Alert Diver Issue: Q4 2023

SCUBAnauts

November 20, 2023  Text by Kyle Kray; photos by Stephen Frink

FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS the nonprofit marine science education program known as SCUBAnauts International (SNI) has introduced young people ages 12 to 18 to informal science education through underwater […]

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Komodo Islands Close Encounter

January 30, 2024  Text by Evonne Dunn; photo by Stephen Frink

BEING STUNG BY A LIONFISH is like being bitten by a poisonous snake. I found that out the hard way.

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Connecticut: From the Shoreline

November 20, 2023  Text and photos by Jennifer Idol

BETWEEN NEW YORK AND BOSTON LIES HARTFORD, the heartbeat of Connecticut. Visitors there can tour the Mark Twain House, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, and the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. […]

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Wolf-Eels

November 20, 2023  Text and photos by Thom Robbins

ASK DIVERS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST what makes for a great dive, and most will agree that a wolf-eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus) is involved. There is something about the face of […]

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Healing Without Worry

November 20, 2023  By Rod Allen

AFTER I SPENT ALMOST 20 HOURS in a hyperbaric chamber over five days, life there had grown tedious. The last 15 minutes, however, were not only exciting but highly instructive. […]

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Commercial Diving Safety

November 20, 2023  By Jim Elliott

FOUR SCUBA DIVERS BECAME TRAPPED and died while working in an offshore pipeline in 2022. This incident was a harsh reminder that commercial diving is a “hazardous occupation that presents […]

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Michael Lombardi: Immersed in Science

November 20, 2023  By Madeline Coombs and Frauke Tillmans, PhD

FISHING AND BEING ON THE WATER with family while growing up influenced Michael Lombardi to study marine biology. He and a friend got certified to dive during his junior year […]

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Freediving Risk Assessments

November 20, 2023  By Jim Chimiak, MD, and Juan Valdivia-Valdivia, MD

THE RAPID GROWTH OF FREEDIVING in the U.S. brings a positive light to a sport that is mentally healthy and physically inspiring but has little tolerance for error. Shallow-water blackout […]

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Best Practices for Disinfecting Dive Equipment

November 20, 2023  By Francois Burman, Pr.Eng, MSc

AFTER THE INITAL SCARE AND LOCKDOWNS FROM COVID-19, divers soon started to explore ways to safely get back into the water. Disinfection has always been a consideration in diving, but […]

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Geri Murphy

November 20, 2023  Text by Stephen Frink | photos and captions by Geri Murphy

BEFORE THE INTERNET WAS AVAILABLE, people read print magazines to learn about scuba diving — how to do it, what gear to buy, and where to go. For 51 years, […]

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