411 Dive Log Australasia April 2025

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APRIL 2025

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N o. 411 NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE : Issue 412 JUNE 2025 Advert bookings 7th May Artwork due 15th May Editorial material : 7th May EDITOR Mike Scotland mike@divelog.net.au Editor/Designer Mike Scotland divelog@divelog.net.au PUBLISHER mike@divelog.net.au ADVERTISING mike@divelog.net.au MENTOR Barry Andrewartha barryandrewartha@outlook.com Tel: + 61 0415158168 mike@divelog.net.au www.divelog.net.au Editorial and photographic contribution guidelines: divelog@divelog.net.au The views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the

Features

015 PELAGIAN by Mike Scotland 023 CORAL SEA ODYSSEA Dr Terry & Cathie Cummins 032 IMAGINATION ISLAND GIZO - Mike Scotland 037 SOUTHERN BARRIER REEF 1770 AGNES WATERS 041 SUMATRA by Pierre Constant 046 TIMOR WHALES - Nigel Marsh 054 SPOTLIGHT Photographs by David Mullins 056 RED SPOT BLENNY b-y John Magee 060 ONLY BIG THINGS PLEASE. Ken Hoppen 70 SPIRIT OF FREEDOM by Mike Scotland 073 BELUGAS World s friendliest whale Malcolm Nobbs 079 TUFI: MY YEAR IN PARADISE Matt Waters 085 PHOTOGRAPHING SHARKS by Mike Scotland

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Regulars

58 - DAN News 60 - Only big things please Ken Hoppen 65 Your Shot - 67 - In Deep - Simon Pridmore 94 - Southern WrecksSteve Reynolds 97 - Dive Boat Directory

07 - Mike Ball Expeditions 05 Manta Ray Dive 2000 Kevin Deacon 12 - PNG Resort Listings 19 - NudiNotes - David Mullins 29 Marine Biology in the wild 31 - Counter Strike -David Strike 51 - Historical Diving Des Williams 58 BOOK REVIEW Diving with sharks

99- Parting Shot 100 ADEX SYDNEY

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