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NORTHWEST US DIVES

Editor’s Note ......................................4Incoming Mail ....................................4Hot News ...........................................6Activities ............................................7Marker Buoy Dive Club......................8DUI Dog Rally ..................................10DAN/Medical Column ......................58Gear Box .........................................59Myster Critter ...................................60Tropical Dive Directory ....................61Dive Directory .............................62-63

MONTHly COlUMNS aND SHOW gUIDE INfORMaTION

Expo Schedule of Events ................28Event Directory Note .......................30Oceans of Possibility .......................32Local Legends Winner .....................34Diver of the Year ..............................35Booth & Exhibitor List .................36-37Friday Industry Day .........................38Saturday Film Festival .....................40Seminar Schedule ...........................42Speaker Bios ...................................44Cathy Church...................................50

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◄ Special Cover: Keep your….no…keep OUR Shirt On…Dive & Travel Expo Shirt to Benefit Ocean of Possibilities

This yea r ’s Dive & Travel Expo shirt is something to behold. Designed by artist Rogest and sponsored by Kamala Shadduck , owner of SingleDiver.com this year ’s shirt proceeds will benefit the Ocean of Possibilities Foundation which helps divers and their families in times of need.

12 Tacoma: The Pacific Northwest Gateway to ScubaThe diving possibilities are endless, from four main marinas, to the docks along the Tacoma Narrows and Commencement Bay to dive charter boats that head south under the Tacoma Narrows Bridge to KVI Towers, Z’s Reef, and Sunrise Beach, it’s all there. Join veteran diver Mike Hughes as he takes you on his own personal tour to where the wild things are in Tacoma. By Mike Hughes

52 Turks and Caicos: Stunning Natural BeautyThe Turks and Caicos Islands call to the diver seeking a natural playground. The amazing walls, the twists and turns of the natural formations that teem with life, the vis that offers divers a look beyond what they are used to in other dive sites all enchant the diver and leaves in its wake a desire to return as soon as possible. Join diver Bill Coltart as he takes you on a trip to one of his favorite dive playgrounds. By Bill Coltart

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20 Southern Vancouver Island: Plain and SimpleThere are few places as enchanting as the area surrounding Southern Vancouver Island. Join writer Barb Roy as she along with fellow diver Wayne Grant explore the clear cool waters of the great north. See clusters of yellow cloud sponge clinging to the wall where the crabs, sculpins and blood stars come to play. Let the experience flow through Barb Roy and into your mind’s eye. By Barb Roy and Wayne Grant

PubLisher’s Note do you have an opinion? Contact us: [email protected]

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Dear rick,I’ve enjoyed reading NW Dive News since

its inception, and Mike, of course has been a valuable contributor to many issues. However, in the latest edition, Mike makes a gross error where he states “The Puget Sound was first discovered by Captain Cook...” That’s not true. Cook actually sailed past the entrance to Juan de Fuca (Greek explorer in 1592 working for Spain) Strait during the night. As we all know now, that’s the avenue that an explorer must follow to reach Puget Sound from the Pacific. George Vancouver (1792) is credited with being the first European visitor, and, of course, his Lieutenant, Peter Puget, is he for whom our local water is named.

All of this probably isn’t particularly important (who cares, right?) except that I believe that every publication has a duty to present facts

correctly. NW Dive News credibility will be better served by doing just that.

Sincerely,Gene Coronetz

Dear Gene,You are absolutely correct and thank you for

setting us straight. Also, thanks for being such a loyal and longtime reader. As the years have passed the magazine has continued to improve over time. I am often amazed at just how far we have come. But our responsibility has not changed since our inception. We want to get the facts right, so I will keep constantly on guard while reading (even regular contributors like Mike Hughes) can goof a fact and misrepresent an important item

Thanks for helping us. Rick

‘Captain George Vancouver, RN (1757 - 1798)’ by William Bright Morris (1844 - 1912).

moNthLY ArtiCLes Letter to the editor

Welcome to the Dive expo shoW guiDe

Welcome! For those picking up the magazine at the show, this guide will help you get more out of your show experience.

But we know that not everyone got to attend this year, so hopefully this will be inspiration to join us next year. Which ever the situation, hopefully, you will enjoy this special edition of Northwest Dive News which also includes the Show Guide.

We are excited about this year’s show. The show has grown at an amazing pace over the years and this would not have been possible without the hard work of our staff. Kathy and I would like to thank our staff for all their hard work over the past year. For those who are not aware, a dive show like ours takes time to plan and coordinate. Everyone has worked extremely hard to make the Dive Expo a tremendously positive event for our vendors and attendees. Every “attaboy” that I receive, should and will, be passed on to them. A man is only as good as his support team and these guys make me look like a king!

Our show this year has evolved and grown and like a proud parent, I am pleased with the direction it has taken. Beginning from zero in 2008, and now 4 years later, we have grown quickly - we are now the fourth largest consumer dive show in the country. Amazingly, we accomplished this at a time when the general economy made it very difficult for any business to grow. I believe it’s been possible through the tremendous local support of our dive industry brothers, sisters and “buddies”. Our dive community is large and vibrant; this helps

as our show transitions from a regional show of some importance to a national show attracting a large and international audience. The ocean is the limit!

As the show’s producer, I am proud of all the new programs we accomplished this year. We added a “mini dive industry day” to help our local dive industry sharpen their skills and improve communication. It also helps the other exhibitors better connect regionally so the local dive shops can better understand and pass on their special offers as well as those from the variety of exhibitors they will meet during the show. We listened to feedback and changed to a more elegant Saturday Night Film Festival. This year’s Film Festival event will include a sit-down dinner and five speakers who will entertain you as they share their incredible experiences. We are in awe of their talent, and we hope you will be too.

We have also added a “water sports” element to the show. We want to entice the many crossover business opportunities that exist for the dive industry. Divers don’t just dive; we are adventurous water based people who want to have fun, on or in the water,

So get out there and check out all the cool stuff you can do at this year’s Dive & Travel Expo and be forewarned…..next year we are going to do it again with even more cool stuff!

Have fun at the show – it has been designed with you in mind!

Rick

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Kiro 7 to televise “secrets of the sounD”Ever wanted to SCUBA

dive in the Salish Sea? Now is your chance to do so without getting wet. On March 24 and April 2 at 10 p.m. KIRO TV Channel 7 in Seattle will premier Florian Graner ’s “Secrets of the Sound.” Graner is a PhD marine biologist and a world-class wildlife cinematographer who has filmed the award winning BBC series “The Blue Planet” and “Norway’s Hidden Secrets”; he also recently released “Beneath the Salish Sea. “Mark your calendars and we’ll keep you posted.

49th pArAllel & ceDAr BeAch oceAn teAm up49th Parallel Divemaster.ca and Cedar Beach Ocean Lodge are

re-configuring the diving services they offer and they will be announcing the new offerings at the Dive & Travel Expo. Peter Luckham owner of 49th says they have analyzed their business over the last 3 years and have found they have been doing a lot more dive trips, but have been catering to much smaller groups than they have the capacity to presently host on their big boat the Red Urchin. They feel this is a consequence of the economic times. For more info attend the Dive and Travel Expo or visit www.divemaster.ca.

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serving the Vancouver dive community offering scuba diving charters in Howe Sound outside of Vancouver for the past 12 years, has now expanded its operation to include dive charters in the Nanaimo area. Nanaimo has long been known as the wreck diving capital of the Pacific Northwest. Sea Dragon Charters, owned and operated by Captain Kevin Breckman and instructor/divemaster Jan Breckman, are now operating their dive vessel “Sea Dragon” out of Departure Bay Marina, which is the closest marina to the Departure Bay ferry terminal. For further information visit www.seadragoncharters.com

oil spill Bill ADvAnces in olympiA With Bi-pArtisAn support HB 1186 to strengthen Washington’s oil spills program passed out of the House by a vote of 62-35. Huge thanks to legislators championing this bill and to everyone who contacted their representatives and asked for their support. Now the bill is in the Senate. For more info visit Surfrider’s Pacific Coast blog.

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DUI introduces its Polartec Powerstretch Pro drysuit made even better with new material. DUI is well known for using the best materials in the world for keeping divers warm. The Polartec PowerStretch is made only in the USA and it provides warmth with the least amount of bulk. For more info visit dui-online.com.

seADoc BoArD memBer AppointeD to White house committeeState Senator Kevin Ranker, a SeaDoc board

member, was recently appointed to the National Ocean Council’s Governance Coordinating Committee. According to the White House, the governance group will serve as a “key coordinating body on inter-jurisdictional ocean policy issues.” It is made up of high ranking state, local, and tribal representatives from both coasts and the Great Lakes region. The National Ocean Council was formed by an executive order in

July of 2010. It is the first comprehensive, integrated national policy for the stewardship of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes. Congratulations to Senator Ranker on this important appointment.

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Apr. 11: Napa Valley Divers meeting, 7 p.m., Fillippi’s Pizza Grotto, Napa, CA. www.napavalleydivers.com

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Apr. 19: Atomic Ducks Dive Club meeting, 6 p.m., Bank Reale, Pasco, WA. www.ducksdiveclub.org

Apr. 19: Kelp Krawlers Dive Club meeting, 7 p.m., River’s Edge Bar & Gril le, Tumwater, WA. www.kelpkrawlers.org

Apr. 28: Northwest Adventure Divers meeting, 7 p.m., Golden Steer Restaurant, Kent, WA. www.nwadventuredivers.com

Apr. 28: Sea Horses Scuba Club meeting, 6 p.m., Round Table Pizza, Redmond, WA. www.seahorsediveclub.

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May 3: Adventures Down Under Dive Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., Adventures Down Under, Bellingham, WA. www.adventuresdownunder.com

May 3: Wet & Wild Diving Society, 7:30 p.m., Bob Lamb Training Center, Ft. McMurray, Alberta, Canada. www.ghphoto.ca/wwscuba/

May 4: Emerald Sea Dive Club meeting, 7 p.m., Shawn O’Donnell’s Irish Pub & Grille, Everett, WA. www.emeraldseadiveclub.org

May 4: Marker Buoy Dive Club meeting, 7 p.m., Sunset Hil l

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May 4: Puget Sound Depth Charges Dive Club meeting, 6 p.m., Louie G’s Pizza and Pasta, Fife, WA., www.psdepthchargers.com

May 5: GSNDAMBAA Dive Club meet ing , 6 p .m. , Edmonds Underwater Sports, Edmonds, WA. www.gsndambaa.org

May 5: Northwest Divers Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., Various Locations, Salem, OR. www.salemscuba.com

May 5: Oregon Scuba Club meeting, 7 p.m., Newport Seafood Grill, Tigard, OR. www.oregonscuba.com

May 9: Napa Valley Divers meeting, 7 p.m., Fillippi’s Pizza Grotto, Napa, CA. www.napavalleydivers.com

May 10: Portland Sea Searchers meeting, 7 p.m., Portland, OR. 503-709-9306

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By: Randy Williams

The Marker Buoy Dive Club of Seattle, WA is celebrating 50 years of exploring the waters of our planet in 2011. In all these 50 years,

divers have enjoyed the fun and companionship of their fellow scuba fanatics found in this club.

