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21 Mar 2009 - 00:00 - 29 Mar 2009 - 00:00Destination Islas Revillagigedos - also known as Socorro Island(s)
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This book is dedicated to Nitrox rebreather diving and the basic principles and skills that every rebreather diver should know and master. It covers some topics like balance and trim with a rebreather, risk management, and proper Nitrox dive planning.
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Our main travel feature in issue #24 is North Sulawesi where Wolfgang Pölzer visits Bunaken and Lembeh. Harald Apelt takes us to another Mediterranean pearl, the picturesque little port town of Kas in Turkey, while Arnold Weisz takes another dip in Brazilean waters by visting Ilha Grande, the resort island with no cars. Arnold also writes about the coral trade. Kurt Amsler shows us how to make great black and white images but, more importantly, he continues his mission to save the seaturtle from illegal hunting in Indonesia. Our new dive doctor, Kevin Chan MD, from Singapore writes about diving with asthma. In our new column, GirlDiver by Cindy Ross, we find out where the girls are. This issue's unique dive site is Lake Thingvellir on Iceland, and the portfolio section features painter Jens Poulsen of Denmark.
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North Sulawesi + Kas, Turkey
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Brittle Star city. French wines go diving. Evolution running in reverse in Lake Washington. Intact warship from the American revolution found in lake Ontario. Bacteria that eat the seabed. Travel news. Training issues. Wreck Rap.
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Previously known as Celebes, Sulawesi is Indonesia’s fourth largest island, and it is at its northeastern tip where we find the region famous for having a number of the best dive spots in the world.
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Svetlana Murashkina interviews diving legend Hans Hass. Hans Hass preceeded Jacques-Yves Coustea in most respects as diving pioneer. He is mainly known for his documentaries about sharks, the energon theory, and his commitment, later in life, to the protection of the environment.
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Spectacular caverns, interesting wrecks and colourful marine life can be discovered on the diving trips with the comfortable diving ship Abyss along the coastline outside the Turkish port of Kas on the Mediterranean coast
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This time the lesson in Kurt Amsler's photo-school is about mastering Black & White. The Unique Divesite: Lake Thingvellir on Iceland. Portfolio Jens Poulsen
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In X-RAY MAG issue #23, Mark Webster takes on a tour through the fascinating underwater world off Cornwall, England. We talk with Pascal Bernabé for insights into his achievements in deep diving. Science editor, Michael Symes, investigates locomotion of sea creatures, and we look at Hammerhead sharks and their unique head shape. Harald Apelt brings us to another pearl in the Mediterranean -- beautiful, historic Croatia. Kurt Amsler discusses proper workflow in digital photography. Rebreather pro, Cedric Verdier, gets us up to speed on physical fitness for divers and DIR for rebreather divers. Girldiver Cindy Ross discusses sunscreen and gives us the skinny on sunrays and skin cancer. We meet the Bubbling Reefs of Denmark, and a diverse portfolio of ocean art from artists around the world tops it all off. Plus the news -- on marine ecology, discoveries, ship wrecks, conservation, equipment, travel, divers, record breakers, books and films, turtles, sharks, whales, jellyfish and more...
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Discover the colorful underwater world off Cornwall, England
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Contents, Editorial, News: Discoveries, ADEX Report, Wreck Rap, Diver education, DIRrebreather, Travel, SUDS and People in the news
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Cornish Reefs by Mark Webster, Interview with Pascal Bernabé, Equipment news
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Hammerhead sharks, Whale tales, Turtle tales, Workflow for digital photography by Kurt Amsler, Photo & video news
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Locomotion by Michael Symes, Debugging the sunscreen factor by Cindy Ross, Jellyfish tales, Shark tales
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Pearls of the Mediterranean -- Croatia by Harald Apelt, Fitness for divers by Cedric Verdier, Books and media, Business directory, Bubbling Reefs of Denmark by Peter Symes, Ocean arts portfolio
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This issue is packed with stories on wrecks, nudibranchs, sea turtles and sharks. We visit dive destinations at Leje de Santos in Brazil and the picturesque village of Calella on the wild coast of Spain. Arnold Weisz investigates effects of the treasure trade. Learn how carbon emissions is changing the acidity of the seas and the effects on sealife. South African underwater photographer, Fiona Ayerst, reports on the tragic loss of eight Tiger sharks, three of them poached in protected waters. Andrey Bizyukin translates an interview with explorer Anatoly Sagalevich who touched bottom at the North Pole. Cedric Verdier discusses diver safety and rescue in very remote areas. Get a report on Moscow's Golden Dolphin dive show, an inside perspective of IAHD's education for disable divers, Shawna Meyer's close encounter with Humboldt squid, and tips from Kurt Amsler on shooting wrecks. We interview fine art and commercial photographer, Howard Schatz, about his latest book, H2O.
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The Hunt for S8: A Soviet submarine lost during WW2
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Editorial: We call it bloody murder, News, News from NAUI, IAHD: A perfect vision by Jen Hennessey, Training bulletin, Golden Dolphin Moscow report, Wreck rap: Medieval mystery wreck, Travel news
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Section II
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Baltic Sea: The Hunt for S8 by Carl Douglas, Trading in treasure by Arnold Weisz, Equipment news
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Section III
Pearls of the Mediterranean: Calella de Palafrugell - Diving the Wild Coast of Spain by Harald Apelt, Turtle tales, Jellyfish news, Claiming the North Pole: Interview with Anatoly Sagalevich, Whales and dolphin news
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Science: Acidification of the oceans, Naked beauties: Nudibranch colors by Michael Arvelund and Peter Symes, Nudibranch books, Humboldt squid: Dr Shawna Meyer and the red demon by Cindy Ross, Shark tales: Fiona Ayerst reports on slaughter of eight Tiger sharks and the Zambezi Shark Discovery Project, Media: books and reviews
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Tech talk: Rescue in remote locations by Cedrik Verdier, Brazil: Laje de Santos by Arnold Weisz, Shooting Wrecks by Kurt Amsler, U/W photo equipment, Underwater Competition results, Business directory, Portfolio and interview: Howard Schatz
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