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News round-up
The winners of the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2023, acoustic gear on Wonder Reef, global call-out for shark fans, mine gets canned to protect Great Barrier Reef.
DAN Medical Q&A
The Divers Alert Network experts discuss the topic of autism and how it can effect diving.
Australia
The loss of the Yongala was a tale of tragedy, but out of this has come one of the world’s most-spectacular shipwrecks, as Trevor Jackson explains.
French Polynesia
Deborah Dickson-Smith is left speechless by the marine life encounters she experiences in French Polynesia.
Situation awareness
Mike Mason aims to give you, the diver, a basic idea of what situation awareness (SA) is, why it is important and how to recognise when it has been ‘lost’.
Mustard’s Masterclass
Alex explains how to apply wide-angle to shipwrecks.
Diving with… Gary Bell
PT Hirschfield chats to the NSW-based nature photographer, and owner of Oceanwide Image agency, Gary Bell.
Divers Alert Network
Part two of the focus on delayed surface market buoys (DSMBs), this time looking at launch techniques.
TECH: Spain
Cave diver Chris Jewell is in the Picos de Europa to take part in two very-different projects, and here he moves on to the Tresviso Caves Project.
Australia
Lord Howe Island is one of the most picturesque and beautiful islands in Australia, if not the world. Jayne Jenkins paid a visit.
Djibouti
Andrew Nieuwenhof goes in search of whalesharks.
What’s New
The Scuba Diver team looks at new products coming to market, including the Fourth Element Storm jacket, Venture Heat Pro heated vest, Mantis Sub Mantis RS360 housing, and a couple of torches from Northern Diver.
Test Extra
Scuba Diver Editorial Director Mark Evans takes the Apeks Exotec back-inflate BCD for a spin.
Conservation Corner
Behind the scenes with the Ocean Gardener, an Indonesian coral reef foundation promoting reef restoration techniques.