What are we? Are we a group of divers that like to socialize? Or, are we folks who like to socialize and share our passion of diving? Yes, on both counts. Marker Buoy members have always found fun ways to share in our love of diving. We join together to share our divng adventures. We love to gather and have fun socially. It’s our annual banquet party that is really looked forward to by the members. We’ve had some pretty amazing themes inspire our banquets! This dive club has even produced two classic underwater adventure movies!

It is the members who drive the club. Members who want to dive all around the Puget Sound, British Columbia and the waters of the world. We just plain love to dive and enjoy our planet ocean. We try

to have great guest presentations at all of our monthly meetings. They are always interesting and sometimes provocative!

The Marker Buoys have seen some amazing things in our 50 years. We’ve seen the growth of diving technology...some good, some...um, not so. This club has been around from Sea Hunt to Cousteau and on to the digital world of photography and video.

We’ve been to places many divers only dream of. It’s been a great way to find new friends, exchange ideas and dive info. For some, they even find the perfect dive-buddy for life. Romance does spring eternal even here at the Marker Buoy Dive Club ( I can personally attest to that!).

It all started back in 1961 when John (Jack) Miller and his wife, Alma decided to spin off from his job at Boeing and start a dive shop in the Ballard area of Seattle. John was active in the Boeing Seahorses Dive Club. He and some friends felt it would be a good thing to start a new dive shop on the Puget Sound. The Marker Buoy dive shop was begun.

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Of course, like any good dive shop, a dive club was needed to help it along. The first name of our club was the “Marker Boys” dive club. The current name was adopted in the mid-1970’s and it has been Marker Buoy Dive Club ever since. At the 50th anniversary of the Boeing Seahorses a few years ago, I was honored to meet Alma Miller. John had passed some years before. At the reception, Alma still proudly showed me her jacket with the original Marker Boy patch still sewn in place. I was very humbled to have met her. She was still on our mailing list for years and she told me how she still enjoyed receiving our newsletters. Sadly, she too passed from us just a year or so after the Boeing Seahorse celebration. She and John sure made it possible for their leagacy to go on in the diving community of Seattle.

Speaking of legacies! The world of dive travel would not be what it is today if it hadn’t been for Marker Buoy member (and past Prez), Bob Goddess and Tropical Adventures. Bob was one of the original divers to take travel and create it as a specialty for divers to find far-off adventures.

If you have a Dive Alert signaling horn on your BC, you can thank our own Marker Buoy member (and past Prez) Dave Hancock for it. Dave was a lowly engineer at the flying “B” when an incident happened up in the San Juans. A couple of club members somehow got a bit too far down current for the standard BC whistle to be effective. Dave got ‘em back on board his boat all safe and sound. While looking at a his freon boat horn, he had a flash of inspiration. The Dive Alert was born!

Jack Connick of Optical Ocean Sales is one of our long time members (and a past Prez too). Jack is a very accomplished underwater photographer and graphics artist. In that past few years, Jack has

become well known in the world of underwater photography equipment sales and knowledge. He too found a way to funnel his passion marine photography into a successful dive business.

If you’ve opened a National Geogrpahic publication and looked at some amazing underwater shots, chances are they are from old time club member, Stuart Westmoreland. I met Stuart in the mid 1980’s as he was working nights and spending his days diving and shooting

pictures. He worked really hard at perfecting his craft. It worked! He is one of the top “shooters” for NatGeo. Way to go Stuart!

In the world of dive medicine we have Dr. Ed Kay. We are proud of the fact that this well known hyperbaric physician to the University of WA, Divers Institute of Technology, NOAA and other fine diving institutions is a long time member and friend to many of us at the Marker Buoy Dive club.

There are many more folks in our membership who have gone on to make fine careers in the world of diving research, teaching, science, dive business owners, etc. All of them have been able to share those passions with this fun club.

Not to forget! It is all of the many wonderful, active scuba divers who are the back-bone of this dive club. These are your friends and fellow divers who want to share their excitement for the world of diving and all that goes with it. Come on! Get Wet! Join the Marker Buoys for another fifty years of underwater adventures!

Our webpage is www.markerbuoydiveclub.org. Our Facebook page is named: Marker Buoy Dive Club of Seattle, Wash. Please feel free to contact us. We’d love to have you dive with us. Dive Safe! ■

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This year DUI is partnering with Dive News Network and DUI President Susan Long says that they are excited about the possibilities. “We are partnering with Dive News Network because they really partner with local divers,” Long says. “Over the years Dive News Network has brought all of the adventure and excitement you can have in your own backyard to local divers; they really focus on the opportunities regionally. We at DUI believe that together we can be a great force bringing the best options to local divers.”

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the current gateway to scuba diving the southern Puget Sound. Out of four main marinas, and from docks along the Tacoma Narrows and Commencement Bay, dive charter boats head south under the Tacoma

Narrows Bridge to KVI Towers, Z’s Reef, and Sunrise Beach or all the way over to Budd Inlet to dive a sunken sail boat for that matter. Northward from the Tacoma marinas the possibilities are endless, but most often charter boats head out of here towards Blakely Rocks and beyond. It not just the dive sites that make diving in Tacoma so interesting, but what you see along the way as well. Under the

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▲ The sign at Les Davis Pier, most divers read this sign as “cool dive ahead”Photo courtesy Mike Hughes.

▲ The glass museum offers some amazing sights for those times between dives. Photo by Deon Staffelbach.

▲ It’s not just about the diving, it’s about the dive events, like the Treasure Hunt Photo courtesy Mike Hughes.


do you dive in your backyard too? tell us: [email protected] tAComATacoma Bridge we have seen dolphins jumping out of the water and up north we have encountered enormous stellar sea lions lounging out on top of buoys as they soak up rays from the noonday sun. Sure, you’ll also see Orca whales, gray whales, harbor seals, and bald eagles, but for those of us from the northwest, these creatures are hard to spot, because we are used to seeing them all the time.

Southbound by boat I think my favorite dive is right in front of the KVI Radio Tower on Fox Island. You can dive shallow or past 100 ft. deep where a small boat rests. Large cement pillars extend down the bank like crisscrossing fingers and provide shelter for dozens of giant creatures. There are multiple octopus dens here. One only has to look for discarded clamshells and pieces of crab shells sequestered in front of cracks and crevices like welcome mats laid down in front of entrances to opulent octopus abodes. At this site, don’t be surprised to find the octopus sitting out in the open. It’s a good thing these 12-18 ft. long creatures are so docile. Large lingcod and plumose anemone also inhabit this artificial reef. There is no other dive site quite like it in the northwest. It is fun to go over and around the boulders and pilings just to see what creature lurks around the next corner or tucked away underneath the piled pillars

Divers at the annual Teasure Hunt in 2010. This year’s Treasure Hunt is on April 10. For more details visit

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NorthWest destiNAtioN WAshiNgtoNand rock fissures. Best of all, you don’t really have to swim far before your camera is full of images.

Sunrise Beach is where I made my first boat dive out of Tacoma over a decade ago. This reef/wall dive is only about 40-60 ft. deep and runs from north to south (west is shore), so it is an easy dive for a wide range of new to experienced divers. On my very first dive here we spotted four wolf eels that survived the onslaught of two overzealous paparazzi divers and still managed to greet the rest of the dive team. At the time there were lots of juvenile lingcods, as well as small rockfish, one 6 ft. long octopus, and tons of invertebrates including anemones, and nudibranchs.

Z’s Reef is a wall dive a lot like Sunrise Beach. What has made these small wall dive sites so great is that by making both areas protected marine preserves, the fish have had a chance to multiply in number, as well as grow in length. Which

Giant Pacific Octopus. Photo courtesy Mike Hughes

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do you dive in your backyard too? tell us: [email protected] tAComAmeans even on a bad day, these dive sites are great to dive, observe the life, and write about in your dive logbook. Rick Myers of Bandito Dive charters says he noticed a big difference in the amount of underwater life a mere six months after Z’s Reef became a protected area. Rick Myers has been chartering dives here for going on 15 years. I asked him what keeps him doing boat charters and he simply said, “It’s the life style. I enjoy what I do.” Going to either of these dive sites you’ll enjoy the diving experience too.

The ultimate boat dive site, when it comes to diving with currents and swift moving water, has to be right below the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The original bridge, built in 1940, lasted five months before the center section twisted, bulged, and then fell into the waters below during a high wind storm and became affectionately known as Galloping Gertie. The underwater remnants of the bridge are home to various sea creatures. I’ve seen octopus here around the anchor blocks at 60 ft. The deepest part of the ruins rest at 235 ft.

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One of the exciting aspects of this site is doing a drift dive starting near the bridge. You can sail along at several knots on a good tidal exchange and before you know it, you and your buddy are quite a ways from your starting point. You may end up someplace north in a back eddy area complete with sandstone ledges, tons of shrimp and clams galore. It’s an awesome rush to fly so fast though the water and I recommend this experience to any advanced diver. The only problem with this site besides the currents, is determining how close the “most recent government rules” will let you enter the water near this area.

As for public access shore diving, Tacoma has some of the best. Titlow Beach has a good parking area, and artistic cement steps leading down to an advanced dive site. The site has creosote pilings slated to be removed when state funds are available. It also has gentle slopes and lots of cracks and crevices in the sandstone portion of the substrate where you may encounter crabs, clams, and octopus. This site should only be dove during slack tides.

Aaron Cummings, owner and manager of Tacoma Scuba, believes the best-advanced dive in Tacoma is at Day Island. This wall dive takes you down 90 to 110 ft. and boasts multiple wolf eel sightings among other indigenous creatures. Parking Diver’s can’t get enough of Tacoma! Photo by Tove Chatham

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For beginners and experienced divers alike, the most hassle free parking site and the easiest entrance into the water has to belong to Owens Beach. This is a sand and gravel beach that gently descends to depth. It’s a great place to practice your skills or look for small invertebrates. During a normal week you may only see a handful of divers enter the water here. During the Northwest Dive & Travel Expo and the Northwest Dive News treasure hunt, you may see a couple of hundred divers enter the water at this location.

All of what I have mentioned should make Tacoma eligible for the next issue of National Geographic. More importantly, for scuba divers, is that Tacoma is located right at the epicenter of some of the best boat and shore scuba diving sites in central Western Washington. Tacoma is less than 31 miles from Seattle, Olympia, Gig Harbor, Bremerton, Port Orchard, and islands such as Vashon and Fox. This gives Tacoma a wide web of wondrous dive sites all within short convenient distances beneath the ever-present gaze of currently the tallest volcano in North America, Mt. Rainier. Great Dives. ■ Photo by Tove Chatham

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For example; on the Sunshine Coast’s Agamemnon wall, the cloud sponges there have wide funnels and seem to be denser and taller in height. Both types however seem to attract juvenile rockfish which like to sit in the funnel openings and peer out at the divers. We have also seen small crabs, sculpins and blood stars on the sponges. Because of this dive’s depth (90-130 feet) our time was limited. In addition to the beautiful cloud sponges we were able to see small lingcod, nudibranchs, tunicates and huge shrimp everywhere on the rock surface.

