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Maui Dive Shop Must Pay $550,000 for Wrecking Reefs, 3/08	Divers’ and Snorkelers’ Sunscreen Is Killing Off Coral, 3/08	The Brief on REEF, 1/08
REEF Field Survey, Kona, Hawaii, tax-deductible “immersion training”, 1/08	Calculate Your Carbon Fin-Print, 10/07	Pacific Lionfish Now Common in Caribbean, 9/07
Eliminating Underwater Terrorists, 8/07	Help With Project Cozumel, 7/07	Divers' Feedback on Global Warming, 3/07
The Joy of Freediving, 3/07	Turn Up the Heat on Climate Change , 1/07	Can Coral Reefs Survive Global Warming? , 1/07
Undercurrent Saves Reefs , 1/07	Show Me the Money, 8/06	Cathy Church and the Cayman Islands Coral Crisis, 5/06
Yap, Post Typhoon, 7/05	Dead Fish, Dying Reefs: what happens when divers feed fish , 2/05	Divers in the Tsunami: divers caught in the wave , 2/05 also see Tsumani Damage sidebar in same as above
Divers Rehabilitate Reef , 10/04	Mike Ball Returns to Fight Global Warming (see sidebar, p.5), 7/04	Divers and Home Aquariums if you want to conserve reefs, why do you have that aquarium? 4/04
No Touching the Reef? (see sidebar, p.10), 2/04	Is a "No Touching the Reef" Policy Sound? a reader wonders, a scientist answers, 2/04	El Niño Weakens (see sidebar, p. 3) 3/03
Men With Big Abs Fines against abalone divers, (see sidebar p. 7), 10-02	Bad News for Elkhorn Coral: Fecal Bacteria is the Killer (see sidebar p. 13), 7-02	What Divers are Roughest on the Reef? the answer is not what you might expect, 7-02
Here Come the Hurricanes what to do if Omar or Sally comes your way, 5-02	When the Little Boy Comes, the Big Boys Leave the coming effects of El Niño, 4-02	Eternal Reefs Revisited (see sidebar page 10), 4-02
Think You've Made Your Last Dive? let your eternal reef give you one more for eternity, 2-02	The State of the World's Reefs 10-01	The Truth About San Salvador's Algae (see sidebar, p. 6), 8/01
Touched to Death (see sidebar, page 6), 7-01	Coral, Science and George W. (see sidebar, page 9), 5-01	Blast Fishing: Slim pickings, yet major damage (see sidebar, page 3), 4-01
Divers Witness Mexican Carnage when marine parks are no refuge, 7-00	Klein Bonaire Rescued from Developers (see sidebar, page 4), 2-00	Eating Fish (pc) 4-99
Crumbling Coral 10-97	How El Niño is affecting dive travel 10-97	Paradise Reef Pier, Cozumel 1-95

	Help Keep Hawaiian Fish Out of Aquariums, 04/08	The Death of A Shark Diver, will it affect shark dive trips in the Bahamas?, 04/08
Please Don’t Feed the Fish why would anyone think Cheez Whiz is good for them?, 3/08	Dolphin Speak, 2/08	Those Guides Who Manhandle Fish and why we should avoid them, 2/08
The Brief on REEF, 1/08	Survey Fish Year Round, 1/08	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	What's Up With Harassment, 1/05	Shark Be Gone, 1/05
Manta Wars in Micronesia , 10/04	Shark Research Institute , 10/04	Diver's Shark Tales from Around the Globe: we love sharks, they don't always love us, 7/04
Diving with Great Whites (see sidebar, p.14), 7/04	Jean-Michel Cousteau Tells All: says critters died to be in dad's documentaries, 7/04	New Magazine for Shark Divers (see sidebar p. 13), 6/04
Florida's Great Whites (see sidebar, p.12), 3/04	Puffer (de)Fingers Intruder (see sidebar p. 2), 1/04	Whale Rider (see sidebar p. 4), 9/03
U.S. Great White Diving (see sidebar, p. 9), 6-03	Coral Reef Adventure IMAX film by Howard and Michelle Hall, (see sidebar p 15), 5/03	Electronic Shark Repellent Vindicated (see sidebar p. 2), 5/03
