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2025
October
Event type: Project
Location: Laguna Beach, CA , United States
Contact: Chris Hart, hartdivers@gmail.com
Event website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OrangeCountyUnderwaterExplorers/
Date: October 1, 2025 to October 31, 2026
Description: The Orange County Underwater Explorers (OCUE) are launching a Project Baseline effort beginning at Shaw’s Cove in Laguna Beach, California. This project will establish a one-year ecological baseline of local marine life and conditions, with the long-term goal of expanding to neighboring coves along the Laguna coast.
Divers will document broad flora and fauna using underwater photography, videography, and written observations. Supporting abiotic data—including visibility, temperature, and tide state—will be recorded during each dive.
A dedicated mapping team will use GPS buoys and acoustic pingers to chart key waypoints and create a diver-friendly navigation map of the site.
All data will be compiled in a central repository for long-term comparison.
Results will be shared through the GUE Project Portal, highlighted in Quest Magazine, and prepared for peer-reviewed publication. The dataset will also be structured to contribute to global repositories such as GBIF and OBIS.
This is a community science initiative designed to involve local divers, strengthen connections with conservation groups and universities, and provide actionable insights into the health of Laguna’s nearshore ecosystems.
Certification requirement: No requirement or Rec 1
Location: Laguna Beach, CA , United States
Contact: Chris Hart, hartdivers@gmail.com
Event website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OrangeCountyUnderwaterExplorers/
Date: October 1, 2025 to October 31, 2026
Description: The Orange County Underwater Explorers (OCUE) are launching a Project Baseline effort beginning at Shaw’s Cove in Laguna Beach, California. This project will establish a one-year ecological baseline of local marine life and conditions, with the long-term goal of expanding to neighboring coves along the Laguna coast.
Divers will document broad flora and fauna using underwater photography, videography, and written observations. Supporting abiotic data—including visibility, temperature, and tide state—will be recorded during each dive.
A dedicated mapping team will use GPS buoys and acoustic pingers to chart key waypoints and create a diver-friendly navigation map of the site.
All data will be compiled in a central repository for long-term comparison.
Results will be shared through the GUE Project Portal, highlighted in Quest Magazine, and prepared for peer-reviewed publication. The dataset will also be structured to contribute to global repositories such as GBIF and OBIS.
This is a community science initiative designed to involve local divers, strengthen connections with conservation groups and universities, and provide actionable insights into the health of Laguna’s nearshore ecosystems.
Certification requirement: No requirement or Rec 1
Event type: Project
Location: Cala Gonone, Sardinia , Italy
Contact: Daniel Ortega, Jenn Thomson , daniel@marinegenomeproject.org, jenn@gue.com
Event website: https://marinegenomeproject.org/
Date: October 4, 2025 to October 11, 2025
Description: Our most extensive research project yet, this initiative will involve genetic sampling, environmental DNA analysis, and microhabitat characterisation to unlock the secrets of marine cave biodiversity.
Certification requirement: Cave 1
Location: Cala Gonone, Sardinia , Italy
Contact: Daniel Ortega, Jenn Thomson , daniel@marinegenomeproject.org, jenn@gue.com
Event website: https://marinegenomeproject.org/
Date: October 4, 2025 to October 11, 2025
Description: Our most extensive research project yet, this initiative will involve genetic sampling, environmental DNA analysis, and microhabitat characterisation to unlock the secrets of marine cave biodiversity.
Certification requirement: Cave 1
November
Event type: Conference
Location: High Springs & Gainesville, Florida, United States
Contact: Global Underwater Explorers, info@gue.com
Event website: Global Underwater Explorers
Date: November 7, 2025 to November 8, 2025
Description: Join us in Florida for a weekend of speakers, socials, and catching up with friends! More details to come in 2025!
Certification requirement: No requirement
Location: High Springs & Gainesville, Florida, United States
Contact: Global Underwater Explorers, info@gue.com
Event website: Global Underwater Explorers
Date: November 7, 2025 to November 8, 2025
Description: Join us in Florida for a weekend of speakers, socials, and catching up with friends! More details to come in 2025!
