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- Akumal, The Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, It’s not Cozumel diving, but it’s an alternative
- NOAA Charges Florida Dive Boats with Illegal Spearfishing
- Did This Diver Fake His Own Death?
- Cabo, Cozumel, Dominica, Naples
, Some good finds, but what’s with the bad customer service?
- Sea Salt: Stan Waterman’s Story
- Ouch! Diver Spears Himself in the Groin
- A Must Have for Nitrox Divers, oxygen analyzers that met our requirements
- Brownie’s Third Lung Recalls Its Hookah Air Compressors
- The Inadvertently Inflating Power Inflator

- Rebreather Firm Wins Its First U.S. Lawsuit, did diver error or product liability cause a user’s death?
- The Major Cause of Dive Accidents
- Abalone: The Fatal Attraction, why are divers killing themselves over these marine mollusks?
- What’s All the Fuss About Over Abalone?
- Thumbs Down: Gamboa Tours, Panama
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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- Royal Playa Resort, Roatán, Honduras, this basic East End place offers the most pristine reefs
- Let Me Hear From You
- Roatán Dive Guide Charged With Attempted Murder
- Florida, California, Bahamas, Philippines…, good U.S. diving, Cozumel’s best gear repairman, and more
- Sales of “Shark Shields” Soar in Australia
- “This Industry Isn’t Run By Divers Anymore”, reader feedback from sport divers and industry professionals
- Do These Stunts Really Promote Diving?
- Say What?
- Why Divers Die: Part III, the older you are, the higher your mortality risk during a dive
- Belize Says Sharks Aren’t Endangered; Maldives Bans Their Killing
- A Better Way to Find Lost Divers
, Mike Ball’s invention: special buoys and “dummy divers”
- Organizing a Group Dive Trip: Part II, handling group discounts, deposits and important details
- Somali Pirates Also Going After Dive Boats
- Will Argon Keep a Drysuit Diver Warmer?
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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- Wananavu Beach Resort, Fiji, great diving, although Kai Viti Divers closes its doors
- Is This Ascent Rate Alarm Useful?
- A Diver’s Tale of Somali Piracy and the Seychelles Arm
- Indonesia, St. Lucia, Vietnam, Hawaii . . ., blah Caribbean and Nam dives, great ones with sharks and seals
- Aussie Liveaboard Gives Divers a Wild Ride
- New Divers Need to Reduce Their Weights
- Four Solid, Inexpensive Regulators, well-suited for all but the most demanding divers
- Bahamas Bull Shark Bites Back at Irked Spearfisher
- Divers Survive 24 Hours in Open Waters of Gulf of Mexico
- Bacterial Contamination in Rinse Tanks
, a new study says don’t dip your mask and regulator
- Why You Need Trip Insurance Now, dive companies closing, job layoffs, flu pandemics - - what’s next?
- Diving Southeast Asia
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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- Komodo Dancer, Flores Sea, Indonesia, kaleidoscopic rainbow diving in the Alor Archipelago
- Did Gabe Watson Get Away With Murder?

- Florida’s Newest Wreck Dive
- La Parguera, Puerto Rico, an okay dive destination close to home
- Dive Instructor Jailed for Being Alone With Her Boss
- Divers, You’re Not Using Enough Sunscreen
- Can Saunas Prevent Decompression Sickness?
- Go Where No Diver Has Gone Before, try diving from a kayak
- Where Have Hawaii’s Fish Gone?, check home aquariums back on the mainland
- Death of a Shark Diver, Redux
, dive ops rely on sharks for business, but it comes at a price
- Scuba and Swimming
- Passport Tips for Traveling Divers
- Dive Gear Warranties: Always Honored?, generally satisfactory, with some annoying quirks
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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- Laguna Beach Resort, Utila, Honduras
, dive with a little bit of luck, patience, or both
- Poseidon Recalls Its BCDs
- Croc Attacks Diver in Raja Ampat: The Follow-Up
- Caribbean, Hawaii, Indonesia, Red Sea…, hidden travel charges, Hawaiian fish, and a good Caribbean site
- Is That Overseas Dive Destination Safe to Visit?

- Hawaii Protests Shark Tours But Study Says They Do No Harm
- Recycling Your Old Dive Equipment, for divers with worn-out gear, it’s not easy being green
- A 34-Year Friendship Bonded by Diving, solace below the surface at Turneffe Atoll
- Flashing the Marine Life
- Should You Breathe Oxygen Before a Dive?
- Fresh Fish? Think Twice Before Ordering, your responsibility to the marine life you love diving with
- Diver Deaths Around the World
- Flotsam & Jetsam
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