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Issue 6/2009

Ultimate Maldives

Issue 6/2009

The last issue of editor-in-chief David Espinosa brings you to Ari Atoll's nine hottest sites.

Destination

Issue 6/2009: Tales from the Tasman
The Tasman Sea is a cold-water paradise full of treasures found nowhere else on Earth, but even this remote habitat…

Insider

Issue 6/2009: Seas of Change
Ari Atoll
These nine dives prove that, while the Maldives’ heart may be in North Male, its soul lies in Ari Atoll

Wrecked

Issue 6/2009: Pacific Flash
In the early 1980s I hunted derelict ships to sink as artificial reefs. The biggest and most successful of these…

Scuba 101

Issue 6/2009: Becoming a Sipper
Learn how to track (and improve) your air consumption, and increase your bottom time

The Photo Shop

Issue 6/2009: Raw Sharpening
Learn how to apply camera raw sharpening and restore crispness to your digital files

In Focus

Issue 6/2009: Split Personality
While it may look difficult to achieve, a good over-under image is simply a matter of having the right equipment…

Environment

Issue 6/2009: Mantas in Peril
Mantas and mobula rays are increasingly being targeted for the Chinese medicine trade. If the killing doesn’t stop, they may…

Species Spotlight

Issue 6/2009: Species Showdown
Spotted wobbegong vs. banded wobbegong

Through The Lens

Issue 6/2009: Keri Wilk, Canada

Art

Issue 6/2009: Long-Legged Lady