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Oahu is one of those must-see places when it comes to ocean science, sport and conservation—especially in H...

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Venturing into the open ocean to dive with apex predators can be an intimidating prospect. To many, the ide...

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The pursuit of improving our diving skills challenges us to push boundaries and venture into realms few hav...

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Big news, animal lovers! We have just launched our brand new SSI Marine Mammal Ecology course, where you ca...

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Everybody loves a good scroll through Instagram. If you are a scuba diver, freediver, snorkeler, or simply ...

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"Born as a fish zodiac, my earliest memory of the water was voluntarily jumping in, kicking my feet, and ju...

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So, you have the diving bug and cannot wait to build your dream diving career, but where do you start? Most...

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Are you ready for an exciting new career? Become a professional mermaid! This lifestyle choice is gaining p...

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SSI offers free SSI Marine Ecology digital kits. Based on the fact that a lot of countries are either once...

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Dive on Gliese 667Cc - unusual computer game"In Other Waters" is set on an exoplanet completely covered by ...

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International OCEAN FILM TOUR Vol. 7 - Cast off! An exploration on and under the surface of the Seven Seas....

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The Canary Islands are the home of the Angelshark, and if you want to meet this beautiful shark species, yo...

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Research team opens up a source for new antibioticsThe team around Prof. dr. Christian Jogler from the Frie...

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OSPAR meets – Growing Resistance to UK platform disposal"Shell - The sea is not your dump"Almost unnoticed ...

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Diving changes lives. It is one of those activities where its transformative power can be seen applied to b...

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Scientists are showing a new picture of the role of viruses in the seaViruses are known primarily as pathog...

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White sharks hunt in kelp forests White sharks are still a mystery to scientists. For example, earlier r...

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Reduced salinity of seawater has devastating effects on coralsRecent studies show that drastic changes in s...

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Antarctic expedition to the Larsen C ice shelf and iceberg A68An international research team led by the Alf...

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Training of Maldivians to become "Coral gardeners"From March 9 to 24, 2019, the German Maritime Museum Stra...

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Young fish show organ damage at high CO2 concentrationsAtlantic cod is one of the most important commercial...

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Fluorescent light attracts microalgaeCorals know how to attract good company. A research study has shown th...

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Video shows swimming behaviour of a self-luminous fanfin monkfishFor the first time ever a deep-sea frogfis...

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Scientists examine a newly hatched dumbo octopusWith their big fins Dumbo octopods (Grimpoteuthis) remind o...

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Things don't look good for corals. With only a few truly healthy coral reefs left and forecasts not getting...

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Fish's sense of sight, smell and hearing becomes impaired due to rising carbon dioxide levels The surviv...

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Research explain how organisms move between hydrothermal ventsHighly specialised communities form at the hy...

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The number of animal species known to us just been increased by four, thanks to MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquariu...

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Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) has sho...

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