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Below you'll find links to Undercurrent articles concerning all kinds of miscellaneous diving-related issues. Here you'll find articles about hurricane damage and global warming effects on diving areas, what shark-finning and the aquarium trades are doing to the oceans, what DEMA, PADI, DAN, ... are doing, lawsuits against dive operations, how to stretch your diving dollar, ... .Honest, unbiased info about the multitude of diving issues that you will not find in other publications.

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Marine Environment

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How Divers Can Give Back: Part I, and your dive trip may be tax deductible, 2/12	Loving the Chambered Nautilus to Death, 2/12	A New Lionfish Hazard to Worry About, 1/12
The Shark Massacre at Malpelo, 1/12	A Brighter Side of Underwater Photography, how Lembeh resorts are turning their guests into better divers, 1/12	Showdown in Cabo Pulmo, 1/12
The Komodo Dragons, 11/11	Shark Hunt or Witch Hunt?, Aussie dive operators call for shark killing rampages, 11/11	Pity the Sea Turtle, 9/11
Curbing the Lionfish Invasion: A Futile Fight, 8/11	The End of the Wild Food, 8/11	Sharks Under Siege: Part II , and what divers can do to help them out, 5/11
The Lionfish Cookbook, 3/11	Is Diving More Eco-Friendly?, some green dive operators have succeeded, others not so much, 3/11	Is Closing Reefs to Divers the Best Way to Protect Them?, 3/11
And the “Green Diver B.S. Award” Goes to . . ., 2/11	A Cause of Pollution, 1/11	Is the Lionfish Really a Threat? , are experts overstating their effect, or is there a tipping point?, 10/10
Round ‘Em Up: Lionfish Derbies, 10/10	The Coral is Fine at Wakatobi, But Elsewhere..., 10/10	How Divers Can Help the Florida Keys, 8/10
Planning a Dive Trip during Hurricane Season?, 8/10	Good News for Marine Parks, 6/10	Death to Flamingo Tongues?, 5/10
Our Deteriorating Coral Reefs, one reason why divers are hanging up their fins, 3/10	Join The Hunt For Lionfish, 3/10	A Diver’s Report From Copenhagen , how much time do we have to fin around living reefs?, 2/10
Hawaii Crushes a Reef with 50 Tons of Concrete, 2/10	Caribbean Reefs , 10/09	Hawaii Protests Shark Tours But Study Says They Do No Harm, 8/09
Where Have Hawaii’s Fish Gone?, check home aquariums back on the mainland, 7/09	Hurricane Omar Damages Bonaire’s Reefs But Saves Its Eels, 4/09	Get Shark Fin Soup off U.S. Restaurant Menus , 3/09
NOAA Charges Florida Dive Boats with Illegal Spearfishing, 2/09	Serious Diver Impact on the Red Sea, 1/09	So How Are the Oceans Really Doing? , hurrah for rabbitfish but shame on you, Robert DeNiro, 10/08
Divers’ and Snorkelers’ Sunscreen Is Killing Off Coral, 3/08	Maui Dive Shop Must Pay $550,000 for Wrecking Reefs, 3/08	REEF Field Survey, Kona, Hawaii, tax-deductible “immersion training”, 1/08
The Brief on REEF, 1/08

