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20MAy
2012

International Day for Biological Diversity!

Marine Biodiversity is the theme for this year's International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB). Designation of IDB 2012 on the theme of marine ecosystems provides Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and everyone interested in marine life, the opportunity to raise awareness of the issue and increase practical action. From 2000 to 2010, an unprecedented worldwide collaboration by scientists around the world set out to try and determine how much life is in the sea. Dubbed the ‘Census of Marine Life’, the effort involved 2,700 scientists from over 80 nations, who participated in 540 expeditions around the world. They studied surface seawater and probed the deepest, darkest depths of the ocean, sailed tropical seas and explored ice-strewn oceans in the Arctic and Antarctic... read more

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26MAR
2012

Find out more about White Lion!

Guardian of the Island St. Andrew in the Rovinj marine area, known as the Red Island. The lion statue was brought to the island in the early 20th century, during the construction of Huetterott residence...

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20MAR
2012

Underwater Photo & Film in Rijeka and Opatija

SSI Adriatic Group Croatia and the International Underwater Film and Photo Festival "Bijeli lav" bring to you a very special event: underwater photography exhibition "Dive in to Blue" and projections of the awarded underwater films from the festival "Bijeli lav 2011" at the Palach Gallery, Rijeka and hotel Opatija...

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18MAR
2012

Call for Entries 2012

Dear All, we are finally kicking into gear and we are now accepting entries for the 3rd Underwater Film & Photo Festival "Bijeli lav" in Rovinj, Croatia, which will be held from 27th to 30th September 2012.

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Diving center Puffer

Our diving center is situated in the hotel Istra on Red Island, near the city of Rovinj.

Every day we offer scuba diving trips generaly with one or two dives. Beside the captain there is always one of our dive-guides on board, who will explain in detailed briefings the dive site and the boat. For a comfortable, quick and safe journey to the dive sites we have the dive boat "Puffer". Learn more...

About Red Island

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Certainly one of the most beautiful of Rovinj's islands and by all means one of the biggest - with a size of 233.000 m2 and one of the most attractive ones is the Red Island which is located nearby Rovinj, only a 15 minute boat-trip away. It is made up of two little islands, St. Andrew and Maskin, which are connected. Learn more...