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ISSUE # 30 Spring 2023

THINKING BIG

Sometimes you need to think big. For Dr Andrea Marshall and Dr Simon Pierce of the Marine Megafauna Foundation, that meant thinking 20 years in advance towards real sustainability; for the island of Curaçao it meant investing in infrastructure to bring it to the forefront of Caribbean dive tourism; for Project Seagrass it meant looking at the meadows of Orkney to set an example for the whole of the British Isles. For a new generation of talented underwater photographers, 'thinking big' means entering our Big Shot underwater photography competition, back with a big bang for 2023, with a big adventure with the world's biggest liveaboard company awaiting the winner. Enjoy our Thinking Big issue…

SUSTAINING SUSTAINABILITY

'Sustainability' is a buzzword thrown about so casually sometimes that it's almost lost its meaning - but Andrea Marshall and Simon Pierce, co-founders of Marine Megafauna Foundation, know exactly what's involved. Mark 'Crowley' Russell talks to them about some of the challenges they endured while spending the last two decades not just researching their favourite fish, but laying the groundwork for a properly sustainable future of the environments they inhabit.

Many are the visitors to Sharm who have heard the name 'Dr Adel'. Few, however, knew that he was a pioneer of Egyptian diving, long before most people knew that Red Sea holidays were even a thing. Ex-Sharmer Mark 'Crowley' Russell talks to the good doctor about his life diving the mainland coast of Egypt in the 1970s, with an extract from his beautiful book Let There Be a Red Sea...

THE BLUE SEAGRASS OF HOME

Seagrass is one of the world's most important ecosystems - a habitat and nursery for a plethora of species, an important coastal defence mechanism and a globally important sink for carbon. Lewis Jefferies and Richard Lilley detail why the seagrass meadows around the Scottish islands of Orkney are an example of how every seagrass field should look.

BREATHE EASY

Emma Farrell is one of the world's leading freediving instructors, and has developed breathing programmes not just for freedivers, but Olympic and Paralympic athletes from a range of disciplines. Here, she gives DIVE's readers a tips on how her top techniques can improve a scuba diver's air consumption with two great video classes.

A CARIBBEAN GEM

Despite having some of the most well-populated, thriving reefs in the Caribbean, the island of Curaçao is sometimes - rather strangely - overlooked as a diving destination. Recent years of investment in tourist infrastructure, however, have turned what has always been a very colourful island into one that positively sparkles, captured for DIVE through the lens of expert underwater photographer, Valentina Cucchiara.

THE END OF THE WORLD

The lesser-known Canary Island of El Hierro was once called 'the end of the world' by early sailors. Volcanic eruptions in 2011 and 2012 made it look like it really could be. Timo Dersch shines a light on how El Hierro's underwater landscape is by turns eerie and desolate, and yet brimming with marine life, together with some fantastic shots of life among the lava.

PLUS: Marine curio – Ravioli starfish • Saving the Med • Return of Big Shot photo competition •

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ISSUE # 30 Spring 2023

THINKING BIG

Sometimes you need to think big. For Dr Andrea Marshall and Dr Simon Pierce of the Marine Megafauna Foundation, that meant thinking 20 years in advance towards real sustainability; for the island of Curaçao it meant investing in infrastructure to bring it to the forefront of Caribbean dive tourism; for Project Seagrass it meant looking at the meadows of Orkney to set an example for the whole of the British Isles. For a new generation of talented underwater photographers, 'thinking big' means entering our Big Shot underwater photography competition, back with a big bang for 2023, with a big adventure with the world's biggest liveaboard company awaiting the winner. Enjoy our Thinking Big issue…

SUSTAINING SUSTAINABILITY

'Sustainability' is a buzzword thrown about so casually sometimes that it's almost lost its meaning - but Andrea Marshall and Simon Pierce, co-founders of Marine Megafauna Foundation, know exactly what's involved. Mark 'Crowley' Russell talks to them about some of the challenges they endured while spending the last two decades not just researching their favourite fish, but laying the groundwork for a properly sustainable future of the environments they inhabit.

Many are the visitors to Sharm who have heard the name 'Dr Adel'. Few, however, knew that he was a pioneer of Egyptian diving, long before most people knew that Red Sea holidays were even a thing. Ex-Sharmer Mark 'Crowley' Russell talks to the good doctor about his life diving the mainland coast of Egypt in the 1970s, with an extract from his beautiful book Let There Be a Red Sea...

THE BLUE SEAGRASS OF HOME

Seagrass is one of the world's most important ecosystems - a habitat and nursery for a plethora of species, an important coastal defence mechanism and a globally important sink for carbon. Lewis Jefferies and Richard Lilley detail why the seagrass meadows around the Scottish islands of Orkney are an example of how every seagrass field should look.

BREATHE EASY

Emma Farrell is one of the world's leading freediving instructors, and has developed breathing programmes not just for freedivers, but Olympic and Paralympic athletes from a range of disciplines. Here, she gives DIVE's readers a tips on how her top techniques can improve a scuba diver's air consumption with two great video classes.

A CARIBBEAN GEM

Despite having some of the most well-populated, thriving reefs in the Caribbean, the island of Curaçao is sometimes - rather strangely - overlooked as a diving destination. Recent years of investment in tourist infrastructure, however, have turned what has always been a very colourful island into one that positively sparkles, captured for DIVE through the lens of expert underwater photographer, Valentina Cucchiara.

THE END OF THE WORLD

The lesser-known Canary Island of El Hierro was once called 'the end of the world' by early sailors. Volcanic eruptions in 2011 and 2012 made it look like it really could be. Timo Dersch shines a light on how El Hierro's underwater landscape is by turns eerie and desolate, and yet brimming with marine life, together with some fantastic shots of life among the lava.

PLUS: Marine curio – Ravioli starfish • Saving the Med • Return of Big Shot photo competition •

Returns

We offer a full 90 days return policy. If 90 days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately we cannot offer you a refund or exchange.

To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it.

Non-returnable items:
Gift cards
Downloadable software products
App subscriptions

To complete your return, we require a receipt or proof of purchase.

Refunds (if applicable)
Once your return is received and inspected, we will send you an email to notify you that we have received your returned item. We will also notify you of the approval or rejection of your refund.
If you are approved, then your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment, within a certain amount of days.

Late or missing refunds (if applicable)
If you haven’t received a refund yet, first check your bank account again.
Then contact your credit card company, it may take some time before your refund is officially posted.

Next contact your bank. There is often some processing time before a refund is posted.
If you’ve done all of this and you still have not received your refund yet, please contact us at orders@syonpublishing.com.

Sale items (if applicable)
Only regular priced items may be refunded, unfortunately sale items cannot be refunded.

Exchanges (if applicable)
We only replace items if they are defective or damaged. If you need to exchange it for the same item, send us an email at orders@buydive.com and send your item to:

DIVE magazine - 3.16 Q West, Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 0GP

Shipping Returns
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DIVE magazine - 3.16 Q West, Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 0GP

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Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary.

If you are shipping an item over £75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We obviously cannot guarantee that we will receive your returned item.