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WINTER 2014
ON THE COVER:
A Florida manatee (Trichechus
manatus latirostris) warms
itself in the sunlight in Three
Sisters Springs, Crystal River,
Fla. Carol Grant took the photo
using a Nikon D300 with a
a Tokina 10-17mm FE lens
(13mm), 1/60 sec. @ f/8, ISO
400, two Sea & Sea YS-110
strobes, a Subal ND30 housing
and a Subal dome port.
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WINTER 2014
66 CRUISING THE
SOLOMONS
Text and photos
by Stephen Frink
Stephen Frink likens his recent
visit to the Solomon Islands to
a trip back in time. The richness
and abundance of these
islands’ marine realm evoke the
reefs of decades past.
74 BALI ROAD TRIP
Text and photos
by Alex Mustard, Ph.D.
Divers are too quick to
underestimate Bali, according
to Alex Mustard. There’s no better
way to see the island’s topside
and subsurface marvels
than to road-trip it.
82 CABO PULMO
Sea, earth and people
By David Helvarg
Mexico’s Cabo Pulmo National
Marine Park is an underwater
treasure. From humble beginnings,
this small marine preserve has
become a bastion of biodiversity.
86 TREATING DCS IN THE
MISKITO COAST
By Helena Horak, M.D.
Through the DAN Emergency Dive
Medicine Rotation, doctors
and other medical professionals
have had the opportunity to visit
La Ceiba, Honduras, to help with
— and learn from — the DCS
epidemic there.
A diver enters Leru Cut, one of the Solomon Islands’
most iconic dive sites. Photo by Stephen Frink
