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Dive Guide & Travel Articles |
| Greater Caribbean Diving Destinations |
Bahamas
Nekton Cruises Shuts Down, 6/10
Bottom Time II and Sea Fever, Bahamas, 02/02
Riding Rock Inn, San Salvador, Bahamas, 06/01
Belize
Nekton Cruises Shuts Down, 6/10
Reef’s End Lodge, Tobacco Caye, Belize, 05/08
Bonaire
Bruce Bowker’s Carib Inn, Bonaire, 01/00
Brazil
Fernando de Noronha, Brazil, 08/01
British Virgin Islands
Cuan Law, Liveaboard, British Virgin Islands, 04/00
Caribbean Sea
Cuan Law, Eastern Caribbean, 01/05
Humpbacks of the Silver Bank, Caribbean Sea, 07/03
Colombia
Old Providence, Colombia, 03/03
San Andres Island, Colombia, 05/02
Cozumel
Cabo, Cozumel, Dominica, Naples, 02/09
Cozumel Changes after the Hurricanes, 04/06
Valet Diving in Cozumel, 05/05
Q. Roo: East side, west side, all around the island, Cozumel, 03/01
Dominican Republic
Bayahibe, Dominican Republic, 06/03
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Grand Cayman
Nekton Cruises Shuts Down, 6/10
Grand Cayman Officials Say Alcohol and Stingrays Do Mix, 02/10
Grand Cayman, the East End -- the best of the class, 09/01
Cayman Diving Lodge, Grand Cayman, 05/00
Honduras
Laguna Beach Resort, Utila, Honduras, 08/09
CoCo View Resort, Roatan, Honduras, 08/08
CoCo View Resort, Roatan, Honduras, 07/04
Laguna Beach Resort, Honduras, 04/03
Mexico
Costa de Cocos, Xcalak, Mexico, 8/07
Holbox Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico, 10/04
Bahia de Los Angeles, Mexico, 08/02
Maya Ha, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, 07/01
Aboard the Horizon From San Diego to San Benito, Mexico, 04/01
The Sea of Cortez, The Don Jose, Mexico, 01/01
Netherlands Antilles
St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles, 01/03
Turks and Caicos Islands
Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands, 01/06
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, 03/03
South Caicos, Turks and Caicos, 05/01
Flamingo Divers, Turks and Caicos, 08/00
Venezuela
Aboard the Antares Dancer, Venezuela , 10/00
West Indies
Tobago, West Indies, 07/02
Muck diving with REEF, St. Vincent, West Indies, 03/02
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West, East, Central, South Pacific | Eastern Pacific Diving Destinations |
British Columbia
Nautilus Explorer, British Columbia, 08/03
French Polynesia
Tahiti Aggressor, French Polynesia, 05/03
Kona Aggressor II, Polynesia, 03/00
Galapagos
Death in the Galapagos, 05/10
Hawaii
Dive Makai, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 10/03
Oahu's North Shore, Hawii, 10/02
Niihau and Lehau, Offshore Kauai, Hawaii, 01/02
Mexico
Great Whites of Guadalupe Island, Baja, Mexico, 03/06
Club Cantamar, La Paz, Baja, Mexico, 10/05
Costa Rica
Thumbs Up, 10/09
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Micronesia
Truk Lagoon, Micronesia, 10/01
Midway Atoll, 02/00
Philippines
Three Stops in the Philippines, Western Pacific, 09/02
South Pacific
Easter Island, South Pacific, 06/02
Moody's Namena , Fiji, South Pacific, 04/02
USA
Carmen San Diego,
shark diving with WWII wrecks, North Carolina, 09/00
Vanuatu
Cruising Vanuatu on Nai'a, Vanuatu, 06/00