For our second dive Elly took us to McCurdy Point, another wall yielding a w e s o m e u n d e r w a t e r visibility and breathtaking scenery across a steeply sloping rock wall. Looking at the wall while hovering in mid water made me feel like a climber checking out the side Photo by Barb Roy

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Marine residents were not as dense at this location. Following Elly’s instructions, we located a curious wolf-eel den complete with a pair of wolf-eels. Only the male’s head poked out with the female behind him. We guessed she might be on eggs, as they never really came out very far. Wayne did coax the male out a foot or so however, and not with food!

Other critters at this site included nudibranchs, whelks (snails) laying eggs, giant sunflower sea stars, small sculpins and various species of rockfish. A close-up or wide-angle lens worked nicely at this site but be aware of the ‘swarms’ of tiny shrimp floating about like hovering clouds.

Elly has taken divers out on charters since 2006 when she first bought the business. If needed, rental gear and air fills are also available at Rockfish Divers as well as overnight packages with the

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During our trip to southern Vancouver Island Wayne and I stayed at the Sidney Pier Hotel & Spa. I found the hotel staff friendly and the rates reasonable and we both liked the fact the hotel engaged in earth-friendly practices and are committed to sustainability. www.sidneypier.com

Being right next door to the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre was a bonus! The facility was completed in June of 2009 and houses 87 tons of seawater in 17 aquarium habitats. Critters represent marine life residing in the surrounding Salish Sea, including a wolf-eel and a giant Pacific octopus tending a mass of eggs no bigger than a grain of rice hanging by the dozens from her den ceiling on thin delicate strands. www.oceandiscovery.ca

For dinner we ate at the Dockside Grill overlooking Van Isle Marina. The owners, Burt and Amanda Minter are also divers. This is just one of several restaurants they own in the area. Fish on Fifth and Beacon and Eggs both offer excellent selections of healthy local cuisine. We enjoyed our meals of fresh seafood at Dockside immensely! www.docksidegrillsidney.com

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NorthWest destiNAtioN british CoLumbiAAnother of Burt’s side activities is

building huge concrete reef balls to put down in the local area. These structures are rounded and full of holes to make it easy for life to grow on them. Several dozen are already in place at the Ogden Point site. Divers can find out more about reef balls at www.canadianreefstructors.com or www.reefballs.org.

As many of you know there are two wreck dives in the Sidney area; the GB Church and the retired HMCS Mackenzie, both placed as artificial reefs. The 175-foot freighter GB Church sits upright in 65-99 feet of water on the east side of Portland Island, scuttled in 1991.

During this time of year divers are likely to find lingcod or cabezon eggs on the decks of the GB Church and quite often octopuses under the hull on the bottom near the bow. I have always been fortunate to find several different types of nudibranchs on this wreck. A diver can easily swim the length of the ship and have time to check out the propeller.

The 366-foot Mackenzie was scuttled in 1995 and rests upright in 50-105 feet of water off Rum Island. On most dives here we have experienced strong currents, causing us to seek diving at slack times (when the water stops to change direction). As with the Nanaimo reefs of steel, the Mackenzie is full of critters, except these tend to thrive in current dependant areas.

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Past dives at Race Rocks have produced fine macro and close-up images of colorful proliferating anemones (about the size of a quarter) covering entire stalks of kelp! The sea lions are also a special treat if they happen to be out.

Our dive at Arbutus Island in Saanich Inlet was delightful. Again Wayne and I descended down a mooring buoy line to a depth of around 30 feet. The sandstone features above water were similar underwater giving the small island a cratered look to the terrain.

A small octopus was spotted right away but playing it safe, it remained within the confines of its den. Just seeing a few sucker cups protruding from beneath the rock was enough to mesmerize the other divers long enough for Wayne and I to sneak away from the crowd.

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We continued to swim around the island and watched how the marine life seemed to change before us. Small tunicates, sponges and anemones were plentiful in one area as were shrimp, nudibranchs and snails in another. Quite a few snail eggs and lacy nudibranch eggs hung from the rock surfaces like textured paintings in a new-art gallery.

Putting on a 50mm lens quickly proved to be a good choice because we found an assortment of nudibranchs, crabs, orange cup corals, tunicates, tiny rockfish and a very small Puget Sound king crab! These little crabs tend to seldom move so the challenge was trying to capture its true nature without moving it.

Overall the dive was e n j o y a b l e a n d w o r t h exploring more during a return trip. Both Erin and Elly said there were dozens of shore and boat sites

Photo by Barb Roy

within Saanich Inlet, in addition to Active Pass, Sidney and Victoria.Another exhilarating activity in the southern region is ziplining.

Adrena Line offers treetop excitement above 100 lush acres of diverse temperate rainforest in the Sooke area. Two years ago I brought my teenage granddaughter here for ziplining and we had a blast! Last year I took my grandson and granddaughter to Wild Play, south of Nanaimo to traverse their four-level challenging obstacle courses. Places like this provide awesome activities to do with family members who do not dive. www.adrenalinezip.com or www.wildplay.com ■

Below I have listed a few contact names for more information on diving and exploring southern Vancouver Island. There are quite a few more dive stores in the area we were not able to visit, so please Google for more or visit one listed below.

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Network Foundation Ocean of Possibilities does just that and this year at the Dive & Travel Expo 2011 another member of the dive industry is stepping up to

make the foundation even more successful. Singlediver.com, a dive business that helps single divers find compatible dive buddies, is purchasing all of the shirts for the volunteers at this year’s Dive & Travel Expo as well as providing extras to sell during the show with the proceeds going to the foundation. Dive Expo Coordinator Rick Stratton is grateful to Kamala Shadduck,

owner of SingleDiver.com for her contribution.“When my wife Kathy and I set

up this foundation our dream was to help other divers and their families,” says Stratton. “There are children who want to dive but can’t afford it, women and men who have lost their spouses to dive accidents who need a hand up and programs that, in this unsure economic time, need our help to continue on

providing vital programs to our fellow members of the human race. In this time, at this moment, we all need each other. The foundation is the way we are trying to help and we are pleased that Kamala also wanted to help.”

Stratton says that the shirts, designed by artist Rogest and sponsored by SingleDiver.com, are a reflection of what can happen when there is a partnership between dive businesses. “We chose the name “Ocean of Possibilities” because we believe that there is, out there, an ocean of possibilities when it comes to helping others,” says Rick Stratton. “The fact that other dive industry leaders see those possibilities to help too just makes all the hard work worth it.”

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In this year’s Expo guide artist Ron Steven, aka Rogest, has developed coloring pages just for the kids. The pages are a collection of ocean inspired art that is just begging to be colored. Expo coordinator Rick Stratton says that the kids who attend the Expo are very important to him which is why he wanted to do something special for them. “These are our future divers but even more importantly these are the future stewards of our planet and the oceans we all love so much,” Stratton says. “If we are to expect these kids to care about our marine life, we need to help them make that connection now, while they are young and we need to make it fun so we don’t lose them to boredom. Rogest has created a way for our youngest visitors to express themselves and we want to see how they see the ocean parts of their world.”

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Pioneers are those people who came before, opening up the sport of diving in the early days, paving a way for others to follow later. They blazed a path, sometimes during difficult times, when diving was in its infancy. These people laid the foundation upon which many divers now stand. To win this prestigious award a diver has to have made a mark…left an impression…taken diving to new heights. Keffler has taken part in some of the PNW’s most amazing diving adventures including the caretaking of a killer whale called Namu in 1965.

Keffler was part of setting the tone for how to take care of captive killer whales.

“Here in the Pacific Northwest we are a tightknit dive community and we all owe a debt of gratitude to the divers, like Gary, who helped establish our sport over the last 50 years,” says Rick Stratton, coordinator of the Dive & Travel Expo and publisher of the Dive News Network.. “The Local Legends of Diving Award is our way of recognizing the folks who have helped bring us to this point. Gary, through his tireless efforts to further our understanding of marine life and what it means to be a diver is the standard for local legends. We owe him a lot.”

Keffler will be endowed with the very first Local Legends of Diving at this year’s Saturday Night Film Festival during the 2011 Dive and Travel Expo to be held at the Tacoma Convention Center on April 8-10. For more info on this year’s Dive and Travel Expo visit www.diveandtravelexpo.com ■


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There are many people in the dive industry who give their 100 percent

but there are very few people who give 200 percent….Jim Trask is one of those people.

Jim works tirelessly to promote the dive industry on many fronts. In 2002 he co-created the Pacific Northwest Aquatic Association with fellow diver Wayne George with aims to sink a large vessel in Puget Sound. After doing a lot of research he realized it was an enormous task which would require taking smaller steps to achieve so he sat down and strategize the steps, what resulted was the beginnings of project after project to enhance the dive experience of all divers here in the Pacific Northwest. Seeing an opportunity to contribute in Tacoma, Jim took on the Stairs at Les Davis Park project. Jim dove in with both fins and before he knew it he was not only directing the movers and shakers but he had become one. He oversaw the project, permitting, funding and construction working with the City of Tacoma, Department of Natural Resources, Metro Parks. The stairs at Les Davis is where it all began.

In early 2005, WSA came to Jim

and announced that they were considering closing up shop. Because of Jim’s experience in the local dive industry, he knew that this would be a tragedy and Washington would loose a powerful advocate. Jim and the members of the PNWAA met with the WSA board and proposed a merging of the two….the new and improved WSA was born! Since that time Jim and WSA have helped sponsor many projects including the Titlow Underwater Park, the Saltwater Park artificial reef as well as the mooring buoys in Puget Sound and Hood Canal. He still hasn’t sunk that ship yet but if I know Jim, it’s just a matter of time.

Jim, who is retired Army First Sergeant, today splits his time between diving, WSA, his wife Karen who’s been putting up with him for over 40 years and his 2 kids and 3 grandkids. No one in the Pacific Northwest has worked harder at trying to make the sport of diving safer or more accessible than Jim. I am very proud to say that he is not only a fellow diver and a personal mentor for me but also my friend. Join me as we honor Jim Trask as Diver of the Year 2011. ■


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dive industry dayFriDaY apriL 8: 12 pM - 6 pM Greater tacoma trade & convention center

dive industry seminar12-2 Pm: “21st Century tools that make your Business more suCCessful, ProfitaBle & enjoyaBle!”Dive Industry Seminar - w/ LUNCH PROVIDED (Courtesy of Constant Contact, Oceanic USA)

Invest 2 hours of your time and receive much more in return! There will be a drawing for a 2 Night Stay & 2 Days of Diving in Costa Rica and a copy of Eric Grove’s Book, “The Constant Contact’s Guide to Email Marketing”. Attendees will have an opportunity to register to WIN an Oceanic OC1 Pioneer Limited Edition Personal Dive Computer/Dive Watch that will be drawn at years end.This years Speakers include:

Rick Stratton, Dive News Network – “Can dive businesses be successful in today’s economy?”Gene Muchanski, AUP Marketing - “21st Century Marketing Tools to Make Your Business Successful.”Dana Peppia, Regional Development Director, Constant Contact – Seminar – “Power of Email Marketing – Connecting with Social Media.”Richard Woulfe, Rich Travels -“Selling Dive Travel For Fun & Profit.”Francey Marzicola, Body Glove - “Facebook, Twitter, YouTube & Gen Y” and “Drop-Zone.”

mini dive industry day2Pm-6Pm

Food & Entertainment - sponsored by Constant Contact & Body Glove. Listen to Pup Morris - The Scuba Cowboy band as he croons Jimmy Buffet tunes, meet Greg & his mermaids from Scuba Radio and have some food & drinks with industry buddies.

