November/December 2018
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A Story of Neighbors and Nature: The Indomitable Spirit of Dominica
A STRONG “NEIGHBOR HELPING NEIGHBOR” ETHIC has been alive in the Caribbean for many generations. The 2017 Caribbean hurricane season gave us the opportunity…
FROM “SIMPLE DIVE” TO SEARCH AND RESCUE: When Plans Don’t Go According to Plan
It was a simple plan. A youth soccer team and their assistant coach, as part of a birthday celebration for one of the boys,…
Paradise, Recovered and Rediscovered: The British Virgin Islands
TRUE STORY. Caribbean-style singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffet got the inspiration for his iconic song, “Cheeseburger in Paradise” while cruising the British Virgin Islands (BVI) by…
Read the September/October 2018 Issue
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NEW HOPE FOR ENDANGERED MANTAS
MANTA RAYS ARE LARGE RAYS belonging to the genus Manta. The larger species, M. birostris, reaches 23 feet (7 m) in width while the smaller, M….
Inside the September/October 2018 Issue
In this issue: How a simple dive turned into a search and rescue mission, boat diving etiquette, rediscovering the British Virgin Islands, selecting a…
History, SUBMERGED: The Best Wrecks in America’s National Marine Sanctuaries
America’s national marine sanctuaries span more than 620,000 square miles (1,605,793km2) of ocean and Great Lakes waters. They include whale migration routes, coral reef…
Avoiding the Blue Water Blues
TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPH that accompanies this article. When I shared this image at a recent meeting of the San Diego Underwater…
Us vs. Them: An Update on Controlling Invasive Lionfish in the Caribbean
The world’s most serious marine invasion began more than a decade ago when lionfish populations exploded in the Atlantic. Scientists are still figuring out…