Ghost Diving Germany at the Baltic Sea again In June 2023 Ghost Diving Germany went out again, operating from Fehmarn at the Baltic Sea, again. Fehmarn is a pristine location for net raids as it provides access in all directions and has seen intensive fishing in past times, so there are plenty of nets…
Ithaca clean-up documentary “Best Environmental Film” at Cannes World Film Festival The recently released documentary about our legendary project Journey to Ithaca 2021 has been awarded “The Best Environmental Film” at the Cannes World Film Festival! We are beyond honored that this unprecedented cleaning is inspiring an international audience! We especially thank Michael Westreicher, coordinator of Ghost Diving…
A grim reminder on the Tuna Clipper USA Team Ghost Diving USA returned to the Tuna Clipper on June 5th. There were multiple objectives for this mission. The first, to collect the rest of the net needed for the Beam Center playground equipment project. Next, recover a lift bag left behind on the last trip…
MV MAKO is getting ready for the new North Sea season Our boat MV MAKO is currently being prepared for a new North Sea season by our volunteers. Among other things, she was taken out of the water to completely clean the bottom of the boat from fouling and to provide it with a new anti-fouling…
Healthy Seas goes Global with Record Number of Activities Thanks to the commitment and passion of our Healthy Seas team, our partners and of the many Ghost Diving volunteers we are proud to collaborate with, 2022 was an incredible year for Healthy Seas! Through hard work, strategic synergies, and creativity, we were able to achieve a truly global…
SKARV: More eyes on marine pollution In recent years, our projects have increased in size, with different requirements for the preparations. For example, more intensive scouting had to be done and surveys were also carried out above water in addition to the usual reconnaissance dives. An aerial reconnaissance turned out to be a logical…
Ghost Diving Egypt joins East Med in Cyprus 2023 has started out by being a busy year for Ghost Diving East Med. While the winter season is an unstable time frame where the sea only gives us some window for diving, weather dependent, we take the available opportunities to SCOUT / SCAN the underwater locations…
The extremely high price of our eating habits During their first action of 2023, our Ghost Diving Greece volunteers faced a horrific situation when they tried to remove a ghost net from the waters of the Saronic Gulf. An unlucky turtle became entangled in a fishing net, presumably while trying to feed, and subsequently drowned.…
Healthy Seas joins hands with Ghost Diving Hong Kong to remove gill nets In conjunction with World Water Day, Healthy Seas is proud to announce it has expanded its geographic focus and launches activities to Hong Kong. Healthy Seas is an environmental nonprofit organization founded in 2013 that began its marine conservation work in the Netherlands.…
Ghost Diving USA takes care of Tuna Clipper Location: Santa Catalina Island Wreck: The San Vito aka the “Tuna Clipper ” Ghost Diving USA continues their pursuit of ghost nets on the Tuna Clipper. On February 13, divers set out aboard the Giant Stride to collect more net for the Beam Center playground project. Conditions…