FEATURES
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The Diver's Guide to
Oceanography: The Chemistry of the Sea
The love affair that divers have isn't really with the ocean itself, but
the creatures that live within it. After all, the ocean is just water - the most abundant
substance on the face of the Earth. While it serves as the medium that houses the things
we hold so dear, as a subject itself, how important or interesting could the subject of
sea water be? |
By Alex Brylske |
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Traveling with Your Dive
Center: An Excellent Adventure
These days, the traveling diver is the norm, not the exception. The average
age of new divers is in the mid-30s, a demographic group that has the financial resources
and desire to experience exotic dive destinations. Younger divers are after the challenge
and adventure of new underwater venues. Even hard-core local divers are traveling more
than ever. In response to this increasing focus on dive travel, virtually all full-service
scuba centers in nonresort locations offer regularly scheduled group trips or can assist
you with your individual travel arrangements. Find out how your dive center can double as
your travel specialist. |
By Linda Lee Walden |
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Life in the Sand and Rubble
Like the deserts of the topside world, the sandy plains of the marine
kingdom are home to many more species than one probably suspects upon first glance. The
animals that inhabit the sand biome are considerably different than those that dwell in
nearby reef communities, despite the close proximity. In the second article in a four-part
series on marine habitats, the author helps us discover the bountiful variety of marine
creatures that dwell in - and under - the sand and rubble. |
By Marty Snyderman |
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COMMENTARY
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Editorial: The
"Right" of Spring |
By Alex Brylske |
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Buddy Lines:
Bad Bump |
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Dive Observer: Good News
for Whale Sharks and Gray Whales Honduran Government Grants Protection, Mitsubishi
Corporation Abandons Mexican Salt Mine Project. And other news from the diving industry.
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By Alex Antoniou and Cathryn Castle |
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No Dumb Questions: Physical
Factors: Who Should Dive - and When. Readers pose a variety of health-related scuba
questions. |
By Alex Brylske |
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DIVE EXPLORATION
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Dive Geo: The
Revillagijedos
Manta rays, hammerheads and schooling pelagics by the thousands. These
incredible marine life encounters abound in the waters off San Benedicto, a small Pacific
island located some 220 miles/354 km south of Cabo San Lucas. Mexico calls these islands
the Revillagijedos. But because that name trips up gringo tongues, most of us use the name
Socorro, after one of the four islands. |
By Eric Hanauer |
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Training Site: Willow
Springs Park
Welcome to Richland, a rural southeast Pennsylvania community whose local
swimmin' hole is well on its way to becoming a major regional scuba diving destination.
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By Linda Lee Walden |
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Dive Traveler: Mingling
with the Locals: "A Stranger Is a Friend Whose Acquaintance You Haven't Made
Yet" Dive travel to foreign lands can be a gateway to new cultural experiences.
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By Amy Gulick |
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Passport:
Compiled by Cathryn Castle |
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EVERY MONTH
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Scuba Skills: Mask Clearing
Made Easy...
Ways to get the water out easily |
By Lynn Laymon |
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Always Learning: Post-Dive
Briefings:
How an après-dive review can make your next one better |
By Mark Twombly |
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Instructor Tips: The School
of Hard Knocks: Teaching Students Judgment and Decision Making
The importance of leading by example cannot be overstated. The old adage,
"Do as say, not as I do," simply doesn't cut it. |
By Robert N. Rossier |
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Next Step: Understanding
and Equipping for Underwater Vision
We're all taught that objects appear about 25-percent larger and closer
underwater, and that colors are absorbed with depth. Those are the basics of underwater
vision. Understanding the more complicated aspects will add to the safety and enjoyment of
expedition diving. |
By Jan Neal |
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Imaging: "Here Fishy,
Fishy": Capturing Marine Animals on Film
What it takes to get good fish pics |
By Dave Albrecht |
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Diving Medicine: Scuba
Diving and Your Skeletal System: The Facts About Osteoporosis. How to avoid the bends -
and the breaks |
By Paul Auerbach, M.D. |
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Dive Shop: Form, Formula
and Function
Compiled by Cathryn Castle |
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What's That?: "My,
What Big Teeth You Have!" The Facts About Sharks All about sharks and what they have
in common with sponges |
By Dee Scarr |
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International
Classifieds |
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Classifieds
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Dive Training
Quiz Test your knowledge of the information in this month's issue. |
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Final Check: What It Looks
Like... When You Communicate Air Status
How to share air supply information. |
By Lynn Laymon |
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