Certification requirement: No requirement
December
Event type: Diving Trip
Location: Red Sea , Egypt
Contact: Keith Kreitner, keith@gue.com; keith@tecwaters.de
Date: December 28, 2025 to January 4, 2026
Description: -Lliveaboard with Redsea Explorers for REC, TEC and CCR divers,
- December 28, 2025 (arrival day) to January 4, 2026 (departure day) from/to Hurghada -Experienced technical diving vessel, equipped with double packs, CCR equipment (also GUE compliant), and GUE compliant gases
-Tour: North/Wrecks from El Gouna
-6 diving days with 3 REC dives per day or 1 TEC dive and 2 additional dives (depending on the depth of the TEC dive) -The tour is accompanied by GUE instructor Keith Kreitner (course options available on board) More information available upon request at keith@tecwaters.de or keith@gue.com
-Safari/Liveaboard mit Redsea Explorers für REC, TEC und CCR Taucher:innen,
- 28.12.25 (Anreisetag) bis 04.01.2026 (Abreisetag) ab/an Hurghada -erfahrenes Technical Diving Schiff, ausgestattet mit Doppelpaketen, CCR Ausstattung (auch GUE konform) und GUE konformen Gasen
-Tour: Nord/Wracks ab Hurghada
-6 Tauchtage mit 3 Rec Tauchgängen pro Tag bzw. 1 Tec-Tauchgang und 2 weitere Tauchgängen (je nach Tiefe des Tec-Tauchganges) -Die Tour wird begleitet von GUE Instructor Keith Kreitner (Kursoptionen an
Bord)
Mehr Infos auf Anfrage an keith@tecwaters.de oder keith@gue.com
Certification requirement: Rec 1
Location: Red Sea , Egypt
Contact: Keith Kreitner, keith@gue.com; keith@tecwaters.de
Date: December 28, 2025 to January 4, 2026
Description: -Lliveaboard with Redsea Explorers for REC, TEC and CCR divers,
- December 28, 2025 (arrival day) to January 4, 2026 (departure day) from/to Hurghada -Experienced technical diving vessel, equipped with double packs, CCR equipment (also GUE compliant), and GUE compliant gases
-Tour: North/Wrecks from El Gouna
-6 diving days with 3 REC dives per day or 1 TEC dive and 2 additional dives (depending on the depth of the TEC dive) -The tour is accompanied by GUE instructor Keith Kreitner (course options available on board) More information available upon request at keith@tecwaters.de or keith@gue.com
-Safari/Liveaboard mit Redsea Explorers für REC, TEC und CCR Taucher:innen,
- 28.12.25 (Anreisetag) bis 04.01.2026 (Abreisetag) ab/an Hurghada -erfahrenes Technical Diving Schiff, ausgestattet mit Doppelpaketen, CCR Ausstattung (auch GUE konform) und GUE konformen Gasen
-Tour: Nord/Wracks ab Hurghada
-6 Tauchtage mit 3 Rec Tauchgängen pro Tag bzw. 1 Tec-Tauchgang und 2 weitere Tauchgängen (je nach Tiefe des Tec-Tauchganges) -Die Tour wird begleitet von GUE Instructor Keith Kreitner (Kursoptionen an
Bord)
Mehr Infos auf Anfrage an keith@tecwaters.de oder keith@gue.com
Certification requirement: Rec 1
2026
July
Event type: Project
Location: Kullaberg, Mölle, Sweden
Contact: Per Normark, per@gue.com
Event website: https://www.facebook.com/operationspoknat
Date: July 18, 2026 to July 25, 2026
Description: In 2021 and 2022, GUE Sweden conducted a survey of ghost nets in the marine reserve Skånska Kattegatt. The final report concluded that ghost nets should be retrieved from eleven wrecks and that the situation on the remaining wrecks in the area should be mapped and documented.
The purpose of this project is to reduce the amount of marine litter and minimize the risk of ghost catches of porpoises, fish, seabirds and other marine life by salvaging ghost nets in Skånska Kattegatt.
We plan for five weeks in 2026. For 2026, we plan three weeks with a maximum depth of 30 metres so all diving will be performed on Nitrox and two weeks at about 40 meters and will be looking for CCR-divers for that part of the cleaning.
Please note that the area is very exposed and therefore sensitive to changing weather conditions. There is also a strong surface current frequently present and we have therefore a requirement of GUE DPV1 for all participants.
In connection with the start of the separate weeks, retrieval training will be offered for all divers.
Certification requirement: Fundamentals or CCR 1 or DPV 1
Location: Kullaberg, Mölle, Sweden
Contact: Per Normark, per@gue.com
Event website: https://www.facebook.com/operationspoknat
Date: July 18, 2026 to July 25, 2026
Description: In 2021 and 2022, GUE Sweden conducted a survey of ghost nets in the marine reserve Skånska Kattegatt. The final report concluded that ghost nets should be retrieved from eleven wrecks and that the situation on the remaining wrecks in the area should be mapped and documented.
