Founder of “VIZ – Sydney Diving Visibility Reports,” Australia’s largest community for marine enthusiasts, boasting 15,500 members. Marco relocated from Milan to Sydney a decade ago, on his logbook 30 dives over 30 years and never remembering which way the tank should face when setting it up.
Sydney, however, provided the perfect setting for Marco to rekindle his love for diving: abundant marine life, accessible dive sites, and the freedom to explore on his terms. Yet, diving here also presented challenges: unpredictable visibility, a scarcity of underwater maps, and coastal swells that could make conditions hazardous.
Determined to make Sydney’s underwater world more accessible, Marco pioneered initiatives such as nurturing a network of dive reporters, developing a technique for creating underwater maps, and producing weekly diveability forecasts.
Through these efforts, diving in Sydney has become safer, more accessible, less elitist.