Home BIODIVERSITY: The vermetid reef BIODIVERSITY: The vermetid reef In the euphotic zone of the marine environments of the Mediterranean Sea, particularly in the tidal

There has been a lot of attention lately on the topic of climate change; fossil fuels, the greenhouse effect, plastic ending up in the sea.

Did you know that Posidonia oceanica isn’t an algae, but a true plant in every sense?! The Posidonia oceanica meadow, now almost disappeared in areas

When did you start diving? I got my PADI Open Water Diver certification when I was at university. Although I would have liked to start

Home DIVING COMMUNITY: Diving for everyone! DIVING COMMUNITY: Diving for everyone! It was March when Francesco Di Lorenzo, owner of the Isola del Vento sailing

I did a school work placement at the Evasioni Blu Diving dive center in Sicily for a week, and it was amazing! Rino and Esther

Octopus Vulgaris. The films that manage to move me, and maybe even make me cry, can roughly be classified into: Disney movies, or movies involving

In the hope that thanks to vaccines we can soon get out of this state of emergency and return to our normal lives, I thought

Ustica. The island of Ustica is well known for its Marine Protected Area and its scuba diving. But even though it’s just a small island

Diving in the Mediterranean is still not fully appreciated, and perhaps not very well known, worldwide. In Europe, I’d even say it’s underrated, often overlooked

This year we wanted to organize PADI Women’s Dive Day by making a difference. That’s why we dedicated this event to a very important woman.

I’ve been lucky enough to go diving in different parts of the world. For those who, like me, love diving, you simply have to have

My PADI Open Water Diver journey started taking shape on March 16, 2020, when, following my graduation, my mom revealed her gift. A voucher to

I’ve always had an interest in the world of diving and finally in 2020, having some free time available, I made the decision to take

I always make a list of New Year’s resolutions. And I manage to follow them fairly well — not just for the month of January,

The importance of Marine Protected Areas for safeguarding our seas. There is no doubt that today we are fully aware of the extreme need for

Partial pressure of gases, solubility and the relationship with ambient pressure. How does your dive computer know when you need to ascend? “Based on my

Astroides Calycularis; Orange Coral. The Mediterranean Sea offers an immense variety of different environments, rocky or sandy seabeds, cliffs, Posidonia oceanica meadows, sheltered bays or

Unsaturation, saturation and supersaturation of tissues. In the previous blog, Part I of the Theory of Underwater Decompression, we talked about Paul Bert. We saw

Plesionika Narval; the Parapandolo Shrimp. Among the many dive sites you can visit in the Marine Protected Area of Ustica, there is one in the

Thirty-six nautical miles is the distance that separates my city, Palermo, from Ustica. On days with good visibility, you can spot the island on the

Discover the 2022 diving courses! Starting February 2022, registrations are open for all our diving courses. The courses will begin now with the theory part