MALTA SINKS ANOTHER PATROL-BOAT

Diving in bubbles

MUCH OF WHAT GENUINE reef life once existed

Sea-snake strike? It’s only passion: divers need to freeze

UNPROVOKED SEA SNAKE “attacks” on scuba-divers appear to

UK government confirms shark-fin ban next year

CAMPAIGNERS HAVE welcomed the UK’s formal announcement that

Thailand bans toxic sunscreens in marine parks

THAILAND HAS joined other diving destinations in banning

Divers shift seagrass seeds

Restoring seagrass attracts seahorses. MARK PARRY, OCT SCUBA-DIVERS

Divers spell out 1600s wreck ID

WORKING AT A DEPTH of 85m in the

Teacher died diving off Lulworth Cove

THE BODY OF A DIVER who went missing

Illegal Armada wreck-diving prompts warning

AN INVESTIGATION WAS launched in Northern Ireland following

Massive 16th-century coral discovered

Citizen-scientist freedivers and the Muga dhambi coral. RICHARD

Diving safety school opens new doors

THE INTERNATIONAL School of Diving Safety & Medicine

British tech instructor dies in Sydney

A BRITISH TECHNICAL-DIVING instructor who had settled in

GHOST-DIVING VOLUNTEERS GO TO WORK ON MARS

VOLUNTEER SCUBA-DIVERS have cleared more than 125kg of

Leg recovery a first for helpful Lakes diver

Angus Hosking with Josephine Bridges. LAKE DISTRICT DIVING

Lifeboat crews earn commendation for divers’ rescue

PEMBROKESHIRE RNLI lifeboat crews are receiving a special

TWO DOUBLE-DIVER FATALITIES RAISE QUESTIONS

TWO UNUSUAL FATAL incidents, each involving two divers,

Telltale song

LAST YEAR AN UNSUSPECTED population of blue whales

Bill the whale’s big tour surprises researchers…

UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND THE LONGEST-EVER observed migration by

…as blues return to Spain

THE WORLD’S BIGGEST mammal, the blue whale, is

MOTIVATING MEDITERRANEAN DIVERS FOR LIONFISH REMOVAL

TARGETED REMOVALS can suppress the growing number of

Dives reveal ancient wine traders

ROMAN SHIPWRECKS have been found at two locations

this month DIVER likes…

‘I Scream for Cleaner Seas’ Deftly blending hard

Shaff prepares for two-day dive

THERE WAS disappointment for UK divers in late

SPOTLIGHT ON ENGLAND’S HISTORIC WRECK-SITES

British men o’ war. Dan Pascoe. DIVERS HAVE

FREDA’S DIVER DISHES

I wrote this column in August, the week

Wire fish sharpen dive destinations

ADIVE-CENTRE in Fujairah, the UAE state on the

BEACHCOMBER

THAT’S THE SPIRIT! Dieter Mueller remembers staying at

Ship shape

THE SKIPPER PROMISED me a wreck, so it

WRECK-DIVES DON’T GET MUCH BETTER

Expedition Britannic: Diving Titanic’s Sister Ship by Rick Ayrton with Scott Roberts

APPRECIATING THE OTHER SIDE

Treasure Islands: True Tales of a Shipwreck Hunter by Alec Crawford

LOOK & LEARN

Thirteen Lessons That Saved Thirteen Lives: The Thai Cave Rescue, by John Volanthen

ENJOY WHILE WE STILL CAN

Coral Reefs: A Natural History by Charles Sheppard

LATE ARRIVAL WORTH WAIT

At the Heart of the Coral Triangle: Celebrating Biodiversity by Alan J Powderham & Sancia ET can de Meij

Nine-day tour with Atlantis

HOLIDAY NEWS Atlantis Resorts in the Philippines is

Nevis opens

FOUR SEASONS The Caribbean island of Nevis is

Living it up in Malta

Guests of recently opened 23-room boutique hotel Iniala

A slice of Madeira

Portugal and the Azores have been on and

WELL AND TRULY TESTED

The Zeagle brand has long struggled for recognition among UK divers but, as its BCs suggest to STEVE WARREN, perhaps this is our loss. Steve also trials a, ahem, bucket, while ZOE AGER sees how many faces a mask can fit

NEW BUT UNTESTED

The latest kit to hit the dive shops

It's only breathing

SAM ROBINSON wanted to tell us about his first dive, which certainly demonstrated initiative and a sense of adventure. Just one question for you after you’ve read his account – how would you feel about having him as your buddy?

The ss Thistlegorm at 80

There is little contest when it comes to UK divers’ favourite wreck-dive – it’s the Thistlegorm in the Red Sea. As the 80th anniversary of her sinking looms, JOHN KEAN pays tribute to an ’old friend’

UNDER MEXICO

She loves diving in overhead environments if that means engine-rooms but the joys of cave-diving had eluded BRANDI MUELLER until she took a recent trip to the Yucatan peninsula

THE JOY OF NIGHT-DIVING

Pt 1

BUILT FOR SPEED, NOT THERMAL COMFORT

Warm-blooded sharks… surfing sharks… orca, bull shark, crinoid & coral chums… shark magnetism… speedy sponges and dreaming octopuses – know your marine life and your encounters can be that much richer

JULIAN’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

Technical diver JULIAN EYNON tries something different – diving in an artificial flooded urban environment in Dubai, where descending to 60m is the most familiar of the experiences

ONE SITE BEYOND

Every image here was captured at one incredible dive-site – it’s easy to see why DANIEL BRINCKMANN loves Farikede

THE CYPRUS FOREST

MUSAN, the latest initiative by sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor (right), offers a fresh source of underwater photo-ops

LET’S RESSEL

Emergence du Ressel is a renowned cave in southern France’s Lot department, and its furthest reaches have been explored by many noted divers. But you don’t need to go 4km in to appreciate its magic. KURT STORMS reports

A VIRTUAL DIVE

Being able to take photos while freediving is a useful skill for any diver who might need to interact with marine life, because scuba is not always appropriate. But for an exponent like MARK HARRIS, it becomes an art. Last month, in an extract from his book Glass and Water, he looked at neutral buoyancy. Now he visualises a day in the life of a freediver with a camera