Available to the Public
Calculate Your Carbon Fin-Print, Can you go diving and still be eco-friendly?, 10/07	Pacific Lionfish Now Common in Caribbean, tax-deductible trips research their impact, 9/07	Eliminating Underwater Terrorists, excruciating sound will drive them from the water, 8/07
Help With Project Cozumel, 7/07	The Joy of Freediving, for scuba veterans seeking a new thrill, 3/07	Divers' Feedback on Global Warming, 3/07
Undercurrent Saves Reefs, 1/07	Can Coral Reefs Survive Global Warming?, the prognosis is grim, 1/07	Turn Up the Heat on Climate Change, 1/07
Show Me the Money, 8/06	Cayman Coral Crisis, 5/06	Yap, Post Typhoon, 7/05
Divers in the Tsunami, — divers caught in the wave, 2/05	Dead Fish, Dying Reefs, — what happens when divers feed fish, 2/05	Divers Rehabiltate Reef, 10/04
Mike Ball Returns to Fight Global Warming, 7/04	Divers and Home Aquariums, if you want to conserve reefs, why do you have that aquarium?, 4/04	Is a “No Touching the Reef” Policy Sound?, a reader wonders, a scientist answers, 2/04
El Niño Weakens, 3/03	Men With Big Abs, 10/02	What Divers are Roughest on the Reef?, the answer is not what you might expect, 7/02
Bad news for coral: fecal bacteria is the killer, 7/02	Here Come the Hurricanes, what to do if Omar or Sally comes your way, 5/02	Eternal Reefs Revisited, 4/02
When the Little Boy Comes, the Big Boys Leave, the coming effects of El Niño, 4/02	Think You’ve Made Your Last Dive?, let your eternal reef give you one more for etern i t y, 2/02	The State of the World’s Reefs, why we divers must be concerned, 10/01
The Truth About San Salvador’s Algae, 8/01	Touched to Death, 7/01	Coral, Science, and George W., 5/01
Blast fishing: Slim pickings, yet major damage, 4/01	Divers Witness Mexican Carnage, when marine parks are no refuge, 7/00	Klein Bonaire Rescued from Developers, 2/00
The Politically Correct Guide to Eating Fish, 4/99	Crumbling Coral, Mystery disease devastates tropical reefs, 10/97	Stressed-Out Corals, 10/97
The Child is Coming, How will El Niño affect your diving?, 10/97	Paradise Reef Pier, Cozumel, 1/95

Marine Life

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Loving the Chambered Nautilus to Death, 2/12	A New Lionfish Hazard to Worry About, 1/12	The Shark Massacre at Malpelo, 1/12
Shark Hunt or Witch Hunt?, Aussie dive operators call for shark killing rampages, 11/11	The Painful, Disabling Sting of a Lionfish , a reef scientist’s firsthand encounter, 10/11	Have Lionfish Met Their Match? , 10/11
Shark-Repelling Magnets for Divers, they might work, but do you need them?, 10/11	More Mean Fish, 9/11	Pity the Sea Turtle, 9/11
Bahamas’ Shark Mauls a Diver’s Arm in Chumming Area, 8/11	Curbing the Lionfish Invasion: A Futile Fight, 8/11	Why Amazing Corals Spawn Simultaneously, 8/11
The Only Way to Get Close to Beluga Whales: Dive Naked, 7/11	The Most Dangerous Fish , forget sharks, these are the teeth to be cautious around, 7/11	Fish Do Feel Pain, 7/11
Divers Try to Speak “Dolphin-ese”, 7/11	Sharks Under Siege: Part II , and what divers can do to help them out, 5/11	Sharks Under Siege: Part I , the connection between shark feeding and shark attacks, 4/11
The Lionfish Cookbook, 3/11	Hawaii Shark Feeding Tour Controversy Leads to Dismissed Lawsuit and Arson, 2/11	Jim Abernethy Catches a Few Teeth , 2/11
Barracuda Attacks, why divers can’t take them for granted, 1/11	Zen and the Art of Cageless Shark Diving, a rejoinder from Amos Nachoum, 11/10	Saying “No” to South Africa’s Cage Diving, 11/10
Bahamas Sharks Threatened by Seafood Exporter’s Expansion, 10/10	Is the Lionfish Really a Threat? , are experts overstating their effect, or is there a tipping point?, 10/10	Mexican Great White Risks, dive operators take it to the extreme at Guadalupe Island, 9/10
Save the Whale Sharks , help them adapt to their new home, 9/10	Sharks Up Close, 8/10	Good News for Marine Parks, 6/10
Join The Hunt For Lionfish, 3/10	Thumbs Up , 10/09	The Sailfish of Isla Mujeres, 9/09
Police to Patrol Grand Cayman’s Stingray City, 9/09	We Can’t Stop The Lionfish Invasion, but having them for dinner might slow it down, 9/09	How Do You Take Your Lionfish?, 9/09
Croc Attacks Diver in Raja Ampat: The Follow-Up, 8/09	Fresh Fish? Think Twice Before Ordering, your responsibility to the marine life you love diving with, 8/09	Death of a Shark Diver, Redux , dive ops rely on sharks for business, but it comes at a price, 7/09
Sales of “Shark Shields” Soar in Australia, 5/09	Belize Says Sharks Aren’t Endangered; Maldives Bans Their Killing, 5/09	Get A Magnifying Glass , 4/09
Real Aquarium Diving, 4/09	The Shark Hunt Continues at Cocos Island, poachers hack off the fins, rangers lack resources to stop them, 3/09	What’s All the Fuss About Over Abalone?, 2/09
Even You Could Learn from These Kids’ Dive Books, 10/08	The Death of A Shark Diver , will it affect shark dive trips in the Bahamas?, 4/08	Help Keep Hawaiian Fish Out of Aquariums, 4/08
Please Don’t Feed the Fish, why would anyone think Cheez Whiz is good for them?, 3/08	Those Guides Who Manhandle Fish , and why we should avoid them, 2/08	Dolphin Speak, 2/08
Survey Fish Year Round, 1/08	The Brief on REEF, 1/08

