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CONTENTS
SPRING 2013
ON THE COVER:
Keith Monroe’s “Harp Seal Pup
on Pack Ice” is the grand-prize
winner of the 2013 Ocean Views
Photo Contest. Congratulations,
Keith! For more about this image,
see Page 91.
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SPRING 2013
62 JURASSIC BRAZIL
The Amazon, the Pantanal
and Bonito
By Clark Miller
Strangeness abounds in Brazil’s inland waterways.
Thousands of miles of rivers are home to a
staggering abundance and variety of life.
70 TROPICAL QUEENSLAND
Dive adventures to Cairns and beyond
By Stephen Frink
Cairns may be the planet’s finest portal
to world-class diving. See why the Coral
Sea deserves its name, and learn what
wonders await in the waters of
North Queensland.
76 A SWEET SPOT IN TIME
An essay of hope, or why the ocean matters
to everyone everywhere
By Sylvia A. Earle, Ph.D.
Today more than ever before, society is
becoming aware of good reasons and real
opportunities to protect the sea we value.
It is not too late for the oceans.
82 CANCER AND SCUBA DIVING
What divers need to know
By Nicholas Bird, M.D., MMM
For divers who are among the millions of people
diagnosed with cancer every year, questions about
getting back underwater can be paramount.
DAN has answers.
86 OCEAN VIEWS 2013 PHOTO
CONTEST GALLERY
A time capsule of excellence
Capturing the marine environment
photographically is perhaps more important
today than ever before. Take a look at some
of the finest images from this year’s contest.
O c e a n V i e w s 2 0 1 3 :
A T i m e C a p s u l e o f E x c e l l e n c e
H i g h l y H o n o r e d
Wh a l e S h a r k a n d F r e e d i v e r
P r a i a d o T o f o , M o z a m b i q u e
B y F r a n c i s P é r e z
“It was the beginning of the cold season in Tofo, and after several days
of diving we had not seen a single whale shark. This magnificent shark
appeared on our way back to the dive center on our last day, and
I captured the image while freediving.”
Canon EOS 5D, 15mm f/2.8 fisheye lens, 1/80 sec at f/9, ISO 100,
Seacam housing,
