Scuba Diver/Asian Diver

Working with the world's best underwater photographers and journalists, premier dive magazine Scuba Diver sets the standard by which all other dive magazines are judged. For the modern diver who wants to discover everything they need to know about exploring our fascinating oceans, both in Asia and around the world. Travel destinations, where to find spectacular marine-life, what equipment you need, dive techniques plus news on discoveries and environmental issues - Scuba Diver has it all.

Scuba Diver Australasia and Ocean Planet are alternating titles with 4 issues each per year. While SD Australasia stays true to its roots with editorial coverage exclusively from the Asia Pacific region, Ocean Planet shines a light on top diving destinations from around the world.

EDITOR’S NOTE

911 Save Our Sharks • Sharks are still being decimated on an industrial scale, and we must redouble our efforts to stop the killing

GLOSSARY

Ocean Guardians

How on Earth Did They Get There? • Discovering the story of the original Pacific Ocean people at the 2024 Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPac)

Custodians of Tubbataha • A salute to a small group of ocean defenders who look after the Philippines’ largest marine protected area

NURSERY OF THE SULU SEA • Tubbataha Reefs Nature Park

Diving with Purpose • Ocean lovers Paula Sills and Felipe Ossandon started Ankay Conservation in the Bocas Del Toro archipelago in Panama to inspire action and public awareness, and to be part of a global network of Hope Spots – special places identified scientifically as critical to the health of the ocean under the leadership of the legendary Dr Sylvia Earle.

Treasures Worth Protecting

Water World Chaperones • The work of a dive guide is certainly multifaceted and never easy. They not only have to look after their guests, but also point out the critters for them. Let’s appreciate them and be grateful to them for showing us the wonders of the ocean.

NICOLAS REMY • Telling Visual Stories

DESCENT TO EVEREST • For the first time, a group of intrepid divers push the limits of exploration, descending to the tip of the Everest Seamount, off the coast of Costa Rica, on trimix rebreathers, aided and supported by a submersible

REEF PICKINGS • How a social enterprise in the Philippines is helping the coastal communities of Verde Island

20 YEARS OF GREEN FINS • Growing a Network of Reef Guardians

MANAGING AN EMERGENCY • What Happens When You Call DAN

SNAPSHOTS

TREASURES, SHIPWRECKS AND THE DAWN OF RED SEA DIVING • The extraordinary story of Howard Rosenstein, an entrepreneur who pioneered Red Sea dive tourism with a cast of unforgettable characters

ADEX BEIJING DIVE FESTIVAL 2024 • July 12–14, 2024 China International Exhibition Centre (Shunyi Hall) Beijing

Scuba Diver/Asian Diver