FEATURES
| 22 | "Did You See That?": The Art of Observing Marine Life
Observing marine life is like putting puzzle pieces together. When you look at one fish, you see only one piece of the puzzle. Yet when you connect the pieces you begin to see the inner workings of a marine ecosystem. The author offers tips for seeing - and understanding - what's going on underwater.
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By Marty Snyderman |
| 34 | The Scuba Hurdle: Overcoming Obstacles to Diving. Call them what you will - obstacles, barriers, hindrances or impediments - the bottom line is that even though we may really want to scuba dive, the circumstances of life sometimes get in the way. Luckily, there's almost always a route over, under, around or through an obstacle. The search for solutions becomes easier if we approach an obstacle as a challenge - one we can meet in order to make the most of our interest in scuba diving.
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By Linda Lee Walden |
| 44 | How We Got Where We Are: The Origins of DCS Theory. While getting a bit lazy in the face of ever more sophisticated technology is probably unavoidable, it's another issue to disregard what makes that technology function. So, periodically it's useful to reflect on the underpinnings of technology, and how history brought us to where we are. In this second installment in a three-part series on decompression sickness, we ask, where did all the theories that drive these little dictatorial devices come from?
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By Alex Brylske |
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COMMENTARY
| 8 | Editorial: Continuing the Hunter's Tradition
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By Alex Brylske |
| 10 | Buddy Lines: Tank Positioning
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| 14 | Dive Observer: Diver Tests Alabama Law and other news from the diving industry
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By Gene Gentrup |
| 89 | No Dumb Questions: Patent Foramen
Ovale, Breast-feeding and Diving, Compressed Air at Depth
Questions from our readers
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By Alex Brylske |
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DIVE EXPLORATION
| 68 | Global Dive Exploration Map
A geographical guide to great dive destinations across the globe
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| 70 | Dive Geo: A Pirate Haven Turned Diver's Playground:
The British Virgin Islands. Rich treasures to be enjoyed above and below the sea
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By Tanya Burnett And Kevin Palmer |
| 79 | Dive Traveler: Summer Fun: How to Find the Summer Camp That's Right for Your Kid. June through August solutions to "Mom, I'm bored"
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By Staci Meyer |
| 83 | Passport/Travel Briefings: Dive travel deals and updates from all over
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Compiled By Gene Gentrup |
| 84 | Diving USA: Dive travel opportunities across America
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EVERY MONTH
| 55 | Scuba Skills: Open-water Dive Number One: That First Descent. Tips for success on your initial immersion
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By Lynn Laymon |
| 59 | Instructor Tips: Does this Make Sense?: Teaching the Sanity Check. Why helping students learn to "think ahead" is good thinking.
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By Robert N. Rossier |
| 63 | Always Learning: Putting Things in Perspective: The Magic of Whales. They make life's little troubles seem small.
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By Marty Snyderman |
| 85 | What About: Hard Aground: NOAA Struggles To Undo Its Chart-Survey Backlog. Charts that are important to mariners might not be accurate.
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By Greg Laslo |
| 94 | Dive Shop:
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Compiled By Cathryn Castle |
| 96 | What's That?: Beautiful, But Difficult to Describe: Nudibranchs. They come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
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By Marty Snyderman |
| 99 | Premier Classifieds
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| 101 | Dive Training Classifieds
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| 105 | Dive Training Quiz : Test your knowledge of the information in this month's issue
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| 106 | Final Check: What It Looks Like When... You Equalize Early and Often. Keep it up all the way down.
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By Lynn Laymon |
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