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The Cover

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Issue 5/2007

The Women's Issue

Issue 5/2007

Pearls of the Pacific

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From Palau's Blue Corner to the Marshalls’ wreck of the USS Saratoga, Micronesia might have the largest collection of iconic sites in the world

By various contributors

PNG: To the Louisiades & Beyond

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An exploratory trip to the farthest reaches of Milne Bay reveals a place where every reef turns up golden

By Michele Westmorland

India: Beneath the Eyes of Shiva

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The Andaman Islands offer pristine reefs, a smoking volcano, and a snorkelling pachyderm

By Jeff Yonover

Environment: Dancing with Dugongs

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Unravel the mysteries surrounding the dugong and the fight to preserve this enigmatic sea mammal

By Denise Cullen

Buyer's Guide: Fashion Follies

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18 pieces of women's-only scuba gear

By Jim Bartlett

Scuba 101: Whine, Women & Thongs

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Misperceptions about scuba diving and the fairer sex

By Michele Bartlett

In Focus: Photography's Golden Age

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How the Internet has helped shape the direction of underwater photography

By Mike Veitch

The Photo Shop: Creating Better Black & White

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Producing crisper, more dramatic black and white photographs

By Doug Sloss

Sea Science: Fight Club

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A day in the life of the little fish with a big heart and an even bigger attitude

By William Tan

PLUS

X-traordinary dives in Manado, West Papua, Austria, and Sabah; 7 Things You Need to Know About the Ornate Ghost Pipefish; and a portfolio from USA's Maurine Shimlock