The purpose of this project is to reduce the amount of marine litter and minimize the risk of ghost catches of porpoises, fish, seabirds and other marine life by salvaging ghost nets in Skånska Kattegatt.
We plan for five weeks in 2026. For 2026, we plan three weeks with a maximum depth of 30 metres so all diving will be performed on Nitrox and two weeks at about 40 meters and will be looking for CCR-divers for that part of the cleaning.
- 18-25 July on nitrox depths, ie max 30 metres
- 25 July to 1 August, on nitrox depths, ie max 30 metres
- 1-8 August, on nitrox depths, ie max 30 metres
- 8-15 August on trimix depths, around 40 metres, on CCR
- 15-22 August on trimix depths, around 40 metres, on CCR
Please note that the area is very exposed and therefore sensitive to changing weather conditions. There is also a strong surface current frequently present and we have therefore a requirement of GUE DPV1 for all participants.
In connection with the start of the separate weeks, retrieval training will be offered for all divers.
Certification requirement: Fundamentals or CCR 1 or DPV 1
Event type: Project
Location: Kullaberg, Mölle, Sweden
Contact: Per Normark, per@gue.com
Event website: https://www.facebook.com/operationspoknat
Date: July 25, 2026 to August 1, 2026
Description: In 2021 and 2022, GUE Sweden conducted a survey of ghost nets in the marine reserve Skånska Kattegatt. The final report concluded that ghost nets should be retrieved from eleven wrecks and that the situation on the remaining wrecks in the area should be mapped and documented.
The purpose of this project is to reduce the amount of marine litter and minimize the risk of ghost catches of porpoises, fish, seabirds and other marine life by salvaging ghost nets in Skånska Kattegatt.
We plan for five weeks in 2026. For 2026, we plan three weeks with a maximum depth of 30 metres so all diving will be performed on Nitrox and two weeks at about 40 meters and will be looking for CCR-divers for that part of the cleaning.
Please note that the area is very exposed and therefore sensitive to changing weather conditions. There is also a strong surface current frequently present and we have therefore a requirement of GUE DPV1 for all participants.
In connection with the start of the separate weeks, retrieval training will be offered for all divers.
Certification requirement: Fundamentals or CCR 1 or DPV 1
Location: Kullaberg, Mölle, Sweden
Contact: Per Normark, per@gue.com
Event website: https://www.facebook.com/operationspoknat
Date: July 25, 2026 to August 1, 2026
Description: In 2021 and 2022, GUE Sweden conducted a survey of ghost nets in the marine reserve Skånska Kattegatt. The final report concluded that ghost nets should be retrieved from eleven wrecks and that the situation on the remaining wrecks in the area should be mapped and documented.
The purpose of this project is to reduce the amount of marine litter and minimize the risk of ghost catches of porpoises, fish, seabirds and other marine life by salvaging ghost nets in Skånska Kattegatt.
We plan for five weeks in 2026. For 2026, we plan three weeks with a maximum depth of 30 metres so all diving will be performed on Nitrox and two weeks at about 40 meters and will be looking for CCR-divers for that part of the cleaning.
- 18-25 July on nitrox depths, ie max 30 metres
- 25 July to 1 August, on nitrox depths, ie max 30 metres
- 1-8 August, on nitrox depths, ie max 30 metres
- 8-15 August on trimix depths, around 40 metres, on CCR
- 15-22 August on trimix depths, around 40 metres, on CCR
Please note that the area is very exposed and therefore sensitive to changing weather conditions. There is also a strong surface current frequently present and we have therefore a requirement of GUE DPV1 for all participants.
In connection with the start of the separate weeks, retrieval training will be offered for all divers.
Certification requirement: Fundamentals or CCR 1 or DPV 1
August
Event type: Project
Location: Kullaberg, Mölle, Sweden
Contact: Per Normark, per@gue.com
Event website: https://www.facebook.com/operationspoknat
Date: August 1, 2026 to August 8, 2026
Description: In 2021 and 2022, GUE Sweden conducted a survey of ghost nets in the marine reserve Skånska Kattegatt. The final report concluded that ghost nets should be retrieved from eleven wrecks and that the situation on the remaining wrecks in the area should be mapped and documented.
The purpose of this project is to reduce the amount of marine litter and minimize the risk of ghost catches of porpoises, fish, seabirds and other marine life by salvaging ghost nets in Skånska Kattegatt.