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Shark Sign Language, 8/07	More Must-Read Fish ID Books, 6/07	Know Your Fish: Must-Read Books for Divers, 5/07
Hawaii Takes a Bite Out of Shark Tours, 4/07	Dive Boats Hassle Utila’s Whale Sharks, 9/05	Shark Be Gone, 1/05
What's Up With Harassment, 1/05	Shark Research Institute, 10/04	Manta Wars in Micronesia, 10/04
Jean-Michel Cousteau Tells All, says critters died to be in dad’s documentaries, 7/04	Diver’s Shark Tales from Around the Globe, we love sharks, they don’t always love us, 7/04	Diving with Great Whites, 7/04
New Magazine for Shark Divers, 6/04	Florida’s Great Whites, 3/04	Puffer (de)Fingers Intruder, 1/04
Whale Rider, 9/03	U.S. Great White Diving, 6/03	Electronic Shark Repellent Vindicated, 5/03
Coral Reef Adventure, 5/03	The 15-foot octopus is alive and well, 4/03	More About Shark Feeding, 2/03
Thumbs Down, 7/02	REEF’s Science Saves the Goliath Grouper, 3/02	Brand New Paul Humann ID Books, 3/02
G reat White Sharks Migrate Thousands of Miles, 3/02	Caribbean Whale Slaughter, 2/02	What You See When You Dive Deeper, 2/02
Florida Shark Feeding Ban is Final ... Maybe, 1/02	$5,000 Reward for Errant Spearfisherman, 8/01	Great Whites Visit Catalina, 8/01
Shark Feeding Debate Continues in Florida, Dive industry fares opposition, 7/01	A Cousteau Shark Slaughter, 7/01	Pavlov's Shark, 7/01
What's Next, Tridacna clams?, 2/01	Strange Findings in the Deep, 1/01	Sound Effects, 8/00
Inflatable Sharks, 6/99	Are You Paying for Marine Life Harassment?, 9/98	Battle of the Titans, Who’s the king of the food chain?, 1/98
Manta Rendezvous, Off Baja, rays in your face, 6/97	How to See Manta Rays, 6/97	Beware of Frightened Sailfish, 1/97
Surveying Reef Fishes, 9/96	Feeding Sharks, 7/96	Shark Attack, 8/95
Big Florida Shark Surprise, 9/94	CD-ROMs, 7/94