The 15-foot Octopus is Alive and Well (see sidebar, p. 12) 4/03	More About Shark Feeding (see sidebar, p. 11) 2/03	Thumbs Down Maui Dive Shop masters harassing marine life, (see sidebar p. 10), 7-02
Great White Sharks Migrate Thousands of Miles (see sidebar, page 14) 3/02	Brand New Paul Humann ID Books (see sidebar, page 5) 3/02	REEF's Science Saves the Goliath Grouper (see sidebar, page 3) 3/02
What You See When You Dive Deeper (see sidebar, p.11), 2/02	Caribbean Whale Slaughter (see sidebar, p.5), 2/02	Florida Shark Feeding Ban is Final ... Maybe (see sidebar, page 11) 1-02
Great Whites Visit Catalina (see sidebar p. 8), 8-01	$5,000 Reward for Errant Spearfisherman (see sidebar p. 7), 8-01	Shark Feeding Debate Continues in Florida Dive industry faces opposition, 7-01. Sidebars in this section include "A Cousteau Shark Slaughter" and "Pavlov's Shark"
What's Next, Tridacna Clams? Problems from dumping exotics in the sea (see sidebar, page 2), 2-01	Strange Findings in the Deep (see sidebar, page 3), 1-01	Beached Whales (see sidebar, page 10), 8-00
Inflatable Sharks (see sidebar, page 11), 6-99	Harassing Marine Life 9-98	Orca vs Shark 1-98
Sailfish Attack (see sidebar, page 4), 1-97	Surveying Reef Fish 9-96	Feeding Sharks (see sidebar, page 6), 7-96
Shark Attack 8-95	Sharks off Florida 9-94	CD-ROMs 7-94

	Oh, Did We Mention the Fuel Surcharge?, and can divers do anything about it, even if they paid in full?, 04/08	Readers’ Dive Tips, 04/08
Dealing with “Difficult” Divers, a former liveaboard captain’s perspective on customer service, 04/08	Aquatic Encounters Is Taking a Sabbatical, 04/08	Divers Want Marine Parks - - But Don’t Want to Pay for Them, 3/08
Why Technical Training is Worth Your Time, 2/08	We Want Your Tips About Tipping, 2/08	Diving, The Rich Person’s Sport, a stroll through the DEMA convention, 1/08
Diving Pioneers and Innovators Tell All In New Book, 10/07	New Online Benefits for Subscribers, 9/07	The Worst Kind of Name-Dropping, 9/07
Is the Travel Info You Need Online?, 8/07	Diving Fantasy Versus Reality, 7/07	So How Many Divers Are There, Really, 7/07
Part II: How Many Divers Are There?, 6/07	How Many Divers Are There?, 5/07	The Worst Job in the Diving World, 2/07
Smart New Products Debut at DEMA, 1/07	Ladies, Avoid This Dive Instructor, 1/07	Stingray City Tours Continue Despite Irwin's Death, 10/06
The Dive Industry and the Internet, Part V, 9/06	Dive Stores, the Internet and the Industry, Part IV, 8/06	Cattle Refund, 8/06
Divers, The Internet and the Industry: Part II, 6/06	Divers, the Internet and the Industry, 5/06	DEMA's Las Vegas Show and new products, 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 Report, Part II: airline problems and attitudes, 9/04	Subscriber Asks: Did I Get Gouged? (see sidebar, p.15), 8/04	Fly-By-Night Training (see sidebar, p.8), 6/04
Gender Bias (see sidebar, p. 4) 6/04	How "Advanced" are Advanced Divers?, mistaking "advanced" for "experienced", 5/04	NABS Nabs a Niche, national organization for African-American divers, 3/04
Thumbs Down: Short Fills from Lanaina Divers (see sidebar, p. 2) 3/04	Thumbs Down in Placencia (see sidebar, p. 5) 2/04	Traveling Divers Beware (see sidebar, p. 2) 2/04
Shark Feeding Stops $25 Million Suit for Lost Leg, 1/2004	The Evolution of DAN (see sidebar, p. 11) 10/03	High and Dry when dive operators overbook, 10/03