6-8Pm Bar is oPen!

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The Saturday Night Film Festival held on April 9th at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center, will be all new and much

bigger than previous years. This year’s event, will be held in the main ballroom and will include a sit down dinner, award ceremony and presentations by world-class diver photographers/videographers.

The event begins at 6 p.m. with a no-host cocktail reception and premiere of Drop Zone Fiji, a film combining surfing and diving in the incredibly beautiful surroundings of Fiji. At 7 p.m. dinner will be served to guests and speakers. *Attendees to the Saturday Film Festival will be entered into a drawing for a 1 week trip for two to Fiji with air fare provided by Air Pacific.


FIRST PRIZE: 7 night Red Sea liveaboard with Emperor Divers.

SECOND PRIZE: 3 night Great Barrier Reef trip with Mike Ball Dive Expeditions.

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Just imagine.

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Imagine a dive vaction to Australia or the Red Sea.

now imagine winning it.Visit us at booth #218 at the Tacoma Dive and Travel Expo and enter our draw for one of two free trips!

dIScoVer an ocean of PoSSIBIlITIeS aT The SaT nIghT fIlm feSTIVal

A marine biologist and cinematographer who will premier his newest film, Beneath the Salish Sea; An Underwater Odyssey through Puget Sound. The film, shot in stunning HD, profiles the incredible sea life in Puget Sound and discover the wonders living around Whidbey Island, Hood Canal, and in the greater Salish Sea.

Logistics & Operations Manager at Pavilion Lake Research Project for NASA and the Canadian Space Agency, will present “The Pavilion Lake Research Project (PLRP)” an international, multi-disciplinary, science and exploration effort to explain the origin of freshwater microbialites in Pavilion Lake in nearby British Columbia.

Renowned underwater photographer presents, Raptures of the Emerald Seas, an undersea pictorial of British Columbia’s magical and mysterious ocean realm.

Recognized as one of the leading nature, lifestyle, marine, underwater, travel, concept and general stock photographers in the United States will present incredible images from below and above the water.

PNW native and wildlife photographer and writer specializing in the marine environment wi l l offer beauti ful photography about the Galapagos islands, above and below the water.

Jett britnell Stuart Westmoreland

Brandon Cole

Donnie Reid

Women Divers Hall of Fame Member Annie Crawley will kick off the event as our emcee. An award-winning producer, filmmaker, author, and inspirational speaker specializing in the underwater world, she founded Dive Into Your Imagination.

Annie CrawleY Emcee Florian Graner PHD


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SATURDAYAPRIL 9, 2011 403 404 405 406

10:00 AM

COASTAL FISHES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST/

EDITION 2 A SECOND ARRIVAL

The fishes that live throughout this region’s marine environment have

not changed. However, the “human centric” world about them has

fundamentally changed, impacting them in numerous and major

ways., this seminar addresses this dichotomy.

ANDY LAMB

WORKING W/ UNDERWATER MODELS: TIPS & TRICKS FOR UNDERWATER MODELS AND

PHOTOGRAPHERSJoin dive-travel writer, Barb Roy, as she takes you on an exciting photographic journey around

coastal BC to the many popular dive destinations BC is

so famous for.JETT BRITNELL

CLAY WISEMAN

CATHY CHURCH PHOTO SEMINAR

YOU BOUGHT YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA, NOW WHAT?

Bring your camera system to this three-hour workshop so that you can

enjoy hands-on guidance to show you step-by-step how to get the best pos-sible photos from the camera system

you have.

CATHY CHURCH

11:00 AM

PHOTOGRAPHING BRITISH COLUMBIA

UNDERWATER Join dive-travel writer/

photojournalist, Barb Roy, as she takes you on an exciting photographic journey around

coastal BC. Join us now for a look at where to find some of the best

critters in BC to photograph! BARB ROY

SEA SHEPHERD’S MISSION

Sea Shepherd Society

CAPT. CHUCK SWIFT

WORLDS BEST DIVES

The EGA team has the scoop on the hottest destinations, resorts and live-aboards in the world. We’re

talking about some of the best-kept secrets in diving – and the BEST

VALUE in dive travel.ERNIE ARELLANO

12:00 PM

THE CAMERA COACH: YOUR GUIDE TO CREATING

UNDERWATER VIDEO This seminar focuses on the top ten

shots you need to capture to tell a great story! You can shoot video for hours, but unless you know how to develop a story and edit it together,

you will be left with hours of raw footage! This is perfect for beginners just wondering how to get started, or

more advanced shooters! ANNIE CRAWLEY

OXYGEN - WHEN IT’S GOOD AND WHEN IT’S BAD

JOEL DULAIGH - NOAA

DIVING THE INCREDIBLE MALDIVES ON MANTHIRI

Photographer Mark Snyder will show images and talk about the fantastic

diving in the Maldives. With only half a percent of the country above water,

its calm beautiful waters cover a dynamic, rich and constantly chang-

ing underwater world. Encounters with whale sharks & giant mantas are

just a little of what the diving in the Maldives has to offer.

MARK SNYDER

1:00 PM

BECOMING A DIVE MAGAZINE WRITER

We will discuss writing for Northwest Dive News as well

as other Magazines. Topics will include: photography above and

below water. How to write articles, article length, points to include,

what it’s like in the writing world, and where your writing experiences

could lead to.MIKE HUGHES

TWO AMAZING DESTINATIONS,

ABOARD ROCIO DEL MAR LIVEABOARD

Experience the splendor of the Sea of Cortez

ROCIO DEL MAR

DISCOVER PAPUA NEW GUINEA’S BEST SEMINAR

Fast moving, highly informative presentation exploring fantastic locations above and below the

water as well as introducing the best dive destinations that PNG

has to offer, including resorts & live aboards.

CHET MOORE

BASICS OF UNDERWATER IMAGING

Join Truxton Terkla (2007 PADI GO PRO Challenge Video Contest

Winner & Owner of TL Sea Diving in Seattle) for a 1-hour “mini-seminar. The second half of his presentation

will include underwater video of Northwest diving.”

TSLEA

2:00 PM TRAVELING DANCER FLEET

DONNA LATIN

DIVER FATALITIES: HOW GOOD DIVERS GET INTO BAD

TROUBLEAn in-depth discussion of

recreational diving fatalities using DAN’s analysis of nearly 1000 diving

fatalities cases. This presentation also includes a discussion of diving

hazard identification and how to improve safety.

DAN ORR

AMAZING DIVE TRAVELSECRETS

In this informative how to seminar, learn about the latest strategies to

get the best dive and water adventure vacation deals.

RICHARD WOULFE

BACKSCATTER

3:00 PM

A HISTORY OFUNDERWATER

PHOTOGRAPHY Today’s underwater photographers

have access to equipment that previous generations couldn’t have dreamed of. Even the rankest ama-teur can produce extraordinary un-derwater imagery. Take a look back

at the origins of this popular, and often lucrative, underwater pastime.

SID MACKENHISTORICAL SOCIETY

ONE FISH, TWO FISH - LEARN SOME NEW FISH!

Recreational divers in the Pacific NW have been participating in

the REEF volunteer diver survey program for over 10 yrs. Learn how you can help gather vital info on the

local fish.JANNA NICHOLS

INTRO INTO TIDES AND CURRENTS

Interested in learning about tides and currents in Puget Sound and Hood Canal? Then join us for this

presentation as we explore the basics of where to find tides and

currents information and then participant in a dive planning

workshop.NICOLLE PRATT

500 TO 2000 FSW DIVES USING REBREATHERS

This lecture will chronicle the dives the author accomplished during

his time as a one atmosphere suit pilot, officer in charge of diving

detachment in the Navy as well as an explorer for the Association for

Marine Exploration. JOE DITURI, IANTD

4:00 PMSIDEMOUNT DIVING: SPORT OR TECH DIVING, CAVES OR OPEN WATER , NOVICE OR

EXPERT?Come and find out what the fuss is about and what you have been

missing.DENNIS PULLEY, TDI

SIX GILL SHARKS OF THE NORTHWEST

Seattle Aquarium biologist specializing in the Six-Gill Sharks of

the Northwest.JEFF CHRISTIANSEN

FITNESS & THE DIVER; WHY WE DO IT AND HOW TO LOVE

IT MORE

COACH IZZY

CHOOSING AN UNDERWATER CAMERA SYSTEM

This seminar will explore the characteristics that Cathy thinks

is most important for each type of underwater camera system

CATHY CHURCH


SUNDAYAPRIL 10, 2011 403 404 405 406

10:00 AMTDI MEMBERS UPDATE

SHAWN HARRISON

Industry Only

SUN. 10am-11am

ARE YOU REALLY READY TO DIVE?

It Is A Look At The Role Equipment Issues Play In Diving Incidents

And Accidents Through The Use Of Candid Photographs And Dan

Accident Data.DAN ORR

HISTORICAL WRECKS OF THE GULF ISLANDS

Within a short trip of Thetis Island are four historical shipwrecks

-- safely diveable and with much structure to explore. The Robert Kerr, Miami, Del Norte and Point

Grey all lie within 80 ft of the surface and each offers its own

unique storyline.ANDY LAMB

CATHY CHURCH PHOTO SEMINAR

MASTERING UNDERWATER STROBES

(for cameras with manual controls and an external strobe)

This workshop is aimed at manual exposure cameras with external

strobes. This includes all SLR cameras as well as other compact

digitals that allow full f-stop and shutter speed control such as the

Olympus SP350 & EPL1, Canon S90/95, G10/11 and Sea and Sea

DX-2G.CATHY CHURCH11:00 AM

DOC’S PROPLUGSAll Attendees will recieve a free

hearing exam and a pair of Proplugs after the seminar!! Visit

Dr. Scott at his booth 832.DR. SCOTT

FITNESS & THE DIVER; WHY WE DO IT AND HOW TO LOVE IT MORE

COACH IZZY

DESTINATION STEWARDSHIP STRATEGIES

OVERVIEWIn this session, we will take a look at the comparative

and competitive advantages of certifying and promoting sustainable development principles and practices

BRIAN HERLIHY

12:00 PMCCR DESIGNS, BENEFITS

AND LIMITATIONSWith Closed Circuit Rebreathers

becoming main stream there is plenty of confusion and misinformation re design,

features, perceived features and testing. This seminar will clarify.