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Indian Ocean | Red Sea and Mediterranean Diving Destinations |
Indonesia
Lembeh Resort, Indonesia, 09/04
Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia, 09/03
Komodo Live-aboards, Indonesia, 02/03
Malaysia
Sipadan’s Dive Permit System Keeps Some Divers Out of Its Waters, 01/09
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Papua New Guinea
Star Dancer, Papua New Guinea, 04/03
Thailand
Ocean Rover, Thailand, 06/03
The Red Sea
The Red Sea, North and South, 02/01
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Dive Equipment Articles |
Regulators, Rebreathers
New Dangers of Rebreather Diving, 03/10
Servicing Your Regulator, 9/09
Anatomy of a Free Flow, 4/09
Rebreathers, Pack Your Canisters Properly, 10/08
Regulators: Two Recalls and NOAA's New Favorite, 7/07
Aqua Lung's "Mistral" Double Hosed Regulator Tested, 6/05
Regulator Servicing: Are You Paying for Unnecessary Parfts? 4/05
Servicing Your Regulator Too Often? 3/05
Breathe Nitrox, Dive an Air Computer? ,10/03
Is the Inspiration Rebreather a Death Trap?, 4/03
Breathing
Easy Below regulator tests find the good and not-so-good, 3/03
Is
Your Gear Safe with Nitrox? at what oxygen content is ignition possible, 1/03
24,700 Faulty Oceanic Regulators, 1/03
Dive Computers
New Innovations in Dive Gear, 3/08
Irrational Fear of Flashing Dive Computers, 7/07
Computer Problems, Part III, 9/04
UWATEC
Sport Dive Computers Go Dumb, 8/03
Aladin Air X Nitrox Computers Recalled, 4/03
BCDs
The Inadvertently Inflating Power Inflator, 2/09
Weight Integrated BCDs, 5/04
Merchandising
Can You Name Your Price for Dive Gear?, 4/10
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Masks, Fins, Snorkels, Wet Suits
Stoppering the Problem: Do Ear Plugs Work Underwater?, 10/09
Get A Magnifying Glass, 4/09
Rescue Devices For Saving Your Bacon, 9/08
New Innovations in Dive Gear, 3/08
Testing Quirky and Not-So-Quirky Fins, 1/08
Weighing In on Weight Systems, 4/07
Moving Your Weights: from your love handles to your navel, 2/05
Scientists Debunk Fin Claims & Faulty Fin Claims, 1/04
Getting Into Dry Suit Diving, 8/03
Split Fins vs. Quattros, 8/03
Tanks
Tanks, Bottles, and Spare Airs May Be Confiscated, 5/04
ULuxfer Tank Trade-In Is No Bargain, But Worthwhile, 6/03
What if the Burst Disk Doesn't Burst?, 6/03
Equipment Recalls
Regulators: Two Recalls and NOAA's New Favorite, 7/07
Aladin Air X Nitrox Computers Recalled, 4/03
Underwater Photography
Underwater Photo Tips From the Pros: Part I, 10/07
Is Digital Imaging Underwater Photography?: Part I, 7/05
Dive Business
Divers, the Internet and the Industry, 5/06
A Personal Perspective on Dive Innovation, 3/09
Miscellaneous
Look, Ma, No Hands Underwater, 7/10
Taking Your Cell Phone Diving: Dumb Idea or Good Safety Tool?, 1/10
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Dive Health/Safety |
Bends/DCS/Embolism
Do the Drugs You Take Increase Bends Risk?, 03/10
Irrational Fear of Flashing Dive Computers, 7/07
Multiple Flights after Diving, 3/07
Decompression Illness Presenting as Breast Pain, 10/06
With DCI, Age Matters,3/06
Accidents/Incidents
Death in the Galapagos, 05/10
Staying Alive until the Boat Finds You, 7/06
Thumbs Down — Advanced Diving, Placencia, Belize, 4/05