Dive Industry

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This Year’s Batch of Dive Gizmos, my picks and pans of the annual DEMA show, 1/12	The Evolution of DAN, is the Divers Alert Network still fulfilling its mission?, 10/11	Want Lower Baggage Fees? Book Through a U.S. Dive Travel Agency, 9/11
Get Your Kicks from Textured Iridescent Surfaces? Give Me a Break, 8/11	Amphibico Shuts Down, Deep-Sixing Buyers and Warranty Holders, 7/11	Litigation: The Dive Industry’s Biggest Threat?, viewpoints by a British dive gear maker and an American lawyer, 7/11
Is it Time for an American Recreational Scuba Divers Association?, 6/11	Scavenger Hunts for Divers, 6/11	Back at You, Dive Guides, one customer replies to a divemaster’s rant, 5/11
It’s Not About the Diving, 4/11	A Divemaster’s Thoughtful Rant, What the divemaster is thinking - - and wants you to know, too, 4/11	Is Diving More Eco-Friendly?, some green dive operators have succeeded, others not so much, 3/11
And the “Green Diver B.S. Award” Goes to . . ., 2/11	Divemasters in American Waters, do they fall under Coast Guard regulations?, 1/11	The 2010 Dive Equipment Show, something for (almost) every diver, 1/11
The Devil is Not in the Details, 1/11	PADI Accused of Insurance Fraud, 11/10	Trip-Ruining Divemasters, hazardous, me-first attitudes, 10/10
Mexican Great White Risks, dive operators take it to the extreme at Guadalupe Island, 9/10	Jacques Cousteau: The Sea King, 9/10	Dive Kararu and the Seahorse Break Ties, Exchange Words, Offer Deals, 8/10
DAN’s Fatality Workshop, and the presentation that was censored, 7/10	Nude Snorkeling Peters Out, 7/10	Peter Hughes Leaves Peter Hughes Behind, 6/10
Price-Fixing Dive Shops on Catalina Island, undercover dive operator bests them, 6/10	The New Alert Diver Magazine, is DAN straying from its mission?, 6/10	Nekton Cruises Shuts Down , 6/10
Do You Think Local Diving is Boring?, then here’s how to change it, 5/10	Local Dive Highlights: Graveyards, Shark Teeth, Bowling Alleys, 5/10	Where’s Your Customer Service, Scubapro?, a reader’s detailed 30-minute video is met with silence, 3/10
New Diver-Tracking Rules in the Red Sea, But Will Divers Abide?, 3/10	Boldly Wear What No Diver Has Worn Before, 2/10	Thumbs Down: Dive Ops Demanding a Profit on Every Dive, 9/09
Scuba and Swimming, 7/09	Aussie Liveaboard Gives Divers a Wild Ride, 6/09	“This Industry Isn’t Run By Divers Anymore”, reader feedback from sport divers and industry professionals, 5/09
Do These Stunts Really Promote Diving?, 5/09	Organizing a Group Dive Trip: Part II, handling group discounts, deposits and important details, 5/09	Creating One Big Happy Group Dive Trip, 4/09
Thinking About a Dive Trip?, a few money-saving updates, 3/09	The Aggressor and Peter Hughes Fleets: Now Under One Owner, 1/09	When There’s Not Enough Divers, what dive operators do about it, for better or for worse, 10/08
Rest in Peace - - Underwater, sleep with the fishes literally - - and help to build a reef, 8/08	The Last Word on Dive Tipping , rules for American divers maybe even I can observe, 7/08	Tipping on Dive Trips: Part II, how tips tie into the global economy, 6/08
What Happens If You Miss the Boat?, 6/08	A Brief History of the Wetsuit, 6/08	Aquatic Encounters Is Taking a Sabbatical, 4/08
Dealing with “Difficult” Divers, a former liveaboard captain’s perspective on customer service, 4/08	Readers’ Dive Tips, 4/08	Oh, Did We Mention the Fuel Surcharge?, and can divers do anything about it, even if they paid in full?, 4/08
Divers Want Marine Parks - - But Don’t Want to Pay for Them, 3/08	We Want Your Tips About Tipping, 2/08	Why Technical Training is Worth Your Time, 2/08
Diving, The Rich Person’s Sport, a stroll through the DEMA convention, 1/08

