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 […]
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 […]
On May 6th, extreme diver Frédéric Swierczynski will dive in Croatia’s Red Lake to attempt to break the world record for cave diving at -300 meters! The speleonaut from Marseille is not new to such challenges. In 2016, in the Mescla cave (Var), he already reached -267 meters. Interview with a siphon enthusiast. Just a […]
The now legendary competition was held from April 30 to May 10, 2017, in Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas. Three French athletes took part in this meeting, which they had already participated in: in 2016 Stéphane Tourreau finished third in the constant weight event by reaching -101 meters. Morgan Bourc’his, on the other hand, […]
In mid-April, a very beautiful and rare specimen of lobster, entirely blue, was caught in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc. Initially recovered by a restaurateur, the animal was eventually taken in by the Océanopolis aquarium in Brest. Contrary to what has been read or heard in recent days, blue lobsters are not extremely rare, as explained […]