Shark Feeding Stops, $25 Million Suit for Lost Leg, 1/04
The Belt Goes First, 10/03
Two Live-Aboard Fatalities Raise Question, 9/03
Underwater Suicide, 8/03
Is
Your Liveaboard Trip Aboard a Safe Vessel? Part I, 5/03
Drifting the Day Away, 4/03
Spoilsport Tragedy, 3/03
Why Divers Die, Part III, 2/03
Serious Shark Attack Raises Questions, 1/03
Medical Studies/Other Afflictions
Grand Cayman Officials Say Alcohol and Stingrays Do Mix, 02/10
Bacterial Contamination in Rinse Tanks, 6/09
Women Divers and Their Menstrual Cycles, 8/06
Why Divers Die, Part I, — panic and entrapment, 9/05
The 'Pee Factor' in Diving,When the urge hits, should you? 08/05
Exercise Before, During, and After Diving: there are DCS risks, indeed, 3/04
Why Divers Die, Part III... over weighting is a common contributor, 2/04
Why Divers Die, Part I,
learning to say no, 10/03
Deep DooDoo, 10/03
CoCo View Cuts the Cheese and (hopefully) Blows Away Turista, 10/03
Panic in Recreational Scuba Divers, yes, the sexes are Venus and Mars, 8/03
Slow Burn, 4/03
More About Those Medical Exams, 2/03
Study Finds Diving May Damage Your Lungs, 2/03
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Diseases and drugs
Transferred by the Rinse Tank: A Nasty Case of Conjunctivitis, 9/08
CoCo View Resort, Roatan, Honduras ...10 years later, the same diver paradise, , 07/04
Coco View Redux, 5/03
How SARS Can Ruin Your Dive Trip ... Even if You Don't Have It, 5/03
Stings, Burns, Other Nuisances
The Skinny on No-See-Ums, 9/07
Latest Results on Insect Repellents, 10/06
Who You Callin' Hostile?, 9/03
Getting Nailed by Jellies,
a commercial preventative lotion proves effective, 9/03
No-See-Ums More Than Just an Irritation, 01/00
Diving Practices
New Dangers of Rebreather Diving, 03/10
Stoppering the Problem: Do Ear Plugs Work Underwater?, 10/09
A Better Way to Find Lost Divers, 5/09
Drinking and Diving: How Much Alcohol Is Too Much? 10/08
Serious New Regulations in the Galapagos Islands, 1/07
Gray Around the Gills, 9/03
Losing Your Buddy in Inner Space, 9/01
Travel
A Smart Way to Beat Airline Carry-on Restrictions, 10/09
Is That Overseas Dive Destination Safe to Visit?, 8/09
Proper Liveaboard Hygiene, 5/08
Diver Car-Rental Scam in Cozumel, 1/08
Photo Gear, Rebreathers Stolen from Divers — And there it is, for sale on eBay, 3/06
Tanks, Bottles, and Spare Airs May Be Confiscated, 5/04
Is Your Live-Aboard Safe? -- Part II, 6-03
Travel Safety in the Age of Terrorism, 2/03
Other Dangers
Death of a Shark Diver, Redux, 7/09
When Lightning Strikes During a Dive, 9/07
Electronic Shark Repellent Vindicated, 5/03
Is Your Gear Safe with Nitrox?, 1/03
Is That Welding Oxygen in Your Nitrox Tank?, 1/03
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Miscellaneous |
Environment
A Diver's Report From Copenhagen, 02/10
Caribbean Reefs, 10/09
Get Shark Fin Soup off U.S. Restaurant Menus, 3/09
So How Are the Oceans Really Doing? 10/08
Turn Up the Heat on Climate Change, 1/07
Can Coral Reefs Survive Global Warming?, 1/07
Undercurrent Saves Reefs, 1/07
Divers and Home Aquariums, 4/04
El Niño Weakens, 3/03
Men With Big Abs. Fines against abalone divers, 10-02
Bad News for Elkhorn Coral: Fecal Bacteria is the Killer, 7-02
