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Zero visibility - Basket star - Astrospartus mediterraneus

When we dive at depths greater than 40 meters and far from the coast, about 7.5 nautical miles, it is difficult to make predictions about sea conditions such as currents, presence of fish and marine organisms but above all visibility on the bottom. If weather forecasts are now reliable and safe over 24/48 hours, it is practically impossible to predict what will ...

Andrea Cirivasi

March 1, 2025

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Biodiversity

We are on an isolated patch of rock and coralligenous about 7.5 miles from the coast; the seabed varies from 49 to 52 meters, the area to explore has a surface area of ​​about a couple of basketball courts (about 600 square meters X 2). All around a sea of ​​mud and a mixture of mud/sand separates us from the main submerged reef 400/500 meters away, always on the bathymetric of 50 meters ...

Andrea Cirivasi

January 11, 2025

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Melania wreck

Even in this now forgotten summer of 2024 we returned to freedive on the Melania wreck. We often freedive on this wreck since the depth is not prohibitive even for the less trained. The wreck lies on a seabed of maximum 11-12 meters to rise to 9, considering the top of the bow perhaps even 6 meters deep.. ...

Andrea Cirivasi

December 22, 2024

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Genepesca

First dive of the season is always quite critical. The equipment must be tested: BCD, regulators, scuba, computers, etc. but above all finding assets, aquatic skills and physical condition. In practice it is training to then increase the objectives we try to achieve. For these reasons we try to immerse ourselves in a known place where we can find ...

Andrea Cirivasi

May 28, 2024

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Diving on Carmelo Noli' s wreck

Carmelo Noli was a tugboat, now it is one of the many wrecks of the Second World War that we can find in our Mediterranean. We were on this wreck more or less two years ago, intrigued by some reports of grabbing by some local fishermen, which we then saw published in the Notices to Seafarers of 16 May 2012. ...

Andrea Cirivasi

April 7, 2024

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Common northern comb jelly - Bolinopsis infundibulum

Decompression is a boring phase of diving but from a certain point of view it can also be interesting if, in addition to looking at the computer, which marks the times and stages of depth, we take a look around in the deep blue. Common northern comb jelly Ctenoforo tentacolato Bolinopsis infundibulum ...

netartstudio

July 16, 2022

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Discovering new wrecks

La scoperta di un relitto sconosciuto è sicuramente una delle più belle emozioni che un subacqueo possa provare. Discovering new wrecks Alla scoperta di nuovi relitti www.intotheblue.it Si tratta però di un evento sempre più raro ormai, i relitti che si possono visitare con le bombole caricate ad aria compressa ...

Andrea Cirivasi

July 13, 2022

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Freediving on Melania wreck

Melania was a coastal freighter that transported goods and more between the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago and Livorno. It is located a short distance from the coast off the coast of Vada (in the area of ​​the beautiful "Secche di Vada") and as can be seen from the images and video at depths that are quite accessible even in apnea, ...

Andrea Cirivasi

June 5, 2022

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Salpa maxima

Salpa maxima also arrived in the upper Tyrrhenian Sea or lower Ligurian Sea, that is, in the waters of Livorno and the province where we often dive. It is a Tunicate; at first sight it looks like a cross between a fish and a jellyfish but it is neither, it is actually a transparent invertebrate belonging to the order of the Salpidae subphylum Tunicata ....

Andrea Cirivasi

June 2, 2022

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Effects of trawling

In this dive made some time ago on a depth ranging from 40 to 50 meters deep we filmed the usual ghost nets lost close to a cliff at a distance of about 5 miles from the coast. We spent almost the entire dive on the rocks that despite the conditions seemed quite vital, then we met several peaks on the seabed and we have to follow them, since they did not look like the ...

Andrea Cirivasi

March 20, 2022

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06:21

Forkbeard - Phycis phycis

We are on a shoal in the middle of the sea, the seabed varies from 38 to 42 meters deep and we are in the classic habitat of the Mediterranean grouper, the Moray helena and Forkbeard, Mostella or Musdea, Phycis phycis.  Mostella Musdea Phycis phycis Forkbeard intotheblue.it ...

