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Undercurrent 2011 Table of Contents
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- Gangga Resort, Manado, Indonesia, reefs, muck and luxury living
- All Those Weird Critters
- Where Travel Insurance Counts
- Caribbean Explorer II: Saba/St.Kitts, and a missing jewel in the crown
- Why no Statia?
- At Last, Justice in Belize, shoddy operation and its owner fined for diver’s death
- The 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 granted
- A Cause of Pollution
- The 2010 Dive Equipment Show, something for (almost) every diver
- The Devil is Not in the Details
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- M/V Yemaya, Coiba Island, Panama, An alternative to Cocos and Mapelo
- Hawaii 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 shine
- Scuba Tanks as Lethal Weapons, Videographer loses his arm
- The Next Generation of Rebreathers: II, but questions of safety and insurance coverage linger
- And 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 parties
- Jim Abernethy Catches a Few Teeth
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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- The Bay of Pigs, Cuba, easy living, easy diving, maybe even for Americans
- Travel to Cuba
- Curacao, Fiji, Papua, Maui . . ., dive sites where you can expect the unexpected
- Cure 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, too
- The 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 attacks
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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- Anilao, Puerto Galera and More: The Philippines, unique critters, easy travel, inexpensive dive resorts
- Edge 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 agents
- Traveling Divers Should Consider “Global Entry”
- Pegasus’s New, Cheaper DPV, readers debate: the leisure model is $800 less and just as good
- Beating Baggage Fees for Dive Gear, Indo-Pacific dive trips are the worst –- but you can lower costs
- Sharks Under Siege: Part II, and what divers can do to help them out
- Back at You, Dive Guides, one customer replies to a divemaster’s rant
- Bret Gilliam Chimes in on an “Inexcusable” Error
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- Golden Rock Dive Center, St. Eustatius, time travel to the old Caribbean
- Bit 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 daytrippers
- Scavenger Hunts for Divers
- “Taxes,” “Fees” and Just Plain Bribes Divers Face, smile, negotiate, and pony up
- Emergency 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’ts
- Breathing From Liquid: Is Diving’s Holy Grail Here?
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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- Andromeda, Red Sea, Sudan, Americans, you’re missing out on fantastic diving
- Dive Instructor Walks Away Free from Dead Diver Case
- The Mask-under-the-Chin Syndrome
- Puerto Morelos, Yucatan, Mexico, decent reefs, great cenotes
- The Only Way to Get Close to Beluga Whales: Dive Naked
- The Most Dangerous Fish, forget sharks, these are the teeth to be cautious around
- Amphibico 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 lawyer
- Fish Do Feel Pain
- Diver Rescued off Bimini, thanks to not one, but three skilled captains
- Divers Try to Speak “Dolphin-ese”
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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- Hightide Watersports and Gibbs Bay Inn, Barbados, and a word from Ben Davison
- Do You Have Diver’s Mouth?
- Bonaire, Fiji, Galapagos, Roatan, great examples of customer service - - and one resort to avoid
- American 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 behavior
- An Asylum of Divers
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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- Spoilsport, Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea, Australia, something for everyone, even snorkelers
- A 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 pages
- The 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 encounter
- Have 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 sickness
- Stay in Shape
- Shark-Repelling Magnets for Divers, they might work, but do you need them?
- Scuba Diving for Health
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- Arenui, Komodo Island, Indonesia, here there be dragons - - and fish big and tiny
- The Komodo Dragons
- A Mouthpiece to Prevent Diver’s Mouth
- Lion’s Dive & Beach Resort, Curacao, for families, suntanners and easy divers
- Which Dive Computers for High Altitude Diving?
- Australia, Grand Cayman, Philippines . . ., and when it’s really the best time to dive in Raja Ampat
- We Need Your Reader Reports
- The Nautilus Lifeline Finally Ships, and how a little openness can prevent PR headaches
- Why Divers Panic, Malcolm Gladwell explains in his latest book
- Got Your Cockroach Yet?
- Scuba Snobs’ Guide to Dive Etiquette, the formerly unspoken rules for good divers to live by
- The Death of Steve Irwin, Redux
- Shark Hunt or Witch Hunt?, Aussie dive operators call for shark killing rampages
- The Fins Sharks Like Best
- Nobody Wants a Bursting Scuba Hose, questions arise about Miflex’s high-pressure hoses
- Two Reads on Raja Ampat
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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