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Diving Pioneers and Innovators Tell All In New Book, 10/07	The Worst Kind of Name-Dropping, 9/07	New Online Benefits for Subscribers, 9/07
Is the Travel Info You Need Online?, some dive resorts don’t list all your costs on their Web sites, 8/07	So How Many Divers Are There, Really, 7/07	Diving Fantasy Versus Reality, 7/07
Part II: How Many Divers Are There?, injury and fatality rates, 6/07	How Many Divers Are There? , and why you should care, 5/07	The Worst Job in the Diving World, 2/07
Ladies, Avoid This Dive Instructor, a few others, too, 1/07	Smart New Products Debut at DEMA, An emphasis on safety and rescue, 1/07	Stingray City Tours Continue Despite Irwin's Death, 10/06
The Dive Industry and the Internet, Part V, keys to survival, 9/06	Cattle Refund, 8/06	Dive Stores, the Internet and the Industry, Part IV, who will survive?, 8/06
Divers, the Internet and the Industry: Part II, . . . authorized vs. unauthorized dealers, 6/06	Divers, the Internet and the Industry: Part I, what's to become of it all?, 5/06	DEMA Bounces Back, â€¦ viva Las Vegas, 1/06
Diving Gratuities: Part II, — when and how we tip, 4/05	Dwindling DEMA 2004, — the Houston, Texas, show, 1/05	The Caymans, Ivan, and You, 10/04
Reader’s Reports: Part II, airline problems and attitudes, 9/04	Subscriber Asks: Did I Get Gouged?, 8/04	Gender Bias, 6/04
Fly-By-Night Training, 6/04	How "Advanced" are Advanced Divers?, mistaking “advanced” for “experienced”, 5/04	Thumbs Down: Short Fills from Lahaina Divers, 3/04
NABS Nabs a Niche, national organization for African-American divers, 3/04	Traveling Divers Beware, 2/04	Thumbs Down in Placencia, 2/04
Shark Feeding Stops: $25 Million Suit for Lost Leg, 1/04	Left High and Dry, when dive operators overbook, 10/03	The Evolution of DAN, 10/03
Should Female Divers Beware?, 9/03	Price Discrimination, Part II, 9/03	Discriminatory Pricing, 8/03
Summer Reads for Divers, five classics not to miss, 7/03	The Scubascam Lingers On, 6/03	Essential Dive Books, 5/03
Want to Buy a Tropical Timeshare?, how to avoid the mistakes of ripped-off divers, 5/03	The Diver’s Alert Network Saga, an investigative reporter raises serious questions, 2/03	DAN Founder Retires, amid controversy ... and serious questions, 1/03
Death of a Free Diving Champion, but who is to blame?, 1/03	Skin Diver Magazine Shuts Down, 10/02	How's Business?, 10/02
Divers Stiffed as LCD Leaves Little Cayman, 9/02	Three Magazines for Experienced Divers, inside information on the serious side of the sport, 8/02	Has Ocean Realm Sunk Without a Trace?, 8/02
They've Got Balls, 7/02	Chain Stores, Catalogues, and the Internet : The Future of Dive Shops?, 5/02	That Solo Diving Certification, is it worth the paper it’s printed on?, 5/02
Brand New Paul Humann ID Books, 3/02	Readers Lose Money with Scubacan, do we have a scuba scam here ?, 2/02	Dive Trip Tipping Nearly Universal, -- but there ’s disagreement on the amounts and recipients, 1/02
Divers Left Floating As Agencies Go Bankrupt, travel insurance no longer helps, 1/02	The Alternative to Scuba, freediving rises in stature, 10/01	The Bitter Legacy of Jacques Cousteau, 9/01
High Art or Abysmal Hype?, Equipment to die for, 7/01	PADI Brings Tech Diving to the Masses, Where Fatalities are the Accepted Price for Adrenaline, 3/01	How's this for a diving record?, 1/01
Ms. Diver, a look at two new women's dive pubs, 8/00	Sea Contacts Brouhaha, internet coup de grâce, 6/00	Live by the Internet Die by the Internet, 8/99
Who's Who at What URL, 5/99	Report on the Dive Industry, the bulldog's sharp bite hurts, 4/99	Editor's Notes, on DEMA, travel, and trouble, 2/99
Walk, Don’t Dive, Skin Diver fires its editor-publisher, 9/97	The End of See & Sea, A great dive travel agency goes under, 6/97	Our Biggest News Yet -- Page 5, 1/95

