419 Dive Log Australasia AUGUST 2026

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AUGUST 2026

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N o. 419 NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE : Issue 420 Oct 2026 Advert bookings 12th Sept Artwork due 15th Sept Editorial material : 11th Sept

Feature articles

02 GO DIVING TALK Sea Horses by Mike Scotland. 015 OFF THE GRID FIJI by David Fleetham 032 . U/W PHOTO WIDE ANGLE by Mike Scotland. 091 NUDINOTES DEFENCES by DAVID MULLINS. 051 SPOTLIGHT WIDE ANGLE PHOTOS 054 BLUE RINGED OCTOPUS by Vadim Belakhov 060 PHOTOGRAPHING DIVERS AND MODELS 075 THE FRANKLIN ISLANDS by CONOR MOORE 084 SNORKEL QUEEN. by Melissa Senatoa 089 COLOURS OF WAKATOBI by Mike Scotland 099 HERON ISLAND 107 SECRET TO BREATHHOLD DIVING by Dylan Boag 07 -Mike Ball Expeditions 10 Aust Diving Safety Foundation 12 PNG Resort Listings 71 Hot water bottle hookah unit by Des Williams 48 NudiNotes Behaviour David Mullins 53 Spotlight Sydney at night 73 DAN News Decompression sickness 81 Flourescent Lizardfish by Kevin Deacon Regulars

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

Mike’s Contact details: 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 shoeshine boy, publisher, or its editor. REPRODUCTION OF CONTENTS No part of the contents of this publication may be reproduced without the prior written consent of the publisher. All images are copyrighted by the authors and photographers.

82 In Deep Column- Simon Pridmore The appeal of Alor 93 Paul Watson The aquatic chicken 95 Steve Sinclair 50 Great Dive challenge 96 Dive Boat Directory- 101 Parting Shots 99 Marine Biology of Sharks 100.Go Diving

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