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Undercurrent 2002 Table of Contents

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January, 2002

Niihau and Lehua, Offshore Kauai, big fish diving from a day boat
Digital Imaging for the Underwater Photographer
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Dive Trip Tipping Nearly Universal, -- but there ’s disagreement on the amounts and recipients
DUI BC Recall
A Relationship Between Bends and Migraines
Florida Shark Feeding Ban is Final ... Maybe
Divers Left Floating As Agencies Go Bankrupt, travel insurance no longer helps
Two Boat Sinkings and a Blue Hole Death
Nikonos V Production Stopped
Flotsam & Jetsam
New Free Service for Subscribers

February, 2002

Bottom Time Not Well Spent, but Sea Fever generates relative heat
Thumbs Up
Caribbean Whale Slaughter
Thumbs Up
One More Bahamas Boat, the Rorqual
NOAA Diving Manual
Tuvalu, South Pacific, a trip back in time, when there were no dives
What You See When You Dive Deeper
Fatal Tank Explosion
Readers Lose Money with Scubacan, do we have a scuba scam here ?
Think You’ve Made Your Last Dive?, let your eternal reef give you one more for etern i t y

March, 2002

St. Vincent, West Indies, muck diving with REEF
REEF’s Science Saves the Goliath Grouper
Brand New Paul Humann ID Books
Your Liability as a Buddy, a new lawsuit sets standard s
Get Rid of Your Pesos and Help the Kids
Picking Up the Pieces: The Misadventures of Tropical Adventure s
New Free Service for Subscribers
Diving in Florida or the Caribbean This Spring?, fear this . . .
Jelly Fish Death
G reat White Sharks Migrate Thousands of Miles
Flotsam & Jetsam

April, 2002

Moody’s Namena, Fiji, South Pacific, a romantic hideaway with fine diving
Diver Dies from Blood Clot During Flight
Cancel That Trip to Fiji
Diarrhea and Divers, how to avoid hourly toilet bre a k s
Eternal Reefs Revisited
When the Little Boy Comes, the Big Boys Leave, the coming effects of El Niño
Equipment in Diver Accidents and Deaths, in 1,000 incidents, equipment was implicated in 457
DAN Faces Off with DEPP on Dive Equipment Insurance
Flotsam & Jetsam

May, 2002

San Andres Island, Almost Nicaragua, where Americans fear to tread
Those Chilly Second Dives: A Cause and Solution?
New Diagnosis for the Bends
Dripping Ceilings, Peanut Allergies, an Honest Man, what our readers have to say
Chain Stores, Catalogues, and the Internet : The Future of Dive Shops?
That Solo Diving Certification, is it worth the paper it’s printed on?
$35 Million Suit Filed in Diving Death
Here Come the Hurricanes, what to do if Omar or Sally comes your way
Flotsam & Jetsam

June, 2002

Easter Island, South Pacific, gin-clear water, archaeology galore
Breakbone Fever: almost like the bends
No Conclusions in Belize About Wave Dancer Deaths
Five Personal Caribbean Favorites, and summertime in Cayman
Sherwood Regulator Recall
Drifting the Night Away
Shark Attacks and Shark Bites, and a new $400 electronic repellent comes to the market
Equipment in Diver Accidents and Deaths: Part II, in 1,000 incidents, equipment was implicated in 457
Flotsam & Jetsam

July, 2002

Tobago, West Indies, liming, wining, but no faffing
The Diver as Birder
They've Got Balls
That Sinking Feeling: What dope came up with those scuba warnings?
Can't Pay with Plastic?, tell them to “use it or lose it”
Murder at Eighty Feet?
The Backup Dive Computer, why leave home without it?
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What Divers are Roughest on the Reef?, the answer is not what you might expect
Bad news for coral: fecal bacteria is the killer
When the Fins Don't Fit, the travails of getting refunds
Flotsam & Jetsam

August, 2002

Bahia de Los Angeles, Mexico, a ten-hour drive to guaranteed whale sharks
Computer, Depth Gauges Recalled
New Dive Possibilities, New Ripoffs, alerts from our readers
Three Magazines for Experienced Divers, inside information on the serious side of the sport
Has Ocean Realm Sunk Without a Trace?
Why Divers Die: Part I, with a little care, they would still diving
Dear Undercurrent,
Drunks Aboard Your Boat, when jerks spoil the fun
Potential Valve Fire from a Nitrox Fill

September, 2002

Three Stops in the Philippines, why are Americans missing out?
Stop. Think.
Thumbs Up
Hawk’s Nest Resort, Cat Island, Bahamas, now, if they’ll only get a dive operation
It’s the Salsa!
Divers Stiffed as LCD Leaves Little Cayman
Malaria and the Traveling Diver, a serious threat, but be leery of Lariam
The proof is in — slather on the DEET
Why Divers Die: Part II, when the heart’s not healthy
Flotsam & Jetsam

October, 2002

Oahu’s North Shore, better than you’ve been led to expect
Scubacan Sued Successfully
Hawaiian Hassle
Thumbs Down: Survivor Thailand
The Suit Against Peter Hughes Settled, Wave Dancer victims say justice wasn’t done
Men With Big Abs
When Good Computers Go Bad
Physical Examinations for Divers, should they be regularly required?
Skin Diver Magazine Shuts Down
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