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January, 1997

Post-Nuclear Diving at Bikini Atoll, The sand crabs are hot, but the fish life’s not
Beware of Frightened Sailfish
USD’s Micra Air System, An ounce of prevention . . .
The Micra ADJ
The Lump in My Shorts: How to Rescue Film
Club Carib, South Caicos, Diving on the edge — beyond the big-name resorts
Diving on a Singapore Layover
A Bridge Too Far Gone
Postmarks, Scubapro has parts and Bonaire has crime
Tables on a Chip, UWATEC defends dive computers
Flotsam & Jetsam

February, 1997

Off Belize on the Rembrandt van Rijn, Sailing and diving with the Dutch masters
Tips on Tipping
Is Everything Covered?, Our ombudsman checks out DAN’s insurance delivery
What’s Going On . . ., Readers report on diving adventures in both hemispheres
Attention Shoppers: Air Fare Bargain
Who’s Selling Sekonic Meters for How Much?
Danger: Wild Eels
Kauai and Beyond, Aloha, vacationers! Diving? Sure, we got that
Diving That Really Sucks
Postmarks, More feedback on computer diving
Flotsam & Jetsam

March, 1997

Bayman Bay Club, Guanaja, Easy, cheap, tropical diving
Bargain Diving: A Caribbean Sampler
Resorting to Alternatives, The Great Guanaja Margarita Chase
Great Whites Winter in Florida
Hot Flash: Substrobe 200, Smaller, lighter, more powerful
Travel Notes, Adventures from Vietnam to St. Vincent
Looking over the Edge, Backpacker diving in Lombok, Indonesia
DEMA: BOBS, Yes; No Bubbles, No
Flotsam & Jetsam

April, 1997

Dominica, Nature’s Last Island, Diving in an unspoiled Caribbean paradise
Melatonin: A Cure for Jet Lag?
Hiking in Dominica
Castle Comfort, Dominica, The largest dive operation, and it’s still small
Travel Notes
The Great Malaria Debate, Readers and authorities take sides
Malaria in the Caribbean?
Why Divers Die, Failure to control buoyancy can be fatal
Diver Error or Design?
Tipping the Boat, How to reward friends and make enemies
Readers’ Rants, Raves, & Retorts
Travel Notes, Readers’ observations on Dominica
The Price of Solitude, Do you have to share quarters?
John Gaffney
The World’s First Underwater SLR!, Sorry, it’s been discontinued
Flotsam & Jetsam

May, 1997

At the Edge of the World on the Pindito, A big ship for a few good divers
A Long Way to Christmas
The Near and the Far of It
Hawaii’s Dangerous Dives, Tourist’s death raises safety concerns
Adjustable Regulators, A new twist?
Travel Notes, Diving at this end of the earth
Bad Ad of the Month
Brain Lesions, A hidden heart defect raises the risks
An Alternative to Shallow-Water Drowning
Why British Divers Die, Accident reports from the other side
Diving with a Jerk
Flotsam & Jetsam, News on line and in letters

June, 1997

Diving with the Cousteau Team, Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Island Resort
Another Fiji Destination
Starfish Eats Great Barrier Reef
Heavy Breathing about Rebreathers, Hype and reality at DEMA ’97
Rebreather Readings
Ad of the Month
Manta Rendezvous, Off Baja, rays in your face
How to See Manta Rays
Ranting about Rants, Readers respond to issues in previous issues
Sangalakki Saved
The End of See & Sea, A great dive travel agency goes under
Sea Safaris Owners Convicted
Trouble in the Turks & Caicos, Divers complain of overcharges and underservice
Flotsam & Jetsam , News on line and in letters

July, 1997

Jaguar Reef Lodge, Belize, Nice place to visit, but diving is a distance
Meters, Anyone?
Fly UPS to Mexico
Men Not Seeking Women; Women Not Seeking Men
Lighten Up, The better to see it with
It’s a Pca for my BC
Editorial Notebook, Things we’ve learned since the last issue
Cozumel Warning: Phony Phones
Deco Drug?, You may surface faster in the future
Attack of the Salt Demons, Rituals for the care and feeding of O-rings
Flood-Free Cameras?
Freshwater Rinse
Apology Accepted
Flotsam & Jetsam , News on line and in letters

August, 1997

Dancing in a Sea of Diversity, Aboard the Sea Dancer in the Turks & Caicos
Costa Rica Caution
Robert Palmer Lost in the Red Sea
To Pee or Not to Pee
More Light on Lights, Not designed as a primary?
A Nite-Rider Reader Writes
Editorial Notebook, You should have been here last week
Down with Jet Skis
It’s Never Our Fault
Postmarks , Readers beg to differ
Out of the Water
Is Underwater Photography a Crime?, Going to Egypt? Carry water and lots of cash
Film Jam
The Dry Bends, Hiking and flying after diving
Death in Bonaire, Why backups and safety checks make sense
Scubapro Recalls G500 Regulator
Flotsam & Jetsam , News on line and in letters

September, 1997

Diving into the Known, A week with UNEXSO in the Bahamas
A School for Shark Bait
Airlines Graded
From the Pastime of Aficionados to the Trendy Sport of Millions
Don't Feed the Fish
Editorial Notebook, Cozumel, Brazil, Cayman, and Bad Air
Last Call for Reader Reports
Super Service
When Your Wetsuit Turns on You, Influence of wet suit wear on anxiety responses to underwater exercise
Missing Your Scop Patch?
Postmarks from Our Readers, Crowds, Cameras, and Cohabitation
Playing with Your Food
Navy Tests Two Sherwood Regs for Cold & Deep
Walk, Don’t Dive, Skin Diver fires its editor-publisher
Ad of the Month
Flotsam & Jetsam , News on line and in letters

October, 1997

Wakatobi in the Tukang Besis, Because it’s there, and because Jacques liked it
Recompression Facilities in Palau and Chuuk
Operation Wallacea
Editorial Notebook, Lights, mantas, volcanoes, hurricanes
Photo Frenzy Diving
Why Pay for the Pacific?
When Things Go Wrong, Risky trips sometimes ends in tragedy
Travel Notes, Fighting for freedom in the Caymans
Crumbling Coral, Mystery disease devastates tropical reefs
Stressed-Out Corals
The Child is Coming, How will El Niño affect your diving?
Elsewhere in the World
Flotsam & Jetsam, News on line and in letters

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