Andrea Cirivasi

December 8, 2021

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Spotted weever - Trachinus araneus - HD

Given the success and the many views that this video published a few years ago has had, we decided to republish it in high definition, slowing down some parts in order to better appreciate this splendid fish. Tracina Ragno Trachinus araneus Spotted weever HD intotheblue.it ...

netartstudio

October 22, 2021

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Missing Island

Missing Island is a shoal halfway between the Island of Gorgona and Livorno. The shoal has two summits a couple of miles apart which rise to a depth of about 36 and 46 meters, from a depth of 80 meters on the side of Livorno and over 120 meters on the side of the Island of Gorgona ...

Andrea Cirivasi

August 17, 2021

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06:32

Mediterranean Spiny Lobster - Palinurus elephas

In this dive on a depth that varies from 40 to 45 meters I encountered different species of marine organisms typical of the coral beds of the Mediterranean Sea. We are on a rocky wall that in some points reaches a height of 5/7 meters, characterized by holes, cracks ...

Andrea Cirivasi

February 27, 2021

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04:46

Life as a diver

The diver's day is certainly not monotonous and even less short, to do about 30, 20, 10 minutes in the water, depending on the depth, it takes whole days to explore, program, prepare equipment and finally decide where to dive. Of course the effort is almost always well rewarded, but it is not always so obvious. ...

Gruppo Archeosub Labronico

December 26, 2020

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Scorpaena porcus Black scorpion fish night dive

Diving at night always has a special charm, the marine life is completely different from that of the day, the fish and marine species that are activated at night are many and can be observed even in a few meters of depth. ...

Andrea Cirivasi

December 13, 2020

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05:02

Wonderful Red Coral wall

The seabed in which we often dive, that is, those of the coast that goes from Livorno to Elba Island, are famous for their beauty and for the biodiversity of the various marine species that populate them despite the impact of humans. Bellissima parete Corallo rosso intotheblue.it ...

Andrea Cirivasi

October 24, 2020

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Pelagia noctiluca Luminous jellyfish Purple jellyfish

While we were descending along the "weight" to reach a submerged reef at a depth of 45 meters, we encountered "halfway" a luminous Jellyfish, the Pelagia noctiluca. Pelagia noctiluca Medusa luminosa Medusa viola intotheblue.it ...

Andrea Cirivasi

October 16, 2020

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02:35

Livorno Mucilage Cyanobacteria Oscillatoriales Algae

Mucilage along the Livorno coast in the sea between Castiglioncello and Marina di Castagneto. ...

Andrea Cirivasi

August 31, 2019

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06:40

Flying Gurnard - Dactylopterus volitans

Flying Gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans Linnaeus, 1758), also known as owl fish, is a seawater fish belonging to the Dactylopteridae family ...

Andrea Cirivasi

August 15, 2019

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03:02

Cigar jellyfish - Olindias phosphorica

Olindias phosphorica is a species of jellyfish originating from the central Atlantic, and from the Mediterranean Sea, including Malta, ...

Andrea Cirivasi

August 13, 2019

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22:37

Genepesca Wreck

This summer we also immersed ourselves on the wreck of Genepesca, after many years in fact the wreck is changing, collapsing slowly. The central smokestack, the main feature of the ship has indeed collapsed on the right, probably due to a trawl net. The wreck itself still retains its charm despite the frequent presence of Mucilage.

Andrea Cirivasi

August 20, 2018

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The Nungwi Barrier Reef - Zanzibar

Nungwi is a fishing village located at the northern end of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar islands ...

Stefano

January 15, 2017

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1

01:05

Dusky grouper - Madagascar

Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus Lowe, 1834) is a fish belonging to the family Serranidae. ...

Stefano

December 22, 2016

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1

00:45

Nurse shark - Nebrius ferrugineus

In the video Tawny Nurse Shark is a species of the family ginglymostomatidae shark, and the only extant member of the genus Nebrius ...

Stefano

December 17, 2016

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1

01:30

Other Seas - Caretta Caretta

It is the most common sea turtle in the Mediterranean Sea. The species is highly endangered throughout the Mediterranean basin and is now at the brink of extinction in Italian territorial waters.

Stefano

December 11, 2016

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12:11

Wreck of the Silvio tugboat

For this wreck we have few information, Silvio probably sank during towing a barge loads of copper, due to a storm.

Fanino Cirivasi

August 15, 2016

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Youtube Channel – Facebook Page

intotheblue.it info Youtube Channel  Facebook Page ...

netartstudio

August 1, 2016

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