We plan for five weeks in 2026. For 2026, we plan three weeks with a maximum depth of 30 metres so all diving will be performed on Nitrox and two weeks at about 40 meters and will be looking for CCR-divers for that part of the cleaning.
Please note that the area is very exposed and therefore sensitive to changing weather conditions. There is also a strong surface current frequently present and we have therefore a requirement of GUE DPV1 for all participants.
In connection with the start of the separate weeks, retrieval training will be offered for all divers.
Certification requirement: Fundamentals or CCR 1 or DPV 1
Location: Kullaberg, Mölle, Sweden
Contact: Per Normark, per@gue.com
Event website: https://www.facebook.com/operationspoknat
Date: August 1, 2026 to August 8, 2026
Description: In 2021 and 2022, GUE Sweden conducted a survey of ghost nets in the marine reserve Skånska Kattegatt. The final report concluded that ghost nets should be retrieved from eleven wrecks and that the situation on the remaining wrecks in the area should be mapped and documented.
The purpose of this project is to reduce the amount of marine litter and minimize the risk of ghost catches of porpoises, fish, seabirds and other marine life by salvaging ghost nets in Skånska Kattegatt.
We plan for five weeks in 2026. For 2026, we plan three weeks with a maximum depth of 30 metres so all diving will be performed on Nitrox and two weeks at about 40 meters and will be looking for CCR-divers for that part of the cleaning.
- 18-25 July on nitrox depths, ie max 30 metres
- 25 July to 1 August, on nitrox depths, ie max 30 metres
- 1-8 August, on nitrox depths, ie max 30 metres
- 8-15 August on trimix depths, around 40 metres, on CCR
- 15-22 August on trimix depths, around 40 metres, on CCR
Please note that the area is very exposed and therefore sensitive to changing weather conditions. There is also a strong surface current frequently present and we have therefore a requirement of GUE DPV1 for all participants.
In connection with the start of the separate weeks, retrieval training will be offered for all divers.
Certification requirement: Fundamentals or CCR 1 or DPV 1
Event type: Project
Location: Kullaberg, Mölle, Sweden
Contact: Per Normark, per@gue.com
Event website: https://www.facebook.com/operationspoknat
Date: August 8, 2026 to August 15, 2026
Description: In 2021 and 2022, GUE Sweden conducted a survey of ghost nets in the marine reserve Skånska Kattegatt. The final report concluded that ghost nets should be retrieved from eleven wrecks and that the situation on the remaining wrecks in the area should be mapped and documented.
The purpose of this project is to reduce the amount of marine litter and minimize the risk of ghost catches of porpoises, fish, seabirds and other marine life by salvaging ghost nets in Skånska Kattegatt.
We plan for five weeks in 2026. For 2026, we plan three weeks with a maximum depth of 30 metres so all diving will be performed on Nitrox and two weeks at about 40 meters and will be looking for CCR-divers for that part of the cleaning.
Please note that the area is very exposed and therefore sensitive to changing weather conditions. There is also a strong surface current frequently present and we have therefore a requirement of GUE DPV1 for all participants.
In connection with the start of the separate weeks, retrieval training will be offered for all divers.
Certification requirement: Fundamentals or CCR 1 or DPV 1
Location: Kullaberg, Mölle, Sweden
Contact: Per Normark, per@gue.com
Event website: https://www.facebook.com/operationspoknat
Date: August 8, 2026 to August 15, 2026
Description: In 2021 and 2022, GUE Sweden conducted a survey of ghost nets in the marine reserve Skånska Kattegatt. The final report concluded that ghost nets should be retrieved from eleven wrecks and that the situation on the remaining wrecks in the area should be mapped and documented.
The purpose of this project is to reduce the amount of marine litter and minimize the risk of ghost catches of porpoises, fish, seabirds and other marine life by salvaging ghost nets in Skånska Kattegatt.
We plan for five weeks in 2026. For 2026, we plan three weeks with a maximum depth of 30 metres so all diving will be performed on Nitrox and two weeks at about 40 meters and will be looking for CCR-divers for that part of the cleaning.
- 18-25 July on nitrox depths, ie max 30 metres
- 25 July to 1 August, on nitrox depths, ie max 30 metres
- 1-8 August, on nitrox depths, ie max 30 metres
- 8-15 August on trimix depths, around 40 metres, on CCR
- 15-22 August on trimix depths, around 40 metres, on CCR
Please note that the area is very exposed and therefore sensitive to changing weather conditions. There is also a strong surface current frequently present and we have therefore a requirement of GUE DPV1 for all participants.