Price Discrimination, Part II (see sidebar, p. 11) 9/03	Should Female Divers Beware? (see sidebar, p. 2) 9/03	Discriminatory Pricing (see sidebar, p. 4) 8/03
Summer Reads for Divers ... five classics not to miss, 7/03	The Scubascam Lingers On (see sidebar, p.7), 6-03	Want to Buy A Tropical Timeshare? how to avoid the mistakes of ripped-off divers, 5/03
Essential Dive Books (see sidebar p. 12), 5/03	The Diver's Alert Network Saga Continues an investigative reporter raises some serious questions 2/03	Death of a Free Dive Champion but who is to blame?, 1/03
DAN Founder Retires amid controversy ... and serious questions, 1/03	How's Business? diving equipment sales down sharply, (see sidebar p. 12), 10-02	Skin Diver Magazine Shuts Down (see sidebar p. 10), 10-02
Diver's Stiffed as LCD Leaves Little Cayman (see sidebar p. 9), 11/02	Has Ocean Realm Sunk without a Trace? (see sidebar, p. 11) 2-02	Three Magazines for Experienced Divers inside information on the serious side of the sport, 2-02
They've Got Balls (see sidebar p. 3), 7-02	That Solo Diving Certification is it worth the paper it's printed on?, 5-02	Chain Stores, Catalogues, and the Internet: The Future of Dive Shops? (see sidebar, page 7) 5-02
Brand New Paul Humann ID Books (see sidebar, page 5) 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 (see sidebar, p. 6) 9-01
High Art or Abysmal Hype? Equipment to die for, 7-01	PADI Brings Tech Diving to the Masses 3-01	How's This for a Diving Record? (see sidebar, page 5), 1-01
Ms. Diver a look at two new women's dive pubs, 8-00	Sea Contacts Brouhaha 6-00	Live by the Internet, Die by the Internet 8-99
Who's Who at What URL? (see sidebar, page 11), 5-99	Dive Industry Report 4-99	Editor's Notes On DEMA, travel, & trouble, 2-99
Skin Diver editor gets sacked 9-97	End of See & Sea 6-97	In Depth joins Undercurrent 1-95

	Maui Dive Shop Must Pay $550,000 for Wrecking Reefs, 3/08	Disabled Diver Sues DAN and Coast Guard for Negligence, 10/07
A Good Reason for Car Rental Insurance, 10/07	Yongala Victim’s Husband Denies Murder, Sues Insurer, 8/07	Dive Equipment Insurance Claims , 6/07
Part II: How Many Divers Are There?, 6/07	What Happened to Larry Smith's Liveaboard?, 6/07	Blue Cross/Blue Shield Won't Cover Bent Diver's Chamber Costs, 3/07
On the Run in Panama, 3/07	When Do You Need Dive Travel Insurance?, 2/07	Do Life Insurers Discriminate Against Divers?, 10/06
Those Dreadful Liability Releases, 9/06	When a Passport Isn't Enough, 9/06	When a Liability Waiver Doesn't Count, 7/06
Warranties on Scuba Gear, 7/06	Is the Nekton Damaging Bloody Bay?, 7/06	Do You have the Right Diver Insurance?, 6/06
Nekton Pilot Plays Reservation Roulette, 5/06	DAN-Insured Divers Remain Fully Covered in Chamber Dispute, 4/06	Recovering Stolen Photo Gear and Rebreathers; Look to eBay , 3/06
Massachusetts Wreck Plunderer Returns Artifacts , 3/06	DAN Insurance: Rejected by Some Chambers, 2/06	PADI Anti-Defamation Lawsuit Tossed Out, 2/06
Bent diver's insurance company bails out when his dive was too deep; will your insurance carrier be there?, 1/06	Diver forced to pay PADI's legal costs as jury rejects his story, 1/06	Roatan Thumbs Down: Bananarama sets 45 minute bottom time, 10/05
When Your Checked Dive Bag Disappears; readers report, 8/05	Thumbs Down: DeSoto Divers of Florida, 7/05	Unfriendly Skies for Divers: Rules and restrictions for divers, 6/05