PETER DEN HAAN

OXYGEN - WHEN IT’S GOOD AND WHEN IT’S BAD

JOEL DULAIGH - NOAA

EGYPT AND THE RED SEA David is in Group Sales &

Marketing for Fly & Sea Dive Adventures. He has more than 35 years experience in the dive

industry. His presentation is a fun and informative show on Egypt

and the Red Sea. DAVID BASIOVE, FLY AND SEA

1:00 PM

WRECKS, WRECKS AND MORE WRECKS IN BRITISH

COLUMBIAEver wonder what diving on a shipwreck is like? What about

photographing wrecks or finding out where resident critters like

to hide on wrecks? Interested in knowing where the deep wrecks are in BC? Here’s your chance!

BARB ROY

TWO AMAZING DESTINATIONS, ABOARD

ROCIO DEL MAR LIVEABOARD

Experience the splendor of the Sea of Cortez

ROCIO DEL MAR

PICKING THE RIGHT DRYSUIT

Bruce Justinen KNOWS drysuits and can answer virtually any

question you have concerning drysuits and their use.BRUCE JUSTINEN

THE BEST DIVING EXPERIENCES ON THE

WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA

This is a rare opportunity to see fantastic images of dive sites with the world’s most unusual

underwater animals. ALAN STUDLEY & NORBERT WU

2:00 PMUTD - THE ULTIMATE TEAMUTD instructors will demo and

discuss side mount, manual breathers and traditional back

mount.JEFF SECKENDORF

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ANDY LAMB is a regular contributor to Northwest Dive News, author/diver, Andy Lamb has explored the Pacific Northwest since 1967 and logged in almost 3,000 dives in our marvelous marine environment. Through his work at the Vancouver Aquarium and as an educator, he has focused on the outstanding marine life of the region and

shared his curiosity and understanding with the dive community over this period. He continues a passion for this calling by hosting divers at his Thetis Island Home, Cedar Beach Ocean lodge.

ANNIE CRAWLEY is an award-winning producer, filmmaker, photographer, author, and inspirational speaker specializing in documenting the underwater realm. Annie is also a Women Divers Hall of Fame member. She founded Dive Into Your Imagination, a multi-media company dedicated to changing

the way a new generation views the Ocean and themselves. Most recently she has launched a series including cartoon characters titled, The Adventures of Ocean Annie, Makaio and Fringy the Ichthyologish Fish. Visit: www.AnnieCrawley.com and www.DiveIntoYourImagination.com for more!

BARB ROY became a diver in 1979 while living in Alaska. She has worked as an outdoor adventure journalist for over 15 years, writing and shooting photography for both print and on-line publications around the world. Barb is based in British Columbia, Canada and works as a Marketing Consultant

when not traveling for magazines while on story assignments. Her work has appeared in Skin Diver, Discover Diving, Sport Diver, PADI Undersea Journal, Diver UK, Diver Canada, Northwest Dive News, X-ray International magazine and many more outdoor publications. Barb is currently working with the Dive Industry Association of British Columbia and the Washington State Scuba Alliance.

BRIAN HERLIHY is an avid traveler and outdoor enthusiast, Brian’s professional interest in sustainable travel began at the University of Utah, where he earned his degree in Commercial Recreation and Tourism. After years of guiding in wilderness areas and then 10 years driving innovation in software development, Brian returned to his roots in

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BRUCE JUSTINEN is the president of SEASOFT SCUBA, a company he founded in 1985. He has been diving since 1965 when his first job was to skin dive for lost fishing lures. He has more than 4,000 drysuit dives over the last 26 years and has used virtually every kind of drysuit over that period of time. He has worked with several companies

both formally and informally to develop different types of drysuits over the the last 3 decades. He KNOWS drysuits and can answer virtually any question you have concerning drysuits and their use.

CHUCK SWIFT began volunteering for Sea Shepherd in 1990 and remained involved for nearly a decade. He left Sea Shepherd in 1998, and during his absence worked in various professions, earned a degree in Business Administration, a professional certificate in Change Leadership from Cornell University. Swift returned to Sea Shepherd in

early 2009, he has functioned as Sea Shepherd’s Deputy CEO, positively influencing both the administrative and operational sides of organization – most notably helping to secretly acquire, refit, and then ultimately captain Sea Shepherd’s newest ship the Bob Barker during Operation Waltzing Matilda.

CATHY CHURCH has been photographing the beautiful underwater since 1967. She has a master’s degree in marine biology and is recognized as one of the world’s foremost teachers and authors on underwater photography. Cathy Church has received the NOGI award for the arts (a national U.S. award) in 1987, the

DEMA “Reaching Out Award” in 2000 and was inducted into the Woman Divers Hall of Fame in 2000. She was inducted into the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame in 2008. Her coffee table book, “My Underwater Photo Journey” was published in 2004. Her new “Imagination Collection” was released in 2009

CHET MOORE has been diving for some 35 years, eschewing his home waters of nearby Monterey Bay, CA, for the little latitudes and warm water, and in particular those of Papua New Guinea since his and his wife’s first trip in 1993. Frequent visitors since then, Chet now represents Loloata Island Resort near Port Moresby, Walindi Plantation

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DAN ORR is President of Divers Alert Network (DAN). He came to Divers Alert Network in 1991 as Director of Training, responsible for developing and implementing DAN training programs including the internationally successful DAN Oxygen First Aid Course. Prior to coming to DAN, he was the Associate Diving Officer at

Florida State University and, before that, he was Director of Diver Training Programs at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Dan has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Biology and has authored and contributed to many books and magazine articles including co-author of Scuba Diving Safety and DAN’s Pocket Guide for Diving Safety series.



DAVID BASIOVE is in Group Sales & Marketing for Fly & Sea Dive Adventures. He has more than 35 years experience in the dive industry. A former Dacor and Scubapro rep, and PADI Master Instructor he has owned and managed dive shops in Canada, South-East Asia and the South Pacific. His presentation is a fun and informative show on

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DENNIS PULLEY took his first diving course and was certified as a diver in 1976. In 1983 he was certified as an instructor. Dennis was the SSI Training Director from 1989 to 2007. As training director his responsibilities were many. He was responsible for working toward the development of standards for the

Dive Industry while serving on the Recreational Scuba Training Council (RSTC). In early 2008 Dennis took a position with SDI/TDI/ Training where his responsibilities continue to be Product Development, Standards, and Training. He continues to serve on behalf of SDI on the RSTC.

DONNIE REID has been a SCUBA diver for over 26 years. During much of that time he has been intimately involved in the BC dive industry holding such positions as Director in the Underwater Council of BC, President of the Dive Industry

Association of BC, Diving Safety Officer for the Vancouver Aquarium and lead for the last two Ocean Pioneer Award’s Dinners. Through his photography he became involved in numerous expeditions and research projects that have led to a Fellowship in the Explorers’ Club.

ERNIE ARELLANO has been in the forefront of dive industry innovations for other companies for over 15 years but now Arellano is striking out on his own. Having made a name for himself in the dive travel industry helping people connect with the

right destinations , Arellano has formed a team, the EGA Group, and he intends to help other small businesses achieve those same connections. The EGA Group is a comprehensive industry resource organization dedicated to targeted marketing, promotion and advertising. Arellano is excited to share the EGA Group with the rest of the dive industry at the 2011 Dive & Travel Expo.

JEFF CHRISTIANSEN - If you’ve ever wondered what creatures live under the waters of Puget Sound and Elliot Bay, Jeff Christiansen is the man with many of the answers. Christiansen is a biologist and chief diver at the Seattle Aquarium. He specializes

in Bluntnose sixgill sharks, or Hexanchus griseus, the third-largest predatory shark in the world, which can be found year round in the Seattle area. Christiansen is part of a joint research team studying sixgill sharks, using genetic research, visual markers and acoustic tracking to study the creatures’ habits.

JETT BRITNELL is an internationally published diving photojournalist and lecturer with over 30 years of adventure diving experience. His cold water and tropical diving articles have been published in numerous scuba diving magazines worldwide. He is a Dive

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JOSEPH DITURI enlisted in the U.S. Navy due to his desire to be a Navy diver and later was commissioned into the Special Operations Officer pipeline. Joseph is an avid technical / rebreather diver who owns part of the International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers while serving as their

Vice President (Training). He is also an Instructor Trainer for Diver’s Alert Network and a Hyperbaric Physician Instructor for the International Board of Undersea Medicine (IBUM). Joe is also the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of the Association for Marine Exploration (AME) which is a non-profit corporation.

JOEL DULAIGH an active duty member of the United States Public Health Service, is the Diving Medical Officer for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). He is located at the NOAA Diving Center in Seattle, WA. Before coming to the

NOAA Diving Center, he was in the United States Navy and has over 22 years in the uniformed services. His is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with a background in emergency medicine, cardiology, and now undersea medicine.

LARRY CONNOR manages the Aggressor Fleet reseller program for dealers, wholesalers and travel agents. He applies his continuing education skills to keeping crews current in all certifications pertaining to dive professionals and to Aggressor standards. He has been affiliated with Aggressor since

1988. In addition to his United States Coast Guard master license, he is a master PADI instructor, gas blender instructor, Nitrox

instructor trainer, emergency first response instructor, defibrillator instructor and oxygen instructor. Upon his retirement from the Federal Aviation Administration in 2005, Connor went to work for Aggressor full time.

MARK SNYDER is a photographer working both top side and underwater for various clients including live-aboards and dive resorts Manthiri-Maldives, Nai’a in Fiji and Wakatobi. He is known for his wide angle work with subtle lighting using multiple strobes and periodically gives

talks an workshops on lighting underwater. Mark has had images published in various print and web media outlets such as Sport Diver, Scuba Diving and Fathoms. He is currently a US sales representative for the Manthiri and his work can be seen at www.starknkedfish.com.

MIKE HUGHES has written over 100 dive articles over the last seven years. His book, The Northwest Dive Guide was published in 2009. He is a PADI Master Instructor and IANTD Tech diver. He has spent 30 years traveling to dive destinations around the world and has a B.S. degree in Marine Biology.

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NORBERT WU is an independent photographer and filmmaker who specializes in marine issues. His writing and photography have appeared in thousands of books, films, and magazines. He is the author and photographer of seventeen books on wildlife and photography and the originator and photographer for several

children’s book series on the oceans. His Scholastic Encyclopedia of Animals has sold over half a million copies. Exhibits of his work have been shown at the American Museum of Natural History, the California Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Museum of Wildlife Art.

PETER DEN HAAN has been a Mechanical Engineer for more than 25 years. He has taken his engineering experience and implemented a high standard of training at Progressive Diving Institute and with its staff. With over a 3000 logged dives, Peter specializes in pushing the state of the art in

both training and equipment, while maintaining the enjoyment of scuba diving as the priority for himself and the students. Peter has been involved in the development of training standards to make Closed Circuit Rebreather diving saver. He travels throughout the US & Europe to conduct technical training for NAUI and is their West coast representative as well.

RICHARD WOULFE has over 30 years of water adventure travel experience. He was certified as an Open Water Scuba Instructor when he was 20 and has logged more than 5000 dives in over 50 destinations around the world. Richard is

an expert on marketing and selling adventure trips to remote dive and snorkel locations. He provides sales, marketing and training expertise to resorts, live aboards, and other hospitality related companies. Rich is an avid water sports fan and fitness/wellness enthusiast. He lives in San Diego, California.

