Le Nice Abyss Contest took place from June 23 to 25 in Nice with 40 athletes in attendance. After 2 days of official training where athletes could dive under competition-like conditions, competitors and the organization gathered on the evening of June 22 for the official briefing and first day competition announcements. France, Italy, Ecuador, Australia, […]
https://vimeo.com/222385667/d939a23ea9First edition of its kind, theEuropean Divers Meeting was a resounding success. Organized from June 5 to 9 jointly on the two inhabited islands of the Maltese archipelago (Malta and Gozo), this event brought together divers from all over Europe (and beyond). Our German colleagues from Taucher.net, an online diving site, initiated the event, assisted […]
Located in Banyuls-sur-Mer at the level of the only exclusively marine nature reserve, the center Plongée Bleue received, for the second consecutive year, the Eco-Responsible Centre trophy during the 18th Diving Show in January 2016 in Paris. Its manager, Julien Lebot, notably decided with his team not to use antifouling (a toxic biocide) on his […]
Undoubtedly, Norway has more than one trick up its sleeve when it comes to diving. Besides orcas, its waters are home to numerous WWII wrecks, kelp forests, soft coral reefs, nudibranchs, and abundant marine life. All this is two hours’ drive north of Bergen at one of Norway’s most renowned dive centers, the Gulen Dive […]
From June 1 to 4, 2017, the second edition of Galathea, the international marine world festival in Hyères, was held. The photo contest awarded beginner, amateur and expert photographers in five categories: wide angle, macro, marine heritage, digital creation, and series (of three photos).Discover the 2017 photo winners: Beginner photographers: Amateur photographers: […]
The Saint-Malo Diving Émeraude center (SMPE) was founded over 20 years ago from a meeting between three ‘corsairs’: Emmanuel Feige, a history professor and doctor of archaeology, Denis Douillez, an offshore racing skipper and diving instructor, and Alain Cabioch, a professional diving instructor with degrees in biology and marine ecology. Today, the diving school, offering […]
We presented to you the behind the scenes of the filming in issue #7 of Dive in! : the digital series, directed by Jean-François Julian, has been available since April 14 on the Studio+ app. The first fiction highlighting freediving since The Big Blue mixes a well-crafted plot with magnificent underwater images. It was during […]
They departed for an initial polar exploration in 2010 for 45 days. Driven by the desire to see more, they went back in 2014 for 21 months with « Discovery Greenland »: memorable dives and unique encounters with the Inuit (read Dive! n°2). On May 20th, in Concarneau, the Under The Pole team will set sail for […]
The weekend of May 7th, nature took its course, and unfortunately, the conditions did not allow for the descent to 300 meters. Nevertheless, we find happy divers in Imotski: Frédéric Swierczynski is indeed the first man to reach the bottom of the third widest sinkhole in the world. The exploration of the Red Lake is […]
From May 2 to 7, 2017, an artificial and archaeological reef was established at Tour Fondue in the town of Hyères (83). 150 amphorae over 2000 years old were placed 6 meters deep on the site of an underwater trail at Pointe de Bouvet. > Discover the archaeological site in 360° immersion here, as if […]