The Plot for Your Next Pulp Fiction Novel, 5/05	Court Upholds Fish Feeding Ban, 4/05	Thumbs Down: Advanced Diving in Placencia, Belize, 4/05
Broken Leg, Malaria, SARS: your insurance may not cover you, 1/05	Coast Guard to the Rescue?, 1/05	Thumbs Down: Plaza Resort Bonaire, 9/04
Only in California, 9/04	New Jersey Court Deals Blow to Liability Waiver daughter can sue though dead dad signed a waiver, 6/04	Readers Report on Equipment Insurance is your homeowner's or renter's policy good enough?, 6/04
The Quirks of Equipment Insurance: changes make replacement tougher, 5/04	Divers Prevail vs. Scubacan (see sidebar, p.6), 4/04	Diver Sued for Abandoning Buddy, is he liable for her death? 3/04
PADI Takes on Website (see sidebar, p. 11) 1/04	Shark Feeding Stops: $25 Million Suit for Lost Leg (see sidebar, p. 15) 1/04	Court Dismisses Andrea Doria Suit 10/03
Aussies Mean Business (see sidebar, p. 12) 8/03	Travel Insurance? Credit Card Refund? Don't Count On It (see sidebar, p. 11) 8/03	That PADI Liability Release: Win One (see sidebar, p. 11) 3/03
That PADI Liability Release: Lose One (see sidebar, p. 10) 3/03	Hartford Insurance Tries to Stiff Diver's Widow (see sidebar, p. 8) 2/03	New Diving Heroes (see sidebar, p. 11), 1/03
The Suit Against Peter Hughes Settled Wave Dancer victims say justice wasn't done, 10-02	Thumbs Down Bonaire thefts from rented cars (see sidebar p. 11), 10-02	Scubacan Sued Successfully (see sidebar, p. 2), 10-02
Murder at Eighty Feet? (see sidebar p. 8), 7-02	That Sinking Feeling: What dope came up with those scuba warnings? (see sidebar p. 6), 7-02	No Conclusions in Belize about Wave Dancer Deaths (see sidebar, page 5) 6/02
$35 Million Suit Filed in Diving Death (see sidebar p. 9), 5-02	DAN Faces off with DEPP on Dive Equipment Insurance (see sidebar p. 14), 4-02	Picking up the Pieces: The Misadventures of Tropical Adventures (see sidebar, page 11)3-02
Travel Insurance in a Time of Terrorism (see sidebar, p. 6) 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 (see sidebar, page 5) 6-01	Miami Vice Theft of Pelican hard cases (see sidebar, page 2) 5-01
Are You Diving Naked? Why your dive insurance may not cover what YOU want 4-01	The Truth About Dive Releases, Part II 4-01	The Truth About Dive Releases, Part I 3-01
Made a Deposit Then Stayed Home? ... and the resort kept your money?, 2-01	To Feed or Not to Feed Florida fish feeding ban, 10-00	$31 Million Verdict for Paralyzed Diver (see sidebar, page 9), 7-00
Insured Against Uprisings? 7-00	Travel Insurers Contacts and Rates 7-00	Releases (see sidebar, page11), 5-00
Don't Event Think About It (see sidebar, page 13), 8-99	Other Insurance for Divers 4-98	Trip Cancellation Insurance 3-98

		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	Thumbs Down: AquaCat, 10/07	The Costs of Dive Shop Travel, 5/07
Tax deductible diving for the Boston Aquarium, 10/05	Diving Gratuities: Part II when and how we tip, 4/05	High Cost of Cuban Diving, 3/05
Diving Gratuities, 3/05	Prepaid Diving Part II: 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 (refund of cancelled trip by credit card bank) (see sidebar, p. 9) 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 (see sidebar, page 10)	Credit Card Surcharges 2-00
New Credit Card Fees (see sidebar, page 10), 6-99	Credit Card Surcharges 1-99	Asian Dive Prices 6-98

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