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Sam’s Tours, Palau, Micronesia , a less expensive alternative to a liveaboardThe Full Story on Palau’s Changes Ecotourism Doesn’t Affect Whale Sharks Bad Divemasters, Shark Scares . . . , and why you shouldn’t bring “dirty” dollars overseasThe Soul of an Octopus The Politics of DEMA , and an odd fellowship with the oil industryClass Action on Faulty Suunto Computers Continues Why These Readers Refuse to Give Up Their Spare Air Jennifer Aniston’s New Husband Needs Better Dive Training The Shortcomings of Winged BCs , do single-tank divers really need them?A Wacky Instructor’s Course Leads to Bent Diver’s $15,000 Settlement Diving Vessel Inspections , not all insured liveaboards have been thoroughly checkedJudge Rules That a Liability Waiver Doesn’t Cover Snorkeling Two Deadly Dive Sites , where Americans rarely go, thankfullyThe Hazards of Diving Choppy Waters It’s Not Just the Fishermen who Are Destroying Reefs Flotsam & Jetsam         
		
		  
       
		
		       
		
		
Itza Resort, Long Caye, Belize , great lodge, great divingWelcome John Bantin, Undercurrent’s New Senior Editor Egyptian Diving Market Sinks Considering a dive trip to Indonesia? , these resorts merit your considerationDiving In Indonesia – How to Plan your Trip Policing Divers Who Harass Marine Life The War on Giant Clams Dark Chocolate: It Doesn’t Just Taste Good, It’s Good For Your Diving That Deep Stop Option on Your Computer , forget about itGoodbye Old Fashioned Compass? Want To Dive Cuba? , How Americans Do ItCastro’s Dodgy Dive Suit Guinness World Record Dives with Added Bite , Egyptian diver’s plan goes awryTravel Agent or the Internet? Part II , which option gives you a better dive trip overall?Burn Your Mask: Dealing with Those Annoying Foggy Lenses ... and a Last Resort Trick An Unusual Cause of Diver Deaths and What You Can Do To Prevent It Self-Aware Mantas Wave at Themselves Photo Contest Winners and Losers , and a scandal eruptsMore about Wetsuits Flotsam & Jetsam    
       
		
		
Sonny Dive Shop, Isla de Providencia, Colombia , quirky, sleepless, sleeper of a destinationSperm Whales Killed by Plastic Fish & Fins, Palau Aggressor, Micronesia , better by land than by seaMost Dangerous Inland America Dive Sites? Was This a Million Dollar Scam? , an investment opportunity for the gullibleA Way to Stop Fish Bombing Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Controversy , science versus commerce?When They Steal Your Photos from the Web , the Internet is not fair gameBorrow an Image? It Will Cost You! Snorkler Mauled to Death in Raja Ampat by a Dinosaur Travel Agent v Internet - Part III Effective Product to Stop Dangerous Jellyfish Stings Win a Tropical Dive Resort? Or Not. Flotsam & Jetsam         
		
		
MV Infiniti, Andaman Sea, India , the last of the untouched oceanFifty-Nine Missing Fish Species Turks and Caicos Explorer II , great boat, great food, but degraded reefsWhat Happened to Palau’s Jellyfish? Yes, Sexism in the Diving Industry Exists , a famous female cave diver examines the subject$25 Million Lawsuit on Rebreather Death Tiger Shark News All About a Bag Vinegar for your Salty Gear A Galápagos Meltdown , bitter disappointment far from homeAnimals Snatching Cameras Ethics in Macro Photography , are critters sentient beings?Reader Report Power Snorkels: Love ’em or Hate ’em? , mixed feelings about snorkels for scubaSport Divers Discover 4th Century Treasures Flotsam & Jetsam    
       
		
		       
		
		  
       
		
		
Dolphin Dream, The Bahamas , dolphin snorkeling for the patient and energeticA Diving Computer Postscript Invasive Lionfish Encounter Top Predator The Sardine Run: South Africa , the best ten minutes you’ll ever spend in the waterIs the Sardine Run an Endangered Species? A Sparkling South African Side Trip: $16,000 The Man Who Made Your Diving Safer Why You Can Dive with 700 Sharks in Fakarava Find Yourself in Deep Trouble? , don’t count on your dive guide to bail you outSherwood, You Have a Camband Problem A Gruesome Start to A Dive Trip Mako Shark Bite Lawsuit Makes Court Progress Flower Garden Banks May be Off Limits to Divers A Realistic Video Game Based Underwater , not the usual violent, action-packed productionFor Still Photography, Strobe or Video Light? , the choice has become less clearA Cosmetic Risk to Shark Populations Lost Camera Floats 530 Miles Diving Death Compounded by Poor Payout Flotsam & Jetsam         
		
		  
       
		
		
Dewi Nusantara, Komodo, Indonesia , luxurious living, remarkable divingFishes of the East Indies Chip Your Dive Bag Sick Divers, Macho Divemasters , travels in Egypt, Fiordland, Bonaire, the Bahamas... Travelin’ Diver’s Chapbook Flying After Diving, Researchers Need Your Help Diver Safety – It’s Not Sexy! , but safety planning kills the angstG’day Mate, Do You Want A Lift? Underwater Statues and Sculpture Parks , visit an art gallery while divingAssigned a Bad Buddy? , it happens to all of us some timeFlorida Caves Claim Two More When Your Liveaboard Doesn’t Go Where It Promised , and makes excuses about itThe Sting in the Tail Stop Using Aqua Lung Powerline Inflators Immediately! Skimming the Tip Pool , possible pitfalls of group gratuitiesEquipment Issues from our Readers , are there Cobalt computer problems?When Great White Cage Dives Go Awry , it may not be as safe as you’re toldAn American Immersion: The First Woman To Dive All 50 States Flotsam & Jetsam        
				
				
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