FEATURES
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| 26 | Exploring the Edge of the Abyss: A New Diver's Guide to Wall Diving
Underwater walls come in many forms and locations all over the world, offering unique and fascinating diving for those with the skills, equipment and preparation to enjoy them safely.
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By Linda Lee Walden |
| 36 | Stress and Diving: Handling the Pressure From Within
The most common cause attributed time and again as either the direct or indirect cause of most diving fatalities is an insidious psychological malignancy called panic. Yet panic is really the result of a long sequence of stress-induced events, so understanding the stress phenomenon is as important to divers as abiding by your computer or heeding the cardinal rule to never hold your breath.
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By Alex Brylske |
| 48 | The Good Stuff is Deep: Dispelling Common Scuba Myths
The sport of scuba diving has its share of myths, exaggerations and urban legends. Sometimes the "myth" is partially true, or has an element of fact around which rumor and speculation has been wound. We must strive to separate the truth from the fiction, debunk the myths and replace them with accurate, up-to-date, verifiable information. And we need to encourage our dive buddies to do the same.
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By Robert N. Rossier |
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COMMENTARY
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| 8 | Editorial: Off the Wall
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| 10 | Buddy Lines: Kudos for Curaçao
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| 16 | Dive Observer: Invasive Asian Carp Head Toward Great Lakes and other news from the diving industry
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By Gene Gentrup |
| 94 | No Dumb Questions: Shark Attack Risk, Donning Weights, and Wall Diving: Questions from our readers
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By Alex Brylske |
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DIVE EXPLORATION
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| 70 | Global Dive Exploration Map: A geographical guide to great dive destinations across the globe
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| 72 | Dive Geo: The Island of St. Kitts: Sugar, Wrecks and Reefs. The combo makes for a sweet dive destination
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By Jesse Cancelmo |
| 81 | Dive Traveler: Local Lingo: How to Speak Caribbean: It's English, but not
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By Staci Myer |
| 85 | Passport: Dive travel deals and updates from all over
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Compiled By Gene Gentrup |
| 86 | Diving USA: Dive travel opportunities across America
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| 88 | Training Site: Florida's Ginnie Springs Outdoors: A Site for All Seasons. Spring-fed wonderland for divers.
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By Linda Lee Walden |
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EVERY MONTH
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| 57 | Scuba Skills: Are You Properly Weighted?: How to Tell. Buoyancy basics made easy
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By Lynn Laymon |
| 61 | Instructor Tips: What Knot to Do: Teaching the Basics of Bends, Bights, and Loops. Knots your students can use forever.
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By Greg Laslo |
| 65 | Always Learning: Peer Pressure vs. Peer Support: There's a Big Difference. One diver's positive experience.
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By Marty Snyderman |
| 92 | Dive Shop:
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Compiled By Cathryn Castle Whitman |
| 98 | Eco-seas: Eye Underwater: Critter Cams Offer Scientists an Underwater View of Animal Behavior:
A fish-eye view could reveal important clues.
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By Greg Laslo |
| 103 | What's That?: Bottomed Out and Going Nowhere: The Curious Lives of Bottom Dwellers. They don't get out much.
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By Marty Snyderman |
| 107 | Premier Classifieds
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| 109 | Dive Training Classifieds
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| 113 | Dive Training Quiz: Test your knowledge of the information in this month's issue
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| 114 | Final Check: What it Looks Like When... Your Safety Stop is Safe. The pause that pays off
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By Lynn Laymon |
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