From Tuesday October 31 onwards, Master Liveaboards will be taking over both operations and sales of Blue Horizon and Blue Melody in the Egyptian Red Sea, as well as Blue Voyager in the Maldives.
Blue O Two has been operating these award winning vessels for many years and on the ground, the same great team will be waiting for customers, both old and new.
The deep, emerald waters surrounding Japan's Okinawa Islands are a haven for marine life, and is one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. Within this vast biodiverse haven, scientists have discovered two new species of pygmy squid lurking beneath the surface: the Ryukyuan Pygmy Squid and Hannan's Pygmy Squid.
These two species have now been described and catalogued, with names that connect them to Japan's cultural heritage. Findings have been published in the Marine Biology journal.
As your dive safety organization, we’ll raise a glass to all who work tirelessly to promote safe diving. We hope you’ll join us on Tuesday, November 14, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Sugar Mill (right across the street from the convention center).
Meet With DAN
If you’re planning to be at the show, make an appointment to meet with us and learn what DAN can do for your dive business.
The D-200 offers high performance, multi-function and user-friendly handling, with minimal underwater weight.
A comprehensive study published in the journal Marine Mammal Science analysed over 60 years of recorded interactions between Southern Resident killer whales (SRKW) and porpoises in the Salish Sea. This endangered population of orcas, known for their fish-based diet, particularly Chinook salmon, has been involved in numerous incidents of porpoise harassment, leading to the deaths of many porpoises.
The study proposes three main reasons for this behaviour:
We have introduced a new service allowing DAN Europe Members to call the emergency hotline also via the Internet.
This makes it now possible to contact our Alarm Center even when cellular signal reception is poor.
It also allows long-distance calls to be made without incurring excessive costs.
We remind you that you can contact the Alarm Center through the following channels:
Reefs are vital centres of marine biodiversity. Yet, human activities like overfishing, deep-sea mining, dredging and trawling have led to their significant decline worldwide. Hence, there is an urgent need to implement efficient restoration initiatives to restore biodiversity.
A recent study published in Frontiers in Marine Science reveals an unexpected ally in this mission: fruit trees.
The study, conducted in the Dutch Wadden Sea, involved sinking felled pear trees into the sea to reconstruct reefs and enhance local marine biodiversity.
I have just booked my flight to the DEMA Show—the world’s largest dive show and industry event. When I made my reservation, I selected Scandinavian Airlines because they now offer travellers the option of purchasing sustainable biofuel as part of the flight ticket, so one can fly with lower CO2 emissions. I also opted to pay for a full carbon offset of my trip. It hurt my wallet, but it lifted the ache I had in my tummy. Being a transatlantic trip, it did not come cheap, but I do not see that one has a choice any longer.
In an unprecedented archaeological feat, the shipwreck known as "Marausa 2," which sank off Marausa, Sicily, in the late 3rd century, has been meticulously recovered from the seabed in its entirety. This marks the first instance where a Roman ship has been raised in its complete form, as opposed to being retrieved piece by piece.
This light-weight combination snoot kit with sleek design includes snoot lens, color filters and dive light.
For dependable fiber optic triggering of a compatible fiber optic underwater strobe, use this compact, independently sealed device instead of the flash bulkhead.