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Meet the DAN Europe Ambassadors touring to save our oceans

The health of our oceans, and of many other bodies of water, is one of the biggest concerns of our times. Plastic, overfishing, pollutants and...

By Claudio Di Manao
27 April 2021

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The Art of Teaching: interview with Steve Martin

Steve Martin has been scuba diving for the past 18 years, and is now a world-renowned professional diving instructor specialising in cave diving and sidemount...

By Cristian Pellegrini
27 December 2017

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Diving with champions: Interview with Aldo Montano

Fencing Olympic athlete, Aldo Montano is a two times World Champion, five times European Champion, and nine times Italian Champion; esteemed athlete endorser, well-known TV...

By Claudio Di Manao
26 September 2017

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Justin Carmack: a journey along his 100 dive list

Justin is a divemaster and world traveler on a mission to dive and document the top 100 dive sites in the world. We interviewed him,...

By DAN Staff
11 August 2017

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Underwater Art: Interview with Jason deCaires Taylor

Jason deCaires Taylor is a sculptor, environmentalist and professional underwater photographer. One of his most recent and renowned projects is Museo Atlántico, a collection of...

By DAN Staff
13 June 2017

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Learning to love sharks: interview with Erich Ritter

Erich Ritter is the Konrad Lorenz of the sharks. Yes he is: Ph.D. from Zurich University in “Behavioral Ecology” he is the only professional applied...

By Claudio Di Manao
16 September 2016

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How I learnt to be my own dive doctor

GETTING LOST AT SEA: NIGHT DIVE IN THE GALAPAGOS So we surfaced. And it was pitch black. My buddy and I were 3 miles out at...

By DAN Staff
12 July 2016

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Encounters with extraordinary men: Rolf Schmidt & Hesham Gabr

Rolf Schmidt, age: 65. Owner of Sinai Divers and Ghazala Fleet. He is the one who started it all. Hesham Gabr, age: 56. Owner of the popular award...

By Claudio Di Manao
29 June 2016

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Introducing: Kurt Arrigo

You are a renowned specialist in marine photography. When and how did you set off on a mission to capture the unpredictable nature of the...

By DAN Staff
23 May 2016

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Sharm el Sheikh’s Pioneers: interview with Adel Taher

Once upon a time a disputed desert, a mountain desert of mystic fascination, overlooking one of the most beautiful sea on Earth: the Red Sea....

By Claudio Di Manao
25 March 2016

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An interview with Michele Geraci

On August 24th, 2014, off the Capo sant’Ampeglio, Bordighera, Michele Geraci reached a depth of -253 meters and became the deepest Italian diver. - Yet your...

By Claudio Di Manao
24 January 2016

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Interview with freediving recordman Andrea Zuccari

    In memoriam, 1974 - 2023     His past experiences, his present achievements and his future explorations with DAN Research: “Safety secures Success". Andrea is an ‘instinctive’ freediver, innovator...

By Claudio Di Manao
25 November 2015

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