SHAWN HARRISON took his first diving course and was certified as a diver in 1992. In 1997 he was certified as an Open Water Instructor. In his early industry career years, Shawn worked in retail dive facilities in the greater Seattle region where his experience included retail sales,

repair, dive training and store management. In early 2003 Shawn took a position with SDI/TDI/ERDI for Midwest Regional Sales Representative. In early 2006 Shawn left the diving industry to work in the Medical and Automotive manufacturing industry. Shawn was offered to come back to SDI/TDI/ERDI as the Midwest and Northwest Regional Manager in late 2008 and has been with them ever since.

SID MACKEN has been diving in the Pacific Northwest since 1957, and has pursued a lifelong interest in underwater photography. He is a graduate of Santa Barbara City College’s Marine Diving Technology Program, a certified commercial diver, underwater videographer, diving historian, and owner of Mocean Video.

His video work has appeared on local news channels, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Discovery Channel, The Food Network and Sesame Street. He has produced documentaries on diving history and coastal ecology. Presently, Sid sits on the Board of Directors for the Historical Diving Society, USA.



TRUXTON TERKLA 2007 PADI GO PRO Challenge Video Contest Winner & Owner of TL Sea Diving in Seattle. Began diving in 1991, Divemaster 1993, Assistant INstructor 1994, Instructor 1994, Master Scuba Diver Trainer 1996, Founded TL Sea Diving 1996, Medic First Aid Instructor 1998, IDC Staff Instructor 1998, Master

Instructor 1998, Emergency FirstResponse Instructor 2003. 18 years dive experience, and 17 years instructional experience.

JIM TRASK is the Vice President of the Washington Scuba Alliance. Jim is retired Army and now splits his time between diving, WSA, and his family. He currently works to make the sport of diving safer and more accessible.

JANNA NICHOLS - Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Janna took up recreational diving and underwater photography in 1999. She became very involved doing marine life surveys for the REEF organization, (and has submitted over 630 surveys) and then became a PADI scuba instructor. She has taught Pacific

Coast marine life ID classes from San Diego to British Columbia and everywhere in between. She shares her love of our Pacific NW critters on her website (www.pnwscuba.com) and in classes that use her photos and experiences from her 850+ dives, mostly all in cold Pacific NW waters. She is REEF’s Outreach Coordinator and has helped write and provide photos for the Pacific NW and California REEF Fish and Invertebrate ID courses.

LEON SCAMAHORN is the CEO of InnerSpace Systems Corp and inventor of the Megalodon CCR. Leon is a 13 year Special Forces veteran specializing in Maritime operations and was considered the authority on the subject in the U.S. Army. Leon is still serving his country with supplying the

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Sunday April 10, 2010 10:00am-1:00pm Mastering Underwater Strobes (for cameras with manual controls and an external strobe)This workshop is aimed at manual exposure cameras with external strobes. This includes all SLR cameras as well as other compact digitals that allow full f-stop and shutter speed control such as the Olympus SP350 & EPL1, Canon S90/95, G10/11 and Sea and Sea DX-2G. Topics will cover all aspects of strobe use from primary lighting for close-ups to balanced flash fill for wide angle photos. You will learn Cathy’s favorite creative lighting techniques with single and multiple strobes to avoid backscatter and to create more beautiful photos with any system.If you do not already know what an f-stop and shutter speed are, Cathy will review it for you, or contact her at [email protected] e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for a one-page handout to read in advance, to help make your seminar more enjoyable.As the brochure says “Cathy takes a complex topic and makes it clear. Her humorous, easy-to-understand approach has made her the country’s most popular instructor.”Photographers without any manual controls are welcome to attend. Although a large portion of the information will not pertain to your system, you can learn about the things you need to consider as you move up to a more versatile camera.Cost $60. Limit 30


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and leaves in its wake a desire to return as soon as possible. The TCI have remained a stunning natural diving and snorkeling haven. Miles of pristine and deserted beaches, unspoiled coral reefs and dramatic walls, this sun kissed archipelago sits on the horizon just waiting to be discovered by yet another diver.

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The largest settlement is on the main island of Providenciales. Known as ‘Provo’ to divers from all over the world as well as tourists, this area is ripe for development. A recent boom in tourism development has changed this normally laid-back and unspoiled atmosphere into a modern day boom town yet

the locals continue to be as laid back as ever and, trust me, it’s catching. TCI still has 200 plus miles of unspoiled beaches. And just off shore lie the world’s third largest coral reef system, a virtual come and play calling card for anyone with a mask, tanks and fins.


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TCI si ts in a semi-circular chain of eight islands dotted by smaller cays. West Caicos and Provo are to the west, followed by North and Middle Caicos. The islands of North and Middle Caicos can be reached by passenger ferry from Provo. East Caicos, which remains largely uninhabited, is a diver’s favorite while Salt Cay, and the capital, Cockburn Town are located on Grand Turk. All of these areas are easily accessible to divers and snorkelers and there are local dive shops and charters that specialize in trips throughout the area.

During our week-long live-aboard trip with Capitan Ken and his crew on the Turks and Caicos Explorer II, we visited some of TCI’s key dive sites. We began our trip along the northwest point of Provo, followed by several sites on the wall off the west coast of West Caicos and finished the trip at the tiny wildlife reserve of French


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The visibility in the region rarely falls less than 100 ft. which only adds to the allure for both snorkelers and divers alike. The shallow reefs, though dramatically different, are equally as spectacular as the deeper vertical walls. Divers of all skill levels will find a place to dive in TCI. In the shallows you’ll find an abundance of large Nassau grouper, nurse sharks, damsel fish and hundreds of other species, all feeding or visiting one of the many cleaning stations located in the large coral heads.

Off the walls we were lucky enough to see an abundance of barracuda, reef sharks as well as some of the biggest elephant ear sponges and fan corals we’ve seen anywhere. On one particular dive we even spotted a hammerhead shark later followed by a couple of eagle rays. By far, the highlight was a lengthy visit from Jojo, the friendly resident bottle-nose dolphin and national treasure of the Islands.

Aside from idyllic seas and clear skies, the weather in this part of the Caribbean is a big draw and I have to say we were not disappointed. The average air temperature remains a comfortable 27° to 32° C (80° – 90° F) year-round with a winter water temperature of 23° to 26° C (74° – 78° F). We were told

TCI averages 350 days of sunshine each year, so whether you’re a serious diver, avid snorkeler or just looking for calm seas and miles of white sandy beaches all to yourself, you can’t go wrong here.

Although there has been a lot of development in recent years visitors will still discover the island life everyone seeks throughout the cays here in TCI. I found the locals to be friendly and helpful and the food was amazing. One truly finds themselves musing about living in TCI full-time. So if you are looking for that special out-of-the-way place to dive and relax, TCI might be where you should point your compass; trust me you will not be disappointed. ■

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Don Stark, one of the founders of the TCRF and the organization’s chairman, believes that now is the time to take care of one of the places that has taken care of divers and tourist for so long. “I have been coming to the Turks & Caicos since 1993 and I have been impressed by the conservation efforts already in place here with the National Marine Parks system,” said Stark. “But rapid development on the islands is placing tremendous pressure on the marine environment. As one of the consistently highly rated dive destinations, snorkelers and scuba divers have a vested interest in seeing the reefs and related marine environments.” Stark also hopes that the development of the funding will also call attention to the plight of the reef system if not properly taken care of.

The TCRF will raise funds from the voluntary contributions of island visitors. In exchange for a voluntary contribution, visitors will receive either a wristband or a plastic dive tag that can be attached to their scuba gear, bag or suitcase to demonstrate their support for the TCRF. This fund is one of many all over the world that are now being developed to protect the ocean reefs. Palau and Fiji also have similar funds. “It is important that we, as divers, step up and support the efforts to protect the very places we enjoy diving,” says Dive News Publisher and veteran diver Rick Stratton. “I know I want to be able to dive the reefs for a long time and I want my kids to be able to enjoy them as well, the only way to make that happen is through efforts such as these.”

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Maui Dreams Dive Co808.874.5332

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Pearl Harbor Divers808.589.2177

www.pearlharbordivers.com

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Honolulu Scuba Company808.220.0577

www.honoluluscubacompany.comspur people to help. “We hope to involve all tourists whether they come here to fish, snorkel, dive, or just to enjoy our beautiful beaches,” Stone says. “We have tried to model our program on the very successful Bonaire Marine Parks Fee program. We intend to facilitate marine environmental research efforts, educational programs, and conservation efforts with the funds we raise.”

The TCRF has begun to accept grant applications from individuals, groups and organizations for projects that will enhance the marine environment of the TCI. The TCRF has selected as its first project, in cooperation with the Turks and Caicos Islands Department of Environmental and Coastal Resources, the refurbishing and replacement, as needed, of the snorkel trail markers on the reef in front of the Coral Gardens Resort. The snorkel trail is an attraction that is well known and heavily utilized by visitors to the islands, but hurricanes, storms and algae growth has taken its toll over the past several years. Our goal will be to replace the markers and reef ball support stands and to regularly visit the site to perform cleaning and maintenance of the markers, reef ball stands and marker buoys for the benefit and enjoyment of all visitors. For more information on the projects funded by the Turks & Caicos

Reef Fund and funding opportunities, visit us at www.TCReef.org. ■


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During the many months leading up to the January 14, 2005

sinking of the Boeing 737 as an Artificial Reef, the team of volunteers had many tasks to perform. As the leader, instigator and “Mr. Everything” for the group, Peter Luckham was at the center of it all. One of the critical items on his list was the selection of a suitable site for the aircraft and its supporting structures. A final choice, based on numerous criteria was made -- near the town of Chemainus.

The level location selected was within 70ft (20m) of a small, low relief reef, situated just shoreward of the plane’s resting place to be. Dive surveys showed the reef’s depth to be between 30 and 70ft (9 and 20m). It featured a reasonable though unspectacular assortment of resident creatures that included two iconic Pacific Northwest “diver want-to-sees” – the giant Pacific octopus and the wolf-eel.

In the intervening years, Peter Luckham, as owner/operator (with wife Simone) of 49th Parallel Dive Charters, has frequently visited the several resident wolf-eels, often as part of guest experiences. These dependable fish are

readily found in several dens along the base of the reef, on the Boeing side. Most often visited is a pair of adults at the western end of the reef.

Fast forward to January, 2011. On a serendipitous visit to his “wolfie-friends”, Peter, sans camera, noticed a large, round ball of cream coloured eggs within the den. After several return visits with his camera, Peter was finally able to obtain the accompanying image.