Diving Insurance, Legal, & Disputes

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Two Letters to the Editors, 2/12	Did This Divemaster Commit Suicide, or Was She Silenced?, 2/12	How Divers Can Give Back: Part I, and your dive trip may be tax deductible, 2/12
Scubapro Nixes its “Free Parts for Life” Program , 1/12	Insurance for Your Next Dive Trip , why you probably shouldn’t leave home without it, 1/12	Lest We Not Forget Our Fellow Divers, 10/11
Dive Shop Owner Convicted of Killing Wife Underwater is Set Free, 10/11	The Evolution of DAN, is the Divers Alert Network still fulfilling its mission?, 10/11	One Insurance Claim DAN Should Have Approved from the Start, 10/11
The Equipment Insurers Side of the Story, DEPP defends itself to complaints published in Undercurrent, 8/11	Gabe Watson Did Not Kill His Wife, Dr. Carl Edmonds says the evidence supports his innocence, 8/11	Dive Instructor Walks Away Free from Dead Diver Case, 7/11
Litigation: The Dive Industry’s Biggest Threat?, viewpoints by a British dive gear maker and an American lawyer, 7/11	Bit by a Barracuda? Don’t Blame the Government, 6/11	“Only in the U.S. Would You Try to Blame the Resort”, 5/11
Curacao, Fiji, Papua, Maui . . ., dive sites where you can expect the unexpected, 4/11	PADI Stonewalls Dead Diver’s Family, 4/11	How to Insure Your Dive Equipment, readers debate: homeowners insurance or a separate policy?, 4/11
The Cost of Search and Rescue Missions, who foots the bill for finding lost divers?, 3/11	Legal Complications of Being Injured Abroad, why a Californian had to go to Hawaii to sue a Fiji resort, 3/11	Hawaii Shark Feeding Tour Controversy Leads to Dismissed Lawsuit and Arson, 2/11
Who’s Responsible for a Diver’s Death?, In the U.S., there’s no clear-cut way to assign proper blame to guilty parties, 2/11	Where Travel Insurance Counts , 1/11	PADI Accused of Insurance Fraud, 11/10
That California Real Life Open Water Case, what was behind the $1.68 million verdict, 11/10	California Legislature Declares Diving ÒHazardousÓ, 9/10	Researchers Face Criminal Charges for Giving Sheep the Bends, 9/10
The Unprofessional Side of Placing Blame, 9/10	Finding Diver-Friendly Life Insurance, 9/10	Court Rules Dive Release is “Too Specific”, how this could change the dive shop’s liability release you sign, 8/10
Fair for Photographers? , NAUI wants all rights to your work, free of charge, 8/10	Planning a Dive Trip during Hurricane Season?, 8/10	Gulf Coast Dive Shop Files Lawsuit Against BP, 7/10
A New Twist on Divers and Drugs, 7/10	Why Divers Get Bad Deals on Life Insurance , unless you say you stay above 100 feet, 6/10	Night Time Raid on Fiji’s Lagoon Resort, Beqa Divers, 6/10
Judge Calls Mistrial For a “Too Taxing” Stranded-Diver Case, 5/10	CSI: Cayman Islands , 4/10	Dive Operator Sues ScubaBoard and John Does , she wants $10 million for libel and slander, 4/10
Two Other Takes on Protesting a Dive Release, 1/10	Lying About Your Health Could Be Lethal, our medical expert tells you why you shouldn’t fib to dive shops, 1/10	How a Diver’s Defense Came Undone, David Swain gets a life sentence for murdering his wife, 1/10
Anatomy of a Diving Lawsuit: Part II, why the Aggressor prevailed in court, 10/09	Why Divers Fail to Disclose Medical Conditions, there’s not much trust in the system, 10/09	Is It Worth Protesting a Dive Release You Don’t Like?, 9/09
Anatomy of a Dive Lawsuit , the family of a dead diver sues the Aggressor Fleet, 9/09	What? On a Liveaboard With No Passport?, 9/09	Did Gabe Watson Get Away With Murder? , 7/09
Dive Instructor Jailed for Being Alone With Her Boss, 7/09	Passport Tips for Traveling Divers, 7/09	Why You Need Trip Insurance Now, dive companies closing, job layoffs, flu pandemics - - what’s next?, 6/09
Trip Leader’s Risk, 4/09	Did This Diver Fake His Own Death?, 2/09	Rebreather Firm Wins Its First U.S. Lawsuit, did diver error or product liability cause a user’s death?, 2/09
Fiji Divers Caught in Pricing Battle at Garden Island Resort, 10/08	Divers, Sign Your Life Away: Part II, warning: this release may be harmful to your lawsuit’s health, 9/08	Can You Make Any Changes to a Dive Release?, 9/08
Dive Instructor Charged with Homicide, 9/08	To The Very Depths: Peter Bennett’s Family Album, 9/08	Divers, Sign Your Life Away: Part I, warning: this release may be harmful to your lawsuit’s health, 8/08
Want to Sue That Dive Shop? Good Luck, nine reasons why dive businesses win in court, 6/08	Maui Dive Shop Must Pay $550,000 for Wrecking Reefs, 3/08