What Divers are Roughest on the Reef? 7-02
Here Come the Hurricanes. What to do if Omar or Sally comes your way, 5-02
When the Little Boy Comes, the Big Boys Leave, the coming effects of El Niño, 4-02
Eternal Reefs Revisited, 4-02
Think You've Made Your Last Dive? let your eternal reef give you one more for eternity, 2-02
The State of the World's Reefs, 10-01
The Truth About San Salvador's Algae, 8/01
Touched to Death, 7-01
Coral, Science and George W., 5-01
Blast Fishing: Slim pickings, yet major damage, 4-01
Divers Witness Mexican Carnage, when marine parks are no refuge, 7-00
Klein Bonaire Rescued from Developers, 2-00
Eating Fish (pc), 4-99
Crumbling Coral, 10-97
How El Niño is affecting dive travel, 10-97
Paradise Reef Pier, Cozumel, 1-95
Marine Life
Caribbean Reefs, 10/09
Thumbs Up, 10/09
Death of a Shark Diver, Redux, 7/09
Get A Magnifying Glass, 4/09
Those Guides Who Manhandle Fish, and why we should avoid them, 2/08
Whale Rider, 9/03
U.S. Great White Diving, 6-03
Coral Reef Adventure, IMAX film by Howard and Michelle Hall, 5/03
Electronic Shark Repellent Vindicated, 5/03
The 15-foot Octopus is Alive and Well, 4/03
More About Shark Feeding, 2/03
Thumbs Down, Maui Dive Shop masters harassing marine life, 7-02
Great White Sharks Migrate Thousands of Miles, 3/02
Brand New Paul Humann ID Books, 3/02
REEF's Science Saves the Goliath Grouper, 3/02
What You See When You Dive Deeper, 2/02
Caribbean Whale Slaughter, 2/02
Florida Shark Feeding Ban is Final ... Maybe, 1-02
Great Whites Visit Catalina, 8-01
$5,000 Reward for Errant Spearfisherman, 8-01
Shark Feeding Debate Continues in Florida. Dive industry faces opposition, 7-01
A Cousteau Shark Slaughter, Pavlov's Shark, 7-01
What's Next, Tridacna Clams? Problems from dumping exotics in the sea, 2-01
Strange Findings in the Deep, 1-01
Beached Whales, 8-00
Inflatable Sharks, 6-99
Harassing Marine Life, 9-98
Orca vs Shark, 1-98
Sailfish Attack, 1-97
Surveying Reef Fish, 9-96
Feeding Sharks, 7-96
Shark Attack, 8-95
Sharks off Florida, 9-94
CD-ROMs, 7-94
Dive Industry
Nekton Cruises Shuts Down, 6/10
New Online Benefits for Subscribers, 9/07
Divers, the Internet and the Industry, 5/06
Diving Gratuities: Part II— when and how we tip, 4/05
Shark Feeding Stops, $25 Million Suit for Lost Leg, 1/04
The Evolution of DAN, 10/03
High and Dry, when dive operators overbook, 10/03
Price Discrimination, Part II, 9/03
Should Female Divers Beware? 9/03
Discriminatory Pricing, 8/03
Summer Reads for Divers ... five classics not to miss, 7/03
The Scubascam Lingers On, 6-03
Want to Buy A Tropical Timeshare? how to avoid the mistakes of ripped-off divers, 5/03
Essential Dive Books, 5/03
The Diver's Alert Network Saga Continues, an investigative reporter raises some serious questions, 2/03
Death of a Free Dive Champion, but who is to blame?, 1/03
DAN Founder retires amid controversy ... and serious questions, 1/03
How's Business?
diving equipment sales down sharply, 10-02
Skin Diver Magazine Shuts Down, 10-02
Diver's Stiffed as LCD Leaves Little Cayman, 11/02
Has Ocean Realm Sunk without a Trace? 2-02
Three Magazines for Experienced Divers, inside information on the serious side of the sport, 2-02
They've Got Balls, 7-02 |
Dive Industry (continue ...)
