FEATURES
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Buddies for Life:The Pleasures — and Potential Pitfalls — of Diving as a Couple
Dive buddies are essentially a two-person team. For a team to function successfully the members must share a common goal, in this case, safe and enjoyable diving. To reach this goal the team needs to agree on what the goal is and formulate objectives for attaining it. Sounds easy enough, but is it? The author reveals the challenges and rewards diving couples often encounter.By Linda Lee Walden
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By Linda Lee Walden
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What’s a Fish Got on Its Mind?
Exploring the Science of ‘Fish Smarts’
Scientists are starting to conduct experiments in which they find out what, exactly, are fish capable of, and the fish are surprising them with the answers. Along the way, they’re finding out exactly how smart fish really are, what kinds of things they learn — and how — and what they do with that knowledge to improve their chances on the reef.
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By Greg Laslo
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High on Depth:
A Closer Look at Nitrogen Narcosis
Without exception, every scuba training course covers nitrogen narcosis, but usually it teaches only that it’s caused by breathing nitrogen at high pressure; its effects increase with depth, normally becoming quite noticeable around 100 feet; and ascending to a shallower depth will relieve the symptoms. It turns out there’s a lot more every diver should know.
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By Alex Brylske
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COMMENTARY
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By Alex Brylske |
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Buddy Lines: Snorkel Still a Critical Tool
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Dive Observer: Vandenberg Sunk With a Splash |
By Gene Gentrup |
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No Dumb Questions: Avoiding Air-Sharing Snafus, Equipping for Drift Diving,
and Nitrox Issues
Questions from our readers |
By Alex Brylske |
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DIVE EXPLORATION
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Global Dive Exploration Map
A geographical guide to great dive destinations across the globe |
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Dive Geo: Exploring Belize:
The Center of the Maya World
Expansive reefs, rich rain forest |
By Joseph C. Dovala |
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Training Site: Lake Pleasant, Arizona:
Diving in the Desert
An unlikely oasis |
By Linda Lee Walden |
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Passport:
Dive travel deals from all over |
Compiled by
Gene Gentrup |
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Diving USA
Dive travel opportunities across America
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EVERY MONTH
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Scuba Skills: A Slippery Situation:
How to Wrangle a Slipping Scuba Cylinder
Tips for security |
By Lynn Laymon
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Instructor Tips: An Attitude of Preparedness:
Teaching Students About Emergency
Surface Signals
How to help students get noticed |
By Robert N. Rossier |
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Always Learning: Spotting Something New:
Discoveries That Keep Diving Interesting
Veteran diver, new attitude |
By Marty Snyderman |
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Compiled by
Gene Gentrup |
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What’s That?: Bland, But Not Boring:
When Blending In is a Good Thing
Drab is the new black |
By Marty Snyderman
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Premier Classifieds |
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Behind the Lens:
A Great Whale Tail Shot Is Not A Fluke
No pun intended |
By Marty Snyderman
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Dive Training 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…
We Learn Skills We Think We’ll Never Use
Practice as an insurance policy |
By Lynn Laymon |
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