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News round-up
Preview of the Ocean Lovers festival, new children’s book Hairy Harry, Paul Humann obituary, new documentary about Jill Heinerth, and the launch of Solitude Gaia liveaboard.
DAN Medical Q&A
The Divers Alert Network team answer questions on inert gas washout, and wetsuit-wearing leading to nausea.
Australia
Chelsea Haebich describes how interacting with the giant cuttlefish of Whyalla is like meeting an alien being.
Indonesia
Don Silcock waxes lyrical about the second biggest of Raja Ampat’s ‘four kings’ – the large, remote and sparsely populated island of Misool.
The Philippines
Simon Bowen is left suitably blown away by a ten-day trip on the Philippine Siren through the Visayas, to Malapascua, and then on to Keyte and Bohol.
Mustard’s Masterclass
Alex Mustard focuses on vintage lenses.
Diving With… Vanessa Mignon
PT Hirschfield chats with award-winning underwater photographer Vanessa Mignon about her many close encounters and adventures.
Conservation Corner
J Martin Crossley looks at the rise of Citizen Science and urges people to get involved themselves.
Divers Alert Network
The DAN experts look at an incident involving a diver who lost feeling in his legs after a dive trip.
TECH: France
Kerrie Burow makes the long trek from Australia to dive the caves of France’s Lot region.
Ocean Film Festival
Preview of the short films included in the Ocean Film Festival.
Australia
How the Scottish Prince shipwreck has become a haven for marine life, making it one of the best dive sites in southern Queensland.
What’s New
The Scuba Diver team take a look at new products coming to market, including Scubapro’s Luna 2.0 dive computer, the Aqualung Leg3nd Elite Black Edition regulator, the SeaLife 52mm Wide-Angle Dome Lens, and the 7mm Evolution wetsuit from Mares.
Test Extra
Editorial Director Mark Evans rates and reviews the Shearwater Research Tern and Tern TX wristwatch-style dive computers.
