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SUMMER 2012
A diver exits the USS Kittiwake’s
recompression-chamber room
beneath the DAN commemorative
plaque, Grand Cayman.
Photo by Stephen Frink
ON THE COVER:
Ethan Daniels photographed this massive
aggregation of golden jellyfish (Mastigias
papua etpisonii) while snorkeling in Palau’s
famous Jellyfish Lake. He used a Canon 5D
Mark II and 15mm lens in an Aquatica
housing with twin Sea & Sea YS250 strobes,
ISO 200, 1/250th sec at f/14.
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SUMMER 2012
62 MExico’S MajEStic
MEgafaUna
The big animals of Mexico’s
little islands
TexT and PhoTos by shawn
heinrichs, sTePhen Frink and
eric hanauer
For encounters with the ocean’s fastest,
largest and most awe-inspiring fish, the
islands of Guadalupe, socorro and isla
Mujeres deliver. The seas around these
specks of land are teeming with high
adventure.
70 LUnaR inSpiRation
in paLaU
by eThan daniels
The moon’s pull is strong on this tiny group
of south Pacific islands. its rhythms have
a tangible and fascinating influence on the
panoply of life in Palau’s waters.
76 YoU can StiLL gEt that?
Tropical diseases and the traveler
by MarTy MccaFFerTy, eMT-P, dMT,
and nick bird, M.d., MMM
Traveling divers venture to the ends of the
earth, and sometimes we find more than we
were searching for. check out these tips for
protecting yourself from tropical diseases
when you head off the beaten track.
82 MiSSion BLUE
Sylvia Earle’s quest to save
the ocean
TexT and PhoTos by kiP F. evans
when sylvia earle won a Ted Prize in 2009,
she called on ocean enthusiasts everywhere
to elevate public support for the sea. read
how Mission blue, an initiative formed
in response to that appeal, is working to
preserve “hope spots” — critical centers of
marine biodiversity.