Upon consultation with Dr. Jeff Marliave of the Vancouver Aquarium, Peter learned that these eggs should hatch in approximately 6 weeks. Jeff also mentioned that when the babies begin to hatch, the parents will “mouth the eggs”. This parental attention assists the young to break free of the eggs and particularly helps the ones escaping from the center of the egg mass. To date, this activity has only been observed in captive rearing situations and not in the wild. Peter is hoping to be present, with his camera, at the moment of truth to document the event. Jeff thinks this “birthing” will occur just before sub-sea dawn or first light underwater. ■

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Scuba divers must maintain high-quality aerobic and cardiovascular fitness in order to meet the physical demands of the sport. Divers

may encounter unexpected conditions, such as strong currents, waves or surge, and they must be able to exert themselves sufficiently to compensate. Every diver should be able to meet any potential physical demands an open water environment could present in order to help ensure their safety in the water.

Maintaining a well-rounded exercise program helps to improve muscular strength, cardiovascular health and physical fitness. A workout routine should incorporate at least three 30 minute workout sessions each week. During this time, you should reach and maintain your target heart rate. To calculate your target heart you must first identify your maximum heart rate (220-your age); your target heart rate is 60 to 80 percent of your maximum heart rate. To learn more about calculating your target heart rate, read the Dive Fitness column on AlertDiver.com. Your workout program should include strength, cardiovascular and flexibility training. fitness plAnning

Prior to initiating a workout regimen, it may be a good idea to talk to your doctor, particularly if it has been a while since you exercised regularly. In addition, schedule a physical. If you have any risk factors for cardiovascular disease (smoking, sedentary lifestyle, poor diet, alcoholism, high cholesterol, obesity, high blood glucose), a cardiac stress test is probably a good idea. Your doctor can assess your current level of health and advise you on nutritional guidelines and resources to help you develop a workout plan. Discuss any medications you

are taking with your physician and any side effects or complications related to your medications. If you’d like a recommendation for a dive

physician in your area or if your physician would like a consultation, call the DAN Medical Information Line at +1-919-684-2948.

Planning your workout routine around your diving is also important. Generally, it is

recommended that divers avoid high-intensity workouts within 24 hours of diving. It is possible that intense physical activity within the 24-hour window may induce additional bubble formation and could lead to an increased risk of decompression sickness. If you choose to work out within a 24-hour period, select low-intensity exercises. It is also recommended that divers rest after diving as it helps the body recover and may assist in facilitating the elimination of inert gas. During your surface interval, take time to relax, recover and stay hydrated before packing up or switching your rig to a new tank. Benefits of physicAl fitness

Better physical fitness helps promote safer, more relaxed and enjoyable diving. A higher level of fitness can improve a diver’s ability to fight fatigue, so he is more prepared to meet the physical demands of the sport. Improved muscular strength helps make carrying equipment and climbing ladders easier. Flexibility training increases your range of motion, making it easier to reach equipment and helping reduce risk of injury. Improved physical fitness also helps to increase circulation, which may facilitate the release of nitrogen from your system after a dive. Stay fit to enhance your diving and your safety.. ■

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allowing underwater photographers to capture t rue co lor. The k i t includes a Camcorder w/ WR-MG270 Underwater Housing, 2 G8V15 LED Video Lights, w/ Arms, Wide Angle Lens, w/ Lens Holder/ Filters all in a soft camera travel

bag. With 10.6MP CMOS Sensor / 1920 x 1080i HD, 32GB Internal Memory & SD/SDHC Card Slot, Konica Minolta HD Lens w/ 15x Zoom, 9.3MP Digital Stills & 24Mbps AVCHD and Wireless Bluetooth Compatibility the Bonica Underwater JVC550 – Pro Kit is sure to complete any diver’s equipment list. For more info visit www.bhphotovideo.com.

liquiD imAge mAsKThe Liquid Image Explorer Series 3.1 Megapixel Digital

Camera / Video Mask allow divers and sno rke l e r s to capture their memories. This underwater mask can be used at up to 15 ft. below surface to capture 640x480 video at 20 fps, and still images a t 2 0 4 8 x 1 5 3 6 pixels. The mask includes VGA, 20 fps video, V3.1 MP for photos, an Internal memory of 16 MB with a capacity - MicroSD up to 2GB, attachment for lights and ArcSoft Photo and Video Impression Software. This hands free imaging system will allow for clear video and photos while freeing up a diver’s hands. For more info visit www.pointofviewcameras.com.

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An alphabetical listing of participating dive shops, charters, live aboards and resorts in tropical locations around the world. TROPICAL DIVE DIRECTORY

St. Croix (U.S. Virgin iSlandS)

Cane Bay Dive Shop 340.773.9913 www.canebayscuba.com

aUStralia

CoZUMElBonairE

BEliZE

roatanCoCo View Resort Roatan 800.282.8932 www.roatan.com

BritiSh Virgin iSlandNV Yacht Charters 443.829.8576 www.nvcharters.com

Lalati 877.750.0233 www.lalatifiji.com

Matava 679.333.6222 www.matava.com

Dancer Fleet 305.669.9391 www.dancerfleet.com

Dolphin Bay Divers Retreat 679.992.4001 dolphinbaydivers.comKoro Sun 970.209.4265 www.korosunresort.com

Qamea Resort & Spa 649.360.0217 www.qamea.com

Wananavu 679.669.4433 www.wananavu.com

Blue Ocean Marine Pty.Ltd. 415.830.3846 www.blueoceanmarine.com.au

Buddy Dive Resort 599.717.5080.518 www.buddydive.com

Deep Blue Adventures 888.266.2209 www.deepblueadventures.com

Quest Dive Adventures 770.992.8414 www.questdive.com

Villa Makoshi Lower Level 780.483.0044 www.BonaireDiveVilla.com

Sunset House 800.854.4767 www.sunsethouse.com

Southern Cross Club 800.899.2582 www.southerncrossclub.com

Divetech@Cobal Coast Dive Resort 888.946.5656 divetech.com cobaltcoast.com

CoSta riCaQuest Dive Adventures 770.992.8414 www.questdive.com




PhiliPPinESAtlantis Dive Resort 775.588.0500 www.atlantishotel.comDeep Blue Adventures 888.266.2209 www.deepblueadventures.com

SEa of CortEZ/SoCorro iSlandS

rEd SEa - EgYPt

Rocio Del Mar 602.558.9580 www.rociodelmarliveaboard.com

galaPagoS

hondUraS

Divencounters 877.323.DIVE www.divencounters.com

Horizon Divers 305.453.3535 www.horizondivers.com

Fly & Sea Dive Adventures 888.995.DIVE(3483) www.redseadiving.ca

Learning Through Travel 516.781.5556 www.learningthroughtravel.com

tUrkS & CaiCoS

Calypso Beach Retreat 303.264.8333 www.calypsobeachretreat.com

fiJiBeqa Lagoon Resort 800.542.3454 www.beqalagoonresort.com


indonESia Cont...

Worldwide Dive and Sail 866.258.6398 www.worldwidediveandsail.com

Divi Resorts 954.545.0269 www.diviresorts.com

Abyss Dive Center 52.984.873.2164 www.abyssdivecenter.com

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Aquanauts Dive Adv. 52.998.206.9365 www.aquanautsdiveadventures.com

The Dive Station (407) 843-3483 www.divestation.com

CUraCaoOcean Encounters 800.932.6237 www.oceanencounters.com

BVI Scuba 284.540.2222 www.bviscubaco.com

Jost Van Dyke 800.778.8066www.jostvandyke.com

Scuba Du 310.684.5556 www.scubadu.com

Island DreamsTravel 713.973.9300 www.divetrip.com

Dive Provo 649.946.5040 www.diveprovo.com

Oasis Divers 649.946.1128 www.oasisdivers.com

Sun Breeze Hotel 1.800.688.0191 www.sunbreeze.net

Utila Tours 800.668.8452 337.893.0013 www.utila.com

Pindito Liveaboard 831.818.8594 www.pindito.com

St. kittSDive St. Kitts 869.564.8914 www.divestkitts.com

Albatros Charters 888.333.4643 www.cozumel-fishing.com

BlueBubbleScuba 987.872.4240 www.bluebubble.com

Tasik Ria Resort Spa & Diving 62.431 -.824.445 www.tasikria.comHugh Parkeys 888.223.5403

www.belizediving.com

SpruceCreekScuba 386.767.1727 www.sprucecreekscuba.com

florida Cont...CaYMan iSlandS Cont...

To be listed in our Tropical Dive Directory call 360.240.1874 or email us at [email protected] DIVE DIRECTORY

Off The Wall Adventures 863.709-9253 www.offthewalladventures.com


Dive Away Fiji 888.266.2209 www.diveaway-fiji.com

indonESiaDeep Blue Adventures 888.266.2209 www.deepblueadventures.comIsland DreamsTravel 713.973.9300 www.divetrip.comKungkungan Bay Resort & Spa 530.347.2300 www.divekbr.comLembeh Hills Resort www.LembehHills.com 62.812.441.18.000

St. VinCEntBequia Dive Adventures 784.458.3826 www.bequiadiveadventures.com

Deep Blue Resort 011.504.95.76.36.97 www.deepblueutila.com


CaYMan iSlandS Conch Republic Divers 800.274.3483 www.conchrepublicdivers.com

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Gear Carriers has created a new kind of “dive buddy” by way of a cart designed to tote a diver’s gear. Smart Gear’s Carts are constructed to save back pain and allow divers to transport gear without having to make numerous trips. The uniquely designed all-terrain carts are collapsible special ty hand trucks featuring a rugged front equipment platform as well as a rear platform. Smart Gear USA Dive Buddy carts feature two pairs of wheels for better balance and more strength. They are collapsible with a t e lescop ing handle and fo ld - in l ock i n /lock out wheels and are lightweight and convenient. F o r m o r e i n f o v i s i t www.smartgearusa.com.

liquivision computerThe Liquivision X1 is cutting edge technical diving computer

technology. It has been called “the iPhone™ of dive computers” for its intuitive tap navigation, readability, compact size and open software platform. Designed for technical divers, it is fully functional as a recreational or nitrox computer and offers the same enhanced diving experience. The LiquiVision Computer features a 128x64 OLED display (Organic LED), a180 degree viewing angle, 2000:1 contrast ratio, Ultra-bright with giant fonts for easy readability, and is readable in complete darkness. The Hard anodized CNC machined aluminum casing and scratch resistant borosilicate glass window keeps the system readable and safe while two ceramic pressure sensors and a Lithium polymer battery offering up to 20 hours of dive time between charges means that the battery will not need to be replaced. This system is CE certified to 180 meters or 590 feet. For more info visit www.liquivision.com.

