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Gangga Resort, Manado, Indonesia , reefs, muck and luxury livingAll Those Weird Critters Where Travel Insurance Counts Caribbean Explorer II: Saba/St.Kitts , and a missing jewel in the crownWhy no Statia? At Last, Justice in Belize , shoddy operation and its owner fined for diver’s deathThe San Francisco Ocean Film Festival Wants Your Video Divemasters in American Waters , do they fall under Coast Guard regulations?Barracuda Attacks , why divers can’t take them for grantedA Cause of Pollution The 2010 Dive Equipment Show , something for (almost) every diverThe Devil is Not in the Details
M/V Yemaya, Coiba Island, Panama , An alternative to Cocos and MapeloHawaii Shark Feeding Tour Controversy Leads to Dismissed Lawsuit and Arson Panama’s Coiba National Park Virgins, Little Cayman, Palau, Sipadan… , Trash is drifting, sea life is missing, but these dive sites still shineScuba Tanks as Lethal Weapons , Videographer loses his armThe Next Generation of Rebreathers: II , but questions of safety and insurance coverage lingerAnd the “Green Diver B.S. Award” Goes to . . . Who’s Responsible for a Diver’s Death? , In the U.S., there’s no clear-cut way to assign proper blame to guilty partiesJim Abernethy Catches a Few Teeth Flotsam & Jetsam
The Bay of Pigs, Cuba , easy living, easy diving, maybe even for AmericansTravel to Cuba Curacao, Fiji, Papua, Maui . . . , dive sites where you can expect the unexpectedCure Jet Lag Without Drugs PADI Stonewalls Dead Diver’s Family How to Insure Your Dive Equipment , readers debate: homeowners insurance or a separate policy?It’s Not About the Diving Does Breathing Nitrox Reduce Post-Dive Fatigue? A Divemaster’s Thoughtful Rant , What the divemaster is thinking - - and wants you to know, tooThe Divemaster’s Take on Tipping Need a Fish, Coral or Critter ID Book? Sharks Under Siege: Part I , the connection between shark feeding and shark attacksFlotsam & Jetsam
Anilao, Puerto Galera and More: The Philippines , unique critters, easy travel, inexpensive dive resortsEdge and HOG BCDs Pose a Danger In Case a Stingray City Denizen Bites off Your Hand “Only in the U.S. Would You Try to Blame the Resort” Cocos, Fiji, Roatan, Yucatan , and why you shouldn’t rely solely on travel agentsTraveling Divers Should Consider “Global Entry” Pegasus’s New, Cheaper DPV , readers debate: the leisure model is $800 less and just as goodBeating Baggage Fees for Dive Gear , Indo-Pacific dive trips are the worst –- but you can lower costsSharks Under Siege: Part II , and what divers can do to help them outBack at You, Dive Guides , one customer replies to a divemaster’s rantBret Gilliam Chimes in on an “Inexcusable” Error
Golden Rock Dive Center, St. Eustatius , time travel to the old CaribbeanBit by a Barracuda? Don’t Blame the Government Is it Time for an American Recreational Scuba Divers Association? Mexico, Myanmar, Palau, Roatan , where to see big fish, where to avoid dead reefs and daytrippersScavenger Hunts for Divers “Taxes,” “Fees” and Just Plain Bribes Divers Face , smile, negotiate, and pony upEmergency Breathing from Your BCD , why don’t dive agencies teach this technique?How to Breathe from a BCD Disinfecting Your BCD Avoid the Dive Boat Propellor , dive flag do’s and don’tsBreathing From Liquid: Is Diving’s Holy Grail Here? Flotsam & Jetsam
Andromeda, Red Sea, Sudan , Americans, you’re missing out on fantastic divingDive Instructor Walks Away Free from Dead Diver Case The Mask-under-the-Chin Syndrome Puerto Morelos, Yucatan, Mexico , decent reefs, great cenotesThe Only Way to Get Close to Beluga Whales: Dive Naked The Most Dangerous Fish , forget sharks, these are the teeth to be cautious aroundAmphibico Shuts Down, Deep-Sixing Buyers and Warranty Holders Litigation: The Dive Industry’s Biggest Threat? , viewpoints by a British dive gear maker and an American lawyerFish Do Feel Pain Diver Rescued off Bimini , thanks to not one, but three skilled captainsDivers Try to Speak “Dolphin-ese” Flotsam & Jetsam
Hightide Watersports and Gibbs Bay Inn, Barbados , and a word from Ben DavisonDo You Have Diver’s Mouth? Bonaire, Fiji, Galapagos, Roatan , great examples of customer service - - and one resort to avoidAmerican Left Not Far Behind by an Australian Dive Boat I Can See Clearly Now ... Underwater , contacts, lens inserts, prescription mask or magnifying glass?More Mean Fish Pity the Sea Turtle Want Lower Baggage Fees? Book Through a U.S. Dive Travel Agency Thumbs Down: Wakatobi’s Bad Behavior , and thumbs up for the Aggressor’s honorable behaviorAn Asylum of Divers Flotsam & Jetsam
Spoilsport, Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea, Australia , something for everyone, even snorkelersA Tale of Three Fees Lest We Not Forget Our Fellow Divers Turks & Caicos, Grand Cayman, Costa Rica , plus advice about Mabul diving and your passport pagesThe Mysterious Case of the Stolen, Exploding Tank Dive Shop Owner Convicted of Killing Wife Underwater is Set Free The Painful, Disabling Sting of a Lionfish , a reef scientist’s firsthand encounterHave Lionfish Met Their Match? The Evolution of DAN , is the Divers Alert Network still fulfilling its mission?One Insurance Claim DAN Should Have Approved from the Start Exercise and Diving , pre-dive workouts can protect against decompression sicknessStay in Shape Shark-Repelling Magnets for Divers , they might work, but do you need them?Scuba Diving for Health
Arenui, Komodo Island, Indonesia , here there be dragons - - and fish big and tinyThe Komodo Dragons A Mouthpiece to Prevent Diver’s Mouth Lion’s Dive & Beach Resort, Curacao , for families, suntanners and easy diversWhich Dive Computers for High Altitude Diving? Australia, Grand Cayman, Philippines . . . , and when it’s really the best time to dive in Raja AmpatWe Need Your Reader Reports The Nautilus Lifeline Finally Ships , and how a little openness can prevent PR headachesWhy Divers Panic , Malcolm Gladwell explains in his latest bookGot Your Cockroach Yet? Scuba Snobs’ Guide to Dive Etiquette , the formerly unspoken rules for good divers to live byThe Death of Steve Irwin, Redux Shark Hunt or Witch Hunt? , Aussie dive operators call for shark killing rampagesThe Fins Sharks Like Best Nobody Wants a Bursting Scuba Hose , questions arise about Miflex’s high-pressure hosesTwo Reads on Raja Ampat Flotsam & Jetsam
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