FEATURES
| 30 | See What You've Been Missing: Vision Correction Options for Divers
As the number and diversity of recreational scuba divers have increased, so have the choices for improving our underwater vision. Today's vision correction options are broad enough to permit virtually anyone with correctable vision to enjoy a full range of sight underwater.
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By Linda Lee Walden |
| 44 | Look, Ma, No Bubbles: Exploding the Myths of Rebreathers
Sixty years of experience has proven that open-circuit systems , our beloved bubble machines , are simple, safe, reliable and relatively inexpensive. They certainly get the job done of extending time underwater. But had history taken a slightly different path, what we now call scuba might have been a bubbleless breathing bag rather than the familiar device we all know today.
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By Alex Brylske |
| 56 | Bright Lights, Big Teeth: Real, Live Sharks in Las Vegas
The feat of keeping 16 different species of sharks on display in a 1.6 million-gallon aquarium in the middle of a landlocked Nevada desert is recognized as a huge accomplishment in the world of aquarists and ichthyologists alike. The author gets a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to build an ocean in Las Vegas, and why these sharks have found a home on the Strip.
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By Marty Snyderman |
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COMMENTARY
| 8 | Editorial: Why Should I Care?
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By Alex Brylske |
| 10 | Buddy Lines: The Scuba Market
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| 18 | Dive Observer: 'Oceans in Trouble' U.S. Commission Issues Preliminary Report
and other news from the diving industry
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By Gene Gentrup |
| 107 | No Dumb Questions: Anxiety Issues, Decompression Illness. Questions from our readers
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By Alex Brylske |
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DIVE EXPLORATION
| 82 | Global Dive Exploration Map
A geographical guide to great dive destinations across the globe
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| 84 | Dive Geo: Diversity Above and Below: A Malaysian Adventure: Many islands to explore, marine creatures to observe
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By Marty Snyderman |
| 95 | Dive Traveler: The Exchange Game Made Easy: Tips for Changing Currency Abroad
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By Staci Meyer |
| 99 | Passport: Dive travel deals from all over
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Compiled by Gene Gentrup |
| 101 | Training Site: Alabama's Madison Aquatic Park: Poised to Blast Off. Visiting divers can examine aerospace artifacts
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By Linda Lee Walden |
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EVERY MONTH
| 67 | Scuba Skills: Muddy Waters: Techniques for Low-Vis Diving: Equipping and preparing for when you can't see clearly.
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By Lynn Laymon |
| 71 | Instructor Tips: Student-to-Instructor Ratio: It's Your Choice and Responsibility. Tips for evaluating open-water class size
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By Lynn Laymon |
| 77 | Always Learning: Bad Intelligence: Whose Fault is It, Anyway? Reflections on accepting responsibility
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By Robert N. Rossier |
| 116 | Dive Shop:
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Compiled by Cathryn Castle |
| 111 | What About: Not-So-Natural Reefs: Artificial Reefs as Natural Resources
Turning trash into underwater treasure
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By Jeff Myers |
| 118 | What's That?: They've Got Faces Only Their Mothers Could Love: Frogfishes, Toadfishes, Scorpionfishes and Stonefishes. These kids got hit with the ugly stick
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By Marty Snyderman |
| 123 | Premier Classifieds
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| 125 | Dive Training Classifieds
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| 129 | Dive Training Quiz: Test your knowledge of the information in this month's issue
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| 130 | Final Check: What It Looks Like When You Defog Your Mask, Not the Boat Deck. Why you should avoid swabbing the decks with defog
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By Lynn Laymon |
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