The “Oceana Ranger” documents for critical habitats in the Mediterranean0

May 31st, 2006 by admin in Conservation and NEWS

Corals, gorgonias, maërl and seagrass should be protected by the Habitats Directive  

The research catamaran of the international organisation for marine conservation, Oceana, is at this moment sailing in the Gulf of Genoa, where it is filming the ecosystems of the sea bottom.

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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Still a Threat, Study Says0

May 30th, 2006 by admin in Conservation and NEWS

WASHINGTON — Oil spilled 17 years ago by the tanker Exxon Valdez still threatens wildlife around Alaska’s Prince William Sound, scientists reported Tuesday, a finding that could add $100 million to cleanup costs for Exxon Mobil Corp.

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Deep Sea Detective John Chatterton at OZTeK’070

May 29th, 2006 by admin in Expos & Events and NEWS

An underwater adventurer with a passion for researching and diving the deep shipwrecks of the world, John Chatterton, joins the growing cast of internationally renowned diving celebrities giving presentations and talks at OZTeK’07, to be staged at Australian Technology Park, Sydney, Australia on the 17th and 18th March 2007.

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Search resumes for 1950 sunken DC-4 in Lake Michigan0

May 27th, 2006 by admin in NEWS and Wrecks

SOUTH HAVEN, Michigan, USA - A search has resumed in Lake Michigan for a near-forgotten Northwest Airlines DC-4 that crashed in a storm 56 years ago and took 58 lives.

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Deep Sea Supply (DSS) announces new DSS Single Tank Torus 26/35 Wings0

May 26th, 2006 by admin in New Products and NEWS

No Zipper! These new wings are sewn shut. The new heavy duty 22 mil urethane bladder material eliminates the need to access the bladder via a zipper. Eliminating the zipper allows a narrow center panel design, and quick mount “STA-Less” tank mounting.

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‘Oriskany Carrier reef’ to buoy local economy4

May 24th, 2006 by admin in Scuba diving and Military and NEWS

Hundreds looked on from the bows of sea vessels as thousands more tuned in online and on television to watch the “Mighty O” make its final descent into the emerald depths of the Gulf of Mexico.

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Rebreathers & Full face mask cources and IAHD pro taining from Aquateam0

May 23rd, 2006 by admin in Scuba diving and NEWS and Reabreathers

Aqua Team organizes, in the beautiful island of Kythnos in Greece, from 20 to 24 of June seminars for diving with rebreathers for recreational divers and instructors to dive with the Submatix rebreathers.

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Cognition research focuses on the tongue0

May 12th, 2006 by admin in Military and Science and NEWS

PENSACOLA, Florida, USA — In their quest to create the superwarrior of the future, some military researchers aren’t focusing on organs like muscles or hearts. They’re looking at tongues.

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Fisherman nets ancient statue in Greece0

May 11th, 2006 by admin in Archaeology and NEWS

ATHENS, GreeceA Greek fisherman has handed over to authorities a large section of an ancient bronze statue brought up in his nets in the Aegean Sea, officials said.

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Dive team uses photo-mosaics for sunken ships0

May 11th, 2006 by admin in Archaeology and NEWS

MIAMI, USA - Thanks to a maritime heritage team with the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, you might never look at sunken shipwrecks the same way again.

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