That Solo Diving Certification. is it worth the paper it's printed on? 5-02
Chain Stores, Catalogues, and the Internet: The Future of Dive Shops? 5-02
Brand New Paul Humann ID Books, 3-02
Readers Lose Money with Scubacan. do we have a scuba scam here? 2-02
Dive Trip Tipping Nearly Universal, but there's disagreement on the amounts and recipients, 1-02
Divers Left Floating as Agencies Go Bankrupt. travel insurance no longer helps, 1-02
The Alternative to Scuba, freediving rises in stature, 10-01
The Bitter Legacy of Jacques Cousteau, 9-01
High Art or Abysmal Hype? Equipment to die for, 7-01
PADI Brings Tech Diving to the Masses, 3-01
How's This for a Diving Record?, 1-01
Ms. Diver, a look at two new women's dive pubs, 8-00
Sea Contacts Brouhaha, 6-00
Live by the Internet, Die by the Internet, 8-99
Who's Who at What URL? 5-99
Dive Industry Report, 4-99
Editor's Notes. On DEMA, travel, & trouble, 2-99
Skin Diver editor gets sacked, 9-97
End of See & Sea, 6-97
In
Depth joins Undercurrent, 1-95
Insurance, Legal, Dispute
Why Divers Get Bad Deals on Life Insurance, 6/10
Anatomy of a Dive Lawsuit, 9/09
Did Gabe Watson Get Away With Murder?, 7/09
Dive Equipment Insurance Claims, 6/07
When Do You Need Dive Travel Insurance? 2/07
When a Passport Isn't Enough, 9/06
Do You have the Right Diver Insurance? 6/06
Broken Leg, Malaria, SARS: your insurance may not cover you, 1/05
Readers Report on Equipment Insurance. is your homeowner's or renter's policy good enough?, 6/04
Court Dismisses Andrea Doria Suit, 10/03
Aussies Mean Business, 8/03
Travel Insurance? Credit Card Refund? Don't Count On It, 8/03
That PADI Liability Release: Win One, 3/03
That PADI Liability Release: Lose One, 3/03
Hartford Insurance Tries to Stiff Diver's Widow, 2/03
New Diving Heroes, 1/03
The Suit Against Peter Hughes Settled Wave Dancer victims say justice wasn't done, 10/02
Thumbs Down. Bonaire thefts from rented cars , 10/02
Scubacan Sued Successfully, 10/02
Murder at Eighty Feet?, 7/02
That Sinking Feeling: What dope came up with those scuba warnings? 7/02
No Conclusions in Belize about Wave Dancer Deaths, 6/02
$35 Million Suit Filed in Diving Death, 5/02
DAN Faces off with DEPP on Dive Equipment Insurance, 4/02
Picking up the Pieces: The Misadventures of Tropical Adventures, 3/02
Travel Insurance in a Time of Terrorism, 10/01
When a Grouper Eats Your Computer, 9/01
When a Travel Agent Sticks to "Its Rules""standard" business practice is lousy business practice, 8/01
When Your Ship Leaves Without You. Will travel insurance bail you out? 7/01
Tips About Dive Releases, 6/01
Miami Vice. Theft of Pelican hard cases, 5/01
Are You Diving Naked? Why your dive insurance may not cover what YOU want, 4/01
The Truth About Dive Releases, Part II, 4/01
The Truth About Dive Releases, Part I, 3/01
Made a Deposit Then Stayed Home?... and the resort kept your money?, 2/01
To Feed or Not to Feed Florida fish feeding ban, 10/00
$31 Million Verdict for Paralyzed Diver, 7/00
Insured Against Uprisings? 7/00
Travel Insurers Contacts and Rates, 7/00
Releases, 5/00
Don't Event Think About It, 8/99
Other Insurance for Divers, 4/98
Trip Cancellation Insurance, 3/98
Financial
Skip the Travel Vest, Just Wear Your BCD, 1/10
What You’ll Pay on Your Next Dive Trip, the latest on trip pricing and “hidden” fees, 1/09
When the Weather Cancels Your Diving: can you get a refund? it depends, 10/04
Want to Buy A Tropical Timeshare? how to avoid the mistakes of ripped-off divers, 5/03
Perseverance Pays Off (refund of cancelled trip by credit card bank), 3/03
Can't Pay with Plastic? tell them to "use it or lose it", 7-02
Get Rid of Your Pesos and Help the Kids, 3/02
Credit Card Surcharges, 2-00
New Credit Card Fees, 6-99
Credit Card Surcharges , 1-99
Asian Dive Prices , 6-98
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