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A Good Reason for Car Rental Insurance, 10/07	Disabled Diver Sues DAN and Coast Guard for Negligence, 10/07	Yongala Victim’s Husband Denies Murder, Sues Insurer, 8/07
What Happened to Larry Smith's Liveaboard?, 6/07	Part II: How Many Divers Are There?, injury and fatality rates, 6/07	Dive Equipment Insurance Claims , comparing DAN, DEPP and homeowner policies, 6/07
On the Run in Panama, 3/07	Blue Cross/Blue Shield Won't Cover Bent Diver's Chamber Costs, 3/07	When Do You Need Dive Travel Insurance?, consider other trip hazards besides the bends, 2/07
Do Life Insurers Discriminate Against Divers?, not if you find the right agent, 10/06	When a Passport Isn't Enough, 9/06	Those Dreadful Liability Releases, well, they aren't ironclad, 9/06
Is the Nekton Damaging Bloody Bay?, 7/06	Warranties on Scuba Gear, do they have real value?, 7/06	When a Liability Waiver Doesn't Count, Hawaii diver death settled for $1.4 million, 7/06
Do You Have the Right Dive Insurance?, needs differ and so do policies, 6/06	Nekton Pilot Plays Reservation Roulette, 5/06	DAN-Insured Divers Remain Fully Covered in Chamber Dispute, 4/06
Massachusetts Wreck Plunderer Returns Artifacts, 3/06	Photo Gear, Rebreathers Stolen from Divers, And there it is, for sale on eBay, 3/06	PADI Anti-Defamation Lawsuit Tossed Out, 2/06
DAN Insurance: Rejected by Some, better bring that credit card, 2/06	Story Teller, 1/06	Deep Injury: Will Your Insurance Company Be There?, 1/06
Thumbs Down, Bananarama, Roatan, 10/05	When Your Checked Dive Bag Disappears:, the smart diver’s c.y.a. strategy, 8/05	Thumbs Down, DeSoto Divers of Florida, 7/05
Unfriendly Skies for Divers, Fees and restrictions for scuba gear, 6/05	The Plot for Your Next Pulp Fiction Novel, 5/05	Thumbs Down Advanced Diving Placencia, Belize, 4/05
Court Upholds Fish Feeding Ban, 4/05	Coast Guard Not Required to Rescue Divers, 1/05	Broken Leg, Malaria, SARS, — beware: your insurance may not cover you, 1/05
Thumbs Down: Plaza Resort Bonaire, 9/04	Only in California, 9/04	Readers Report on Equipment Insurance, is your homeowner’s or renter’s policy good enough?, 6/04
New Jersey Court Deals Blow to Liability Waiver, daughter can sue though dead dad signed a waiver, 6/04	The Quirks of Equipment Insurance, changes make replacement tougher, 5/04	Divers Prevail vs. Scubacan, 4/04
Diver Sued for Abandoning Buddy, is he liable for her death?, 3/04	PADI Takes on Website, 1/04	Shark Feeding Stops: $25 Million Suit for Lost Leg, 1/04
Court Dismisses Andrea Doria Suit, upholds liability releases, 10/03	Travel Insurance? Credit Card Refund? Don’t Count On It, 8/03	Aussies Mean Business, 8/03
That PADI Liability Release: Lose One, 3/03	That PADI Liability Release: Win One, 3/03	Hartford Insurance Tries to Stiff Diver’s Widow, 2/03
New Diving Heroes, 1/03	Scubacan Sued Successfully, 10/02	The Suit Against Peter Hughes Settled, Wave Dancer victims say justice wasn’t done, 10/02
Thumbs Down, 10/02	That Sinking Feeling: What dope came up with those scuba warnings?, 7/02	Murder at Eighty Feet?, 7/02
No Conclusions in Belize About Wave Dancer Deaths, 6/02	$35 Million Suit Filed in Diving Death, 5/02	DAN Faces Off with DEPP on Dive Equipment Insurance, 4/02
Picking Up the Pieces: The Misadventures of Tropical Adventure s, 3/02	Travel Insurance in a Time of Terrorism, 10/01	When a Grouper Eats Your Computer, ... there ’s insurance to cover it, 9/01
When A Travel Agent Sticks To “Its Rules”, “standard” business practice is lousy business practice, 8/01	When Your Ship Leaves Without You, Will travel insurance bail you out?, 7/01	Tips About Dive Releases, 6/01
Miami Vice, 5/01	The Truth About Dive Releases, Part II, The Aggressor Fleet is not the Belize Aggre s s o r, 4/01	Are You Diving Naked?, Why your dive insurance may not cover what YOU want, 4/01
The Truth About Dive Releases: Part I, He who is negligent is not accountable, 3/01	Made a deposit then stayed home?, ... and the resort kept your money?, 2/01	To Feed or Not to Feed, the dive industry wins round one, 10/00
$31 Million Verdict for Paralyzed Diver, 7/00	Insured against Uprisings?, what to do when the coup beats you to paradise, 7/00	Travel Insurers Contacts and Rates, 7/00
Oh, Those Releases, 5/00	Don’t Even Think About it, 8/99	Caught the Flu? Miss Your Live-aboard? Hurricane Brewing?, Is Trip Cancellation Insurance worth it?, 3/98

