In addition the current state of the domestic economy also forced a number of local exhibitors to withdraw from the show due to lack of funds.

Compared to the previous year only 30% of the booths were sold at this juncture and as consequence, after after consulting with leaders of the diving community, the management decided to postpone the Festival "Golden Dolphin" until 2016 and ask the audience for their understanding under the circumstances.

Mrs. Hass was much more than the wife of Hans Hass, one of the greatest dive pioneers, underwater explorer and one of the last great naturalists of the last century; she was a pioneer, role model and trailblazer in her own right.