In connection with the start of the separate weeks, retrieval training will be offered for all divers.
Certification requirement: Fundamentals or CCR 1 or DPV 1
Event type: Project
Location: Kullaberg, Mölle, Sweden
Contact: Per Normark, per@gue.com
Event website: https://www.facebook.com/operationspoknat
Date: August 15, 2026 to August 22, 2026
Description: In 2021 and 2022, GUE Sweden conducted a survey of ghost nets in the marine reserve Skånska Kattegatt. The final report concluded that ghost nets should be retrieved from eleven wrecks and that the situation on the remaining wrecks in the area should be mapped and documented.
The purpose of this project is to reduce the amount of marine litter and minimize the risk of ghost catches of porpoises, fish, seabirds and other marine life by salvaging ghost nets in Skånska Kattegatt.
We plan for five weeks in 2026. For 2026, we plan three weeks with a maximum depth of 30 metres so all diving will be performed on Nitrox and two weeks at about 40 meters and will be looking for CCR-divers for that part of the cleaning.
Please note that the area is very exposed and therefore sensitive to changing weather conditions. There is also a strong surface current frequently present and we have therefore a requirement of GUE DPV1 for all participants.
In connection with the start of the separate weeks, retrieval training will be offered for all divers.
Certification requirement: Fundamentals or CCR 1 or DPV 1
Location: Kullaberg, Mölle, Sweden
Contact: Per Normark, per@gue.com
Event website: https://www.facebook.com/operationspoknat
Date: August 15, 2026 to August 22, 2026
Description: In 2021 and 2022, GUE Sweden conducted a survey of ghost nets in the marine reserve Skånska Kattegatt. The final report concluded that ghost nets should be retrieved from eleven wrecks and that the situation on the remaining wrecks in the area should be mapped and documented.
The purpose of this project is to reduce the amount of marine litter and minimize the risk of ghost catches of porpoises, fish, seabirds and other marine life by salvaging ghost nets in Skånska Kattegatt.
We plan for five weeks in 2026. For 2026, we plan three weeks with a maximum depth of 30 metres so all diving will be performed on Nitrox and two weeks at about 40 meters and will be looking for CCR-divers for that part of the cleaning.
- 18-25 July on nitrox depths, ie max 30 metres
- 25 July to 1 August, on nitrox depths, ie max 30 metres
- 1-8 August, on nitrox depths, ie max 30 metres
- 8-15 August on trimix depths, around 40 metres, on CCR
- 15-22 August on trimix depths, around 40 metres, on CCR
Please note that the area is very exposed and therefore sensitive to changing weather conditions. There is also a strong surface current frequently present and we have therefore a requirement of GUE DPV1 for all participants.
In connection with the start of the separate weeks, retrieval training will be offered for all divers.
Certification requirement: Fundamentals or CCR 1 or DPV 1
September
Event type: Project
Location: Summer Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Contact: Marcus Rose, marcus@projectbaseline.org
Event website: http://www.projectbaselineuk.org
Date: September 5, 2026 to September 12, 2026
Description: The Summer Isles Sub-tidal Survey Project will bring together divers from GUE and Project Baseline, scientists from the University of Chester, and local community members from the Blue Hope Alliance, to explore and document the Summer Isles Marine Protected Area.
Over the week long project the team will document sites yet to be surveyed by the Blue Hope Alliance, focussing on sites beyond recreational diving depths.
The data, and subsequent analysis, will be used to inform marine planning and wider conservation efforts in the area. The dive team will be supplemented by ROV technology and will also conduct outreach events during the week.
Certification requirement: CCR 1
Location: Summer Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Contact: Marcus Rose, marcus@projectbaseline.org
Event website: http://www.projectbaselineuk.org
Date: September 5, 2026 to September 12, 2026
Description: The Summer Isles Sub-tidal Survey Project will bring together divers from GUE and Project Baseline, scientists from the University of Chester, and local community members from the Blue Hope Alliance, to explore and document the Summer Isles Marine Protected Area.
Over the week long project the team will document sites yet to be surveyed by the Blue Hope Alliance, focussing on sites beyond recreational diving depths.
The data, and subsequent analysis, will be used to inform marine planning and wider conservation efforts in the area. The dive team will be supplemented by ROV technology and will also conduct outreach events during the week.
Certification requirement: CCR 1
