In case you missed it - DIVE Magazine Summer 2024 preview

Subject: In case you missed it - DIVE Magazine Summer 2024 preview

Summer 2024 magazine preview

Letter from the Editor

The cenotes of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula are under threat. A new railway line designed to boost tourism and create jobs for indigenous Mexican communities may well destroy the very reason many tourists visit, and the far-reaching consequences for the entire region - and beyond - could be devastating if its development is not kept in check. Mark 'Crowley' Russell's report is one you don't want to miss.

Our Summer issue is not all doom and gloom though - positive news from Indonesia comes in the form of communities gathering together to ensure the protection of sharks and rays, while an all-female coral restoration team is inspiring Indonesian women to become marine scientists. We also feature a report from a new Indonesian dive spot, and a DIY guide to artistic photography skills from Jenny Stock. All that's got to be worth it for just £1!

Best wishes,

Graeme Gourlay, publisher

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The cenotes of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula are among the most outstandingly beautiful wonders of the scuba diving world – and so much more besides, filled with culture and history we have barely begun to explore. A railway being built directly on top of some of the most important freshwater caves in the world threatens not just the cenotes themselves, but perhaps the future of the entire region. Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell reports.

Gender equality has a long way to go in parts of Indonesia, but scuba diving and marine conservation are helping to change that. Annie Means reports on the women of Coral Catch, a female-only coral restoration initiative that is inspiring Indonesian women into ocean science.

Jenny Stock won our Big Shot Kaleidoscope underwater photography with an amazingly creative mandarinfish mandala. In our Summer 24 Magazine, Jenny takes us through a step-by-step guide to creating your own kaleidoscopic imagery.

Indonesia is the world’s largest shark-fishing nation, and facing a pressing conservation challenge because of it. There is hope for the future, however, and Francesca Page reports how communities, conservationists and fishers are coming together to help preserve stocks of sharks and rays for future generations.

DIVE’s latest Big Shot underwater photography competition called for submissions from the caves, caverns and overhangs of the underwater world – and we were not disappointed! Check out the winners in all their glory as they were meant to be seen, printed on art-quality paper in our Summer magazine.

Indonesia is one of the most popular – if not the most popular – scuba diving destinations on the planet. So much so that one would think most of its dive-able sites would have been explored by now. But Indonesia is also a huge country, and there are still remote spots virtually untouched by tourism. Todd and Bic Aki found such a place in Bolsel, Sulawesi, and headed out to see what they could find in its pristine waters.

There has been a quite unprecedented number of liveaboard fires over the past year – a very small number in an ever-growing industry, to be sure, but there were certain common themes reported in the aftermaths that almost certainly led to avoidable tragedy. Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell takes a look at what passengers can do to safeguard themselves to prevent an emergency situation worsening into a disaster, and perhaps help standardise divers’ liveaboard expectations.

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