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Undercurrent 2014 Table of Contents
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- Cabo Pulmo, Baja California, Mexico, a fish-filled marine preserve for divers who like “rustic”
- Chikungunya-Carrying Mosquitoes in the Caribbean
- Santa Marta, Colombia, the colonial town is more scenic than the diving
- Travel Reviews Coming Up in Undercurrent
- Dive Trip Party Poopers, those include holidays, cold water, smokers and karaoke
- What SSI’s Sale Means to Divers
- DEMA Trade Show Follow-up, the latest innovations in rebreathers
- Buddy Dive Shut Down in the Galapagos
- Divers Who Get Lost at Sea, some tales are “non-stories,” others are good warnings
- The Strange Case of a Missing Diver in the Caymans
- The Shark-Riding Trend - - or Dumb Divers Looking Dumber
- Lionfish: The Caribbean Endgame, thirty years and counting
- One Small Idea for Lionfish Eradication
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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- Snorkel with Manatees, Homosassa, Florida, “it’s like Disneyland in the water”
- Can Someone Give Us the GPS Coordinates to This Dive Site?, a true South Seas paradise, with top-notch dive spots
- Sau Bay Fiji Retreat, Fiji
- The Perils of Dive Travel, missed flights, travel agents and (egads!) gluten-free requests
- Reef Life: A Must-Have Guide to Tropical Marine Life
- The Decline of Dive Training: Part I, and other practices killing the industry
- Cabo Pulmo: Credit Card Theft and Charming Casitas
- Untrained Divers Have No Place in Dangerous Caves
- Choose Your Dive Boat Wisely, three Thai liveaboards sink in three weeks
- Two Deaths at One of Indonesia’s Most Dangerous Dive Sites
- Can Nitrox Damage Blood Vessels?
- The Perils of Deep Air Diving, how narcosis affects memory and thought processing
- Foreign Travel Is Killing Our Dive Stores
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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- Sea Hunter, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, squadrons of sharks, one bent diver
- Tax-Deductible Cocos Dive Trips, and Others Around the World
- Hollis Recalls Some Explorer Rebreather Models
- Baja California, Fiji, Montserrat, pesky politics and squirrely harbormasters
- Dengue Fever in Fiji: Should Divers Worry?
- The Decline of Dive Training: Part II, it’s being dumbed down at all levels . . . but there’s hope
- Sandals, the Certification King?
- Legal Charges Scuttle Galapagos Liveaboards, a lawyer provides his explanation of the Buddy Dive drama
- NOAA Diving Manual
- Gas-Integrated Computer Transmitters, why do we avoid them? and a few recommendations
- To Sharks, Divers Plus Lionfish Equals Food
- The Fastest-Growing Segment of Diving?, freediving “is to divers what snowboarders were to skiers”
- Where the Freediving Instructors Are
- Bret Gilliam Asks: Can You Get Bent From Freediving?
- A New App for Coral Sea Diving
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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- CoCo View Resort, Roatán, Honduras, eat, sleep and dive a lot is their motto
- Checkout Dives: Why They’re Important
- The Final Report of a Father and Son’s Cave-Diving Deaths
- Maldives Princess, The Maldives, a long way to see whale sharks, but worth it
- Are Some Male Divers Too “Helpful?”, and how should female divers handle them?
- The Illegal Feeding of Florida’s Sharks
- Another Diver Kidnapping Near Sipadan
- Does a High-Fat Diet Increase DCS Risk?, new research says yes, but there are those who disagree
- Coming Soon: Underwater Wi-Fi
- Why Divers Die: Part I, too much panic, too few trips to the doctor
- To Eels, Your Fins May Look Tasty Enough to Bite
- A Dive Shop Owner’s Take on Dive Training, “too many inexperienced divers say ‘I can do this’”
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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- Cozumel and Akumal, Mexico, two unique dive trips in seven days
- Let Someone Else Plan Your Dive Trip for You
- Damai I, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, luxury at a big, big price
- Anatomy of a Free Flow
- Let Sleeping Sharks Lie
- An Underwater Attack Makes World Headlines, and shows the tension over Hawaii’s aquarium fish trade
- Treasure Hunter
- The Foolishness of Leaving Your Dive Boat Unmanned
- The Case for Downloading Your Dives, but then again, why bother?