Diving Financial

For Undercurrent Online Members, articles with are available to all
“Taxes,” “Fees” and Just Plain Bribes Divers Face, smile, negotiate, and pony up, 6/11	Beating Baggage Fees for Dive Gear, Indo-Pacific dive trips are the worst –- but you can lower costs, 5/11	The Divemaster’s Take on Tipping, 4/11
Two Other Takes on Protesting a Dive Release, 1/10	Lying About Your Health Could Be Lethal, our medical expert tells you why you shouldn’t fib to dive shops, 1/10	Skip the Travel Vest, Just Wear Your BCD , 1/10
Extra Costs on Your Next Dive Trip: Part II, missed dives, tips and fuel surcharges, 4/09	What You’ll Pay on Your Next Dive Trip , the latest on trip pricing and “hidden” fees, 1/09	Tipping on Dive Trips: Part I , how much do you tip, and to whom?, 5/08
A Major Risk: When the Dive Operator Doesn’t Take Plastic, 2/08

Available to the Public
Thumbs Down: AquaCat, 10/07	The Costs of Dive Shop Travel, 5/07	RV Coral Reef II, The Bahamas, Fish Collecting with the New England Aquarium, 10/05
Diving Gratuities: Part II, — when and how we tip, 4/05	Diving Gratuities, — who and how much we tip, 3/05	The High Cost of Cuban Diving, 3/05
Pre-Paid Diving, — what happens if you choose not to go?, 2/05	Prepaid Diving, what happens if you choose not to go?, 1/05	When the Weather Cancels Your Diving, can you get a refund? it depends, 10/04
Want to Buy a Tropical Timeshare?, how to avoid the mistakes of ripped-off divers, 5/03	Perseverance Pays Off, 3/03	Can't Pay with Plastic?, tell them to “use it or lose it”, 7/02
Get Rid of Your Pesos and Help the Kids, 3/02	Credit Card Surcharges, don't let foreign businesses screw you, 2/00	New Credit Card Fees, 6/99
Beating the Credit Card Surcharge, don’t get stiffed by the unscrupulous, 1/99

Diving Miscellaneous

For Undercurrent Online Members, articles with are available to all
Scuba Snobs’ Guide to Dive Etiquette, the formerly unspoken rules for good divers to live by, 11/11	An Asylum of Divers, 9/11	Traveling Divers Should Consider “Global Entry”, 5/11
The Latest Smuggling Device: Scuba Scooters, 3/11	Underwater Scooter Racing., 11/10	A Dive Camera that Floated 1,000 Miles and Still Works, 7/10
How A Diver Stumped Airport Security, 5/10	Diver Sues After Losing Legs , 4/10	The Problem with Online Dive Logs , 4/10
Abalone Diver Dies “Doing Something He Loved”, 3/10	An Important Change for Our Print Subscribers, 10/09	Why Nitrox Costs So Much, and why you never get it free, 10/09
A 34-Year Friendship Bonded by Diving, solace below the surface at Turneffe Atoll, 8/09

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