Embedded Version for Dealers homepages

Poseidon regulator configurator
Poseidon

The Poseidon Regulator Configurator is designed to help divers, dealers, and distributors identify the right regulator configuration based on how the diver will actually use the equipment. Instead of starting with standardized kits that may later need to be modified, the configurator guides the customer toward a setup that is tailored to their diving needs from the beginning.

Press Release
Received from: Shearwater Research

Shearwater Jetpack for Avelo Diving Achieves CE Marking, Opening European Market

Shearwater Research

Avelo created the original equipment and developed the Avelo System and training methodology. Today, Shearwater is the lead manufacturer of the Jetpack, bringing its experience in dive equipment, electronics and manufacturing to the continued development of the system. 

The CE marking represents the successful completion of the applicable European conformity assessment process and opens access to one of the world's largest and most established diving markets. 

EN 250 Conformity 

Cressi Da Vinci

A colour-screen dive computer combining four-gas capability, an integrated compass and app connectivity.

Cressi Da Vinci
Dive Computers

Cressi’s Da Vinci is a wide-screen dive computer intended for recreational divers who want a clearly presented display with scope for more advanced nitrox diving. Its 1.54-inch full-colour TFT LCD uses large, colour-coded figures, while a two-button interface is designed for operation with gloves.

Shells that Hear the Ocean

What would the ocean be like if you could not see it? For us, the answer is difficult to imagine, for underwater, vision seems so important. We watch fish approach, see a predator pass in the distance, follow the shape of a reef. But molluscs live in a different sensory world.

spiny scallop
Ecology & Science

An oyster fixed to a rock cannot turn its head towards an approaching animal. A clam buried beneath the sand may spend much of its life hidden from view. A scallop resting on the seabed has no ears and no external sound-producing organs. Yet these animals are aware. They can detect movement in the water, vibrations, touch, changes in pressure, chemicals carried by currents—and, in some species, remarkably sophisticated information about light.

Some scallops have dozens of eyes. Their world is very different from ours.

Antidepressants May Affect Fish at Surprisingly Low Levels

Fish might be more sensitive to pollution from antidepressants than had been previously realised, since studies have shown that their main molecular targets can react to concentrations similar to those found in polluted watercourses.

The Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes)
Ecology & Science

Antidepressants are intended to modify chemical signalling in the human brain; however, after they have been excreted, small amounts of the drugs and their metabolites can go through the wastewater system and end up in rivers, lakes and coastal waters, where they remain biologically active.

Colourful New Killifish Found in Brazilian Amazon

Researchers have described a vividly coloured new killifish from small forest pools in the Brazilian Amazon, adding another species to the region's remarkable freshwater biodiversity.

Waldir Miron Berbel-Filho with Laimosemion laranja.
Ecology & Science

At less than 3cm long, it would be easy to overlook. Its colours, however, are considerably harder to miss.

Researchers working in the Brazilian state of Amapá have described a new species of killifish whose males carry striking orange-red markings across their bodies and fins. The fish has been named Laimosemion laranja—with laranja meaning both the colour orange and the fruit in Portuguese. The name also honours Laranjal do Jari, the municipality where the species was found.

Press Release
Received from: Buddy Dive

Catch up with Your Buddies on Bonaire at DEMA 2026

Buddy Dive

Buddy Dive Directors Barbara, Steffie, and Paul, Course Director Rosie and Dive Operations Advisor Augusto, will be in booth 2221 to tell you about what is new at Buddy Dive Resort, our great group facilities, and of course, the DEMA Special.

We can’t wait to inspire you for your next dive trip, advice on how to prepare for your trip to Bonaire, and tell you about what highlights, above and below water, you should not miss when visiting Bonaire.

This is also a great opportunity for you to benefit from Buddy Dive’s fantastic DEMA Special (including an 8=7 group deal)!

Press Release
Received from: The Arenui

Arenui Announces Last Cabin for Maluku, Banda & Raja Ampat

Arenui
A journey of extraordinary contrasts

A cabin has opened on our 9–20 December 2026 Maluku–Banda–Raja Ampat expedition — a rare invitation to experience three remarkable regions in one voyage.

From the curious creatures of Ambon to the historic Spice Islands and the dazzling reefs of Raja Ampat, each new horizon brings a different world. Your home along the way? Arenui, the boutique liveaboard.

LAST CABIN AVAILABLE - Dayak Deluxe Cabin

Press Release
Received from: Buddy Dive

Buddy Dive Earns 14 Scuba Diving Readers’ Choice Awards

Buddy Dive

The awards recognize Buddy Dive Resort, Buddy Dive and Buddy Rangers across a broad range of categories, highlighting the resort’s accommodations, staff, dive operation, facilities, safety, training and family-friendly experiences.

For Buddy Dive, the recognitions represent more than awards. They are a reflection of the people behind the experience and the commitment they bring to guests every day.

Do Whales and Dolphins Grieve Their Dead?

Recent observations of humpback whales, dolphins and killer whales attending dead calves are adding to evidence of complex responses to death. Scientists can document the behaviour, but interpreting what the animals experience is harder.

Marine mammal mothers may experience grief when their calves die
Ecology & Science

A female humpback whale swims slowly next to her dead newborn. She repeatedly dives towards it, touches it with her head and pectoral fin, and returns to almost the same place at the surface. Hours pass, but she does not leave.

Such behaviour inevitably raises a question: Is the whale grieving?