- You’re Flippant and Disrespectful, Ben Davison, readers’ thoughts about dietary issues and diving
- Goodbye, Cap’n Don
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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- NAD-Lembeh Resort, Indonesia, great critters, great people, great prices
- Are Lionfish Hunts Making It Harder to Kill Them?
- Costa Rica, Montserrat, St. Eustatius . . ., hidden gems, bad air and the jerk of the month
- When Your Sausage Fails
- Other Dive Travel Groups, specialized dive trips for those who don’t want the norm
- Divemasters Wanted: You Pay Us to Work Here
- Help a Wounded Warrior Learn How to Dive
- Why Divers Die: Part II, overweighted and overwhelmed, “same ocean” buddies
- Florida Court Rules: Divers Must Sign the Right Waiver
- Drop the Dive Weight: Part I, shed the pounds -- and costs -- of lugging your dive gear abroad
- Stuff to Soothe Your Soul During a Hellish Trip
- What’s the Price of an Air Fill? Pretty Cheap
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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- Indigo Dive and Dive St. Vincent, St. Vincent, still macro nirvana, now sans the “curmudgeon” factor
- Jean-Michel Cousteau Will Open Up Operation on Petit St. Vincent
- $740 for a “Life Experience” (and T-Shirts)
- Geko Dive, Bali, Indonesia, five-star muck and reef diving for all budgets
- Drop the Dive Travel Weight: Part II, how to pare down your clothes and gear to just one bag
- Can Congress Eliminate Lionfish?
- Fire Aboard!, how John Bantin escaped a burning Red Sea liveaboard
- Regulator-Removing Diver Charged with Terroristic Threatening
- There’s Something Fishy About This Dive Gear
- Why Did This Shark Diver Disappear?, did a heart attack, tiger shark or something else get him?
- Fish ID Apps for Your Smartphone and Tablet
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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- MV Fling, Flower Gardens, Texas, seven dives in 27 hours for just $645
- Watch Out for Lionfish Stings
- Ocean Hunter III, Palau, Micronesia, a rival to Raja Ampat for marine wonders
- “Both Divers Resisted the Natural Instincts of Self-Preservation”
- A “Too Exclusive” Island in Indonesia, liveaboards banned from a region twice the size of Raja Ampat
- Act Now to Save the Vaquita
- The Dangers Above the Surface, don’t “take a trip” while on your dive trip
- Hawaii Snorkeler Dies in Rough Water
- Getting Into Deep, a fascinating read about freediving and big-animal behavior
- Snafu in the Solomons
- Fish-Mauling Divemasters, stand up and speak out against divers who harass marine life
- Readers’ Letters: Bends, Photographers and Scaring Sharks
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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- Rocio del Mar, Sea of Cortés, Mexico, sturdy, functional boat in remote, fish-filled waters
- Scubapro Recalls Some Aladin Square Computers
- Wakatobi Dive Resort, Indonesia, its pricey personalized service has some flaws
- What Schwarzenegger Movie Title Fits the Lionfish Best?
- Florida, Maui, Palau . . ., good and bad Bahamas dive shops; the best week to dive Bonaire
- What to Do with Camera Batteries on Flights
- New Life-Saving Gear for Freedivers
- Anatomy of a Dive Death, how coroners figure out why divers met their end
- Does Diving Affect Your Hearing?
- Choosing a Safe Liveaboard, don’t just pick one for the large cabin and camera room plugs
- Father and Son Divers Sue the Boat that Hit Them
- PADI’s Wicked Ways, throwing a divemaster under the bus, and colluding with plaintiffs
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- Compass Point Dive Resort, Grand Cayman, an East End dive resort for serious divers
- Did You Take a Dive Trip This Year? Send Us Your Reports
- Regulator-Ripping Diver Is “Not the Criminal Here.” Really?
- Red Sea Aggressor, Egypt, big critters will give you bang for your buck
- Egypt? Now? Yes!
- Tropical Fish Are Heading for the Poles
- Cozumel, Roatan, South Africa . . ., dive with a “Shadow Diver,” or in a Las Vegas show
- The Sea of Cortez, Revisited
- Shady Operator Sent to Prison for a Diver’s Death
- Stay Clear of Exploding Tanks, how to evaluate tank safety on dive trips overseas
- A Diver with a Camera Gives His Opinion
- Smartphone Apps to Add Before the Next Dive Trip
- Are You Too Old to Dive?, or do some dive operators just practice age discrimination?
- The World’s Oldest Diver
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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