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An alphabetical listing of participating dive shops, charters, live aboards and resorts in tropical locations around the world. TROPICAL DIVE DIRECTORY

St. Croix (U.S. Virgin iSlandS)

Cane Bay Dive Shop 340.773.9913 www.canebayscuba.com

aUStralia

CoZUMElBonairE

BEliZE

roatanCoCo View Resort Roatan 800.282.8932 www.roatan.com

BritiSh Virgin iSlandNV Yacht Charters 443.829.8576 www.nvcharters.com

Lalati 877.750.0233 www.lalatifiji.com

Matava 679.333.6222 www.matava.com

Dancer Fleet 305.669.9391 www.dancerfleet.com

Dolphin Bay Divers Retreat 679.992.4001 dolphinbaydivers.comKoro Sun 970.209.4265 www.korosunresort.com

Qamea Resort & Spa 649.360.0217 www.qamea.com

Wananavu 679.669.4433 www.wananavu.com

Blue Ocean Marine Pty.Ltd. 415.830.3846 www.blueoceanmarine.com.au

Buddy Dive Resort 599.717.5080.518 www.buddydive.com



Villa Makoshi Lower Level 780.483.0044 www.BonaireDiveVilla.com

Sunset House 800.854.4767 www.sunsethouse.com

Southern Cross Club 800.899.2582 www.southerncrossclub.com

Divetech@Cobal Coast Dive Resort 888.946.5656 divetech.com cobaltcoast.com

CoSta riCaQuest Dive Adventures 770.992.8414 www.questdive.com




PhiliPPinESAtlantis Dive Resort 775.588.0500 www.atlantishotel.comDeep Blue Adventures 888.266.2209 www.deepblueadventures.com

SEa of CortEZ/SoCorro iSlandS

rEd SEa - EgYPt

Rocio Del Mar 602.558.9580 www.rociodelmarliveaboard.com

galaPagoS

hondUraS

Divencounters 877.323.DIVE www.divencounters.com

Horizon Divers 305.453.3535 www.horizondivers.com

Fly & Sea Dive Adventures 888.995.DIVE(3483) www.redseadiving.ca

Learning Through Travel 516.781.5556 www.learningthroughtravel.com

tUrkS & CaiCoS

Calypso Beach Retreat 303.264.8333 www.calypsobeachretreat.com

fiJiBeqa Lagoon Resort 800.542.3454 www.beqalagoonresort.com


indonESia Cont...

Worldwide Dive and Sail 866.258.6398 www.worldwidediveandsail.com

Divi Resorts 954.545.0269 www.diviresorts.com

Abyss Dive Center 52.984.873.2164 www.abyssdivecenter.com

MExiCo

Aquanauts Dive Adv. 52.998.206.9365 www.aquanautsdiveadventures.com

The Dive Station (407) 843-3483 www.divestation.com

CUraCaoOcean Encounters 800.932.6237 www.oceanencounters.com

BVI Scuba 284.540.2222 www.bviscubaco.com

Jost Van Dyke 800.778.8066www.jostvandyke.com

Scuba Du 310.684.5556 www.scubadu.com


Dive Provo 649.946.5040 www.diveprovo.com

Oasis Divers 649.946.1128 www.oasisdivers.com

Sun Breeze Hotel 1.800.688.0191 www.sunbreeze.net

Utila Tours 800.668.8452 337.893.0013 www.utila.com

Pindito Liveaboard 831.818.8594 www.pindito.com

St. kittSDive St. Kitts 869.564.8914 www.divestkitts.com

Albatros Charters 888.333.4643 www.cozumel-fishing.com

BlueBubbleScuba 987.872.4240 www.bluebubble.com

Tasik Ria Resort Spa & Diving 62.431 -.824.445 www.tasikria.comHugh Parkeys 888.223.5403

www.belizediving.com

SpruceCreekScuba 386.767.1727 www.sprucecreekscuba.com

florida Cont...CaYMan iSlandS Cont...

To be listed in our Tropical Dive Directory call 360.240.1874 or email us at [email protected] DIVE DIRECTORY

Off The Wall Adventures 863.709-9253 www.offthewalladventures.com


Dive Away Fiji 888.266.2209 www.diveaway-fiji.com

indonESiaDeep Blue Adventures 888.266.2209 www.deepblueadventures.comIsland DreamsTravel 713.973.9300 www.divetrip.comKungkungan Bay Resort & Spa 530.347.2300 www.divekbr.comLembeh Hills Resort www.LembehHills.com 62.812.441.18.000

St. VinCEntBequia Dive Adventures 784.458.3826 www.bequiadiveadventures.com

Deep Blue Resort 011.504.95.76.36.97 www.deepblueutila.com


CaYMan iSlandS Conch Republic Divers 800.274.3483 www.conchrepublicdivers.com

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Anacortes Diving & Supply Anacortes (360) 293-2070 Store

Washington Divers Bellingham (360) 676-8029 Store

Gone Diving Bellingham (360) 738-2042 Store

Adventures Down Under Bellingham (360) 676-4177 Store

Odyssey Diving Clarkston (509) 751-1095 Store

Evergreen Dive Service Everett (425) 512-8811 Store

Naknek Charters Friday Harbor (360) 378-9297 Charter

Hoodsport N Dive Hood Canal (360) 877-6818 Store

Undersea Adventures Kennewick (509) 735-0735 Store

Scuba Sports Kent (253) 854-3294 Store

Diver’s Dream Charters La Conner (360) 202-0076 Charter

Mike’s Beach Resort Lilluwaup (360) 877-5324 Resort

Lighthouse Diving Center Lynnwood (425) 771-2679 Store

Dolphin Charters Mukilteo (425) 493-2550 Charter

Whidbey island Dive Oak Harbor (360) 675-1112 Store

Coachman Inn Oak Harbor www.thecoachmaninn.com

Capital Divers Olympia (360) 866-3684 Store

Northwest Dive Charter Parkland (253) 370-5144 Charter

Scuba Supplies Port Angeles (360) 457-3190 Store

Admiralty Dive Center Port Townsend (360) 379-3483 Store

Townsend Bay Dive Port Townsend (360) 385-2353 Store

a-2-Z Scuba instruction puyallup (253) 840-3483 Store

ScubaSET Adventure Center Puyallup (253) 841-5666 Store

Dive Commercial int’l Seattle (206) 784-5050 Commercial Store

Aluminator Water Taxi Seattle (206) 571-3273 Charter

Lighthouse Diving Center Seattle (206) 524-1633 Store

Seattle Scuba Schools Seattle (206) 374-2937 Store

Underwater Sports Seattle (206) 362-3310 Store

Scuba Center of Spokane Spokane www.spokanescuba.com

Bandito Charter Tacoma (253) 973-0370 Charter

Lighthouse Diving Center Tacoma (253) 627-7617 Store

Bubbles Below Woodinville (425) 424-3483 Dive Center

BriTiSH COLUMBia

Broken Island Adventures Bamfield (888) 728-6200 Resort/Charter

Ocean Quest Water Sports Burnaby (604) 436-1157 Store

abyssal Diving Charters Campbell river (800) 499-2297 Charter

49th parallel Dive Charters Chemainus (250) 252-0758 Charter

Cedar Beach resort Chemainus (250) 252-0758 Dive resort

UB Diving Courtenay (877) 883-3483 Charter

Hornby island Diving Hornby is. (250) 335-2807 Dive resort

Ocean Pacific Watersports Kamloops (250) 828-0188 Store

Scuba Sports Kent (253) 854-3294 Store

Divers Choice Charters Nanaimo (866) 716-8867 Charter

Sink or Swim Scuba & Watersports Nanaimo (250) 758-7946 Store

Sundown Diving Nanaimo (888) 773-3483 Store/Charter

Nanaimo Dive Outfitters Nanaimo (250) 756-1863 Store

rendezvous Dive adventures port alberni (877) 777-9994 Charter

Browning pass Hideaway port Hardy (877) 725-2835 resort/Charter

Catala Charters Port Hardy (800) 515-5511 Charter

God’s Pocket Resort Port Hardy www.godspocket.com

Mamro Adventures Port Hardy www.mamro.com Liveaboard

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Alpha Dive Services Powell River (604) 485-6939 Store/Charter

Copper Island Diving Salmon Arm (250) 832-5737 Store

PorpoiseBay.ca Egmont (800) 665-DIVE Charter/Resort

Tahtsa Dive Charters Tahsis (250) 934-6365 Charter

MethodMarine.com Tofino (250) 725-3251 Store/Marina

Ocean Planet Adventures Tofino (250) 725-2221 Resort

TwoEaglesLodge.com Union Bay (250) 335-2342 Dive resort

SeaDragonCharters.com Vancouver (604) 329-3486 Charter

Beyond Deep Diving Victoria (250) 475-2202 Store

Ogden point Dive Victoria (888) 701-1177 Store/Charter

Wilson Diving Services Victoria (250) 478-4488 Store

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Adventures in Scuba Calgary (403) 299-7751 Store

Aqua Sport Scuba Centre Calgary (403) 686-6166 Store

The Dive Shop Calgary (403) 243-4616 Store

Northwest Scuba Edmonton (780) 438-1218 Store

Sub Sea Experience Edmonton (780) 434-1433 Store

The Dive Outfitters Edmonton ( 888) 483-0049 Charter

Just for You Crew & Dive Services Grand Prairie (780) 832-7209 Store

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Dive Magic Boise (208) 319-3483 Store

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Sports Cove Bozeman (406) 585-9926 Store

Helena Scuba Helena (406) 442-4334 Store

Glacier Divers Kalispell (406) 253-4016 Store

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PacificWatersports.com Aloha (503) 642-3483 Store

astoria Scuba astoria astoriascuba.com Store

Rogue Scuba, Inc. Central Point (541) 830-5551 Store

Eugene Skin Divers Supply Eugene (541) 342-2351 Store

CoralSeaScuba.com Grants Pass (800) 482-1599 Store

Adventure Sports, Inc. Gresham (503) 491-0107 Store

South Beach Scuba Newport (541) 867-4944 Store

Aquatic Sports Portland (503) 245-4991 Store

Oregon Underwater Portland (503) 761-8526 Store

Diver’s Den Roseburg (541) 673-3710 Store

SalemScuba.com Salem (503) 588-3483 Store

Under Water Works Tigard (503) 620-6993 Store

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Dive Alaska.net Anchorage (907) 770-1778 Store

Scuba Do, Inc Kodiak (907) 486-2960 Store

Test the Waters North Pole www.testthewaters.com Store

Island Fever Diving Sitka (907) 747-7871 Store/Charter

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Aqua Zone Honolulu (808) 923-3483 Store

Dive Oahu Honolulu (808) 922-3483 Charter

Pearl Harbor Divers Honolulu (808) 589-2177 Store/Charter

Honolulu Scuba Company Honolulu (808) 220-0577 Store

www.honoluluscubacompany.com

Aaron’s Dive Shop Kailua-Kona (808) 262-2333 Store

Big Island Divers Kailua-Kona (808) 329-6068 Store/Charter

Jack’s Diving Locker Kailua-Kona (808) 329-7585 Store/Charter

Kona Honu Divers Kailua-Kona (808) 324-4668 Charter

Pacific Rim Divers Kailua-Kona (808) 334-1750 Charter

Torpedo Tours Kailua-Kona (808) 938-0405 Charter

Wanna Dive Kailua-Kona (808) 937-1175 Charter

Dive & Sea Maui www.diveandseamaui.com Charter

Mauna Lani Sea Adventures Kamuela (808) 885-7883 Store

SeaSport Divers Koloa, Kauai (800) 685-5889 Store/Charter

Capt. Charley Scuba Shack Kihei (877) 213-4488 Store

Lahaina Divers Maui (800) 998-3483 Store/Charter

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April 2011 Vol 15. Issue 4

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