DIVE LOG AUSTRALASIA FEB 2025 ISSUE 410

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FERRUARY 2025

N o. 410 NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE : Issue 411 APRIL 2025 Advert bookings 7th Mar Artwork due 15th Mar Editorial material : 7th Mar 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

Features

018 JOHN LIPPMAN RESEARCH ARTICLE 023 RAINE ISLAND - Mike Scotland 032 WAKATOBI - Mike Scotland

037 ASHMORE REEF Dr Terry and Cathie Cummins 042 BLUE KNEED SEA SPIDERS by Lynne Tuck 043 DIVING WITH SHARKS - Mike Scotland 054 SPOTLIGHT Photographs GREAT BARRIER REEF 056 YELLOWSCORPIONFISH -by John Magee 058 SULAWESI WRECKS Fritz Herscheid 064 PFO Cathie Cummins and Dr Cathie Meehan 70 SPIRIT OF FREEDOM by Mike Scotland 077 SILVER TIP SHARKS by - Mike Scotland 099 CITIZEN SCIENCE by Jodi Salmond

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Regulars

67 - Dive 2000 - Kevin Deacon 68 - In Deep - Simon Pridmore 84 - Equator diving by Ken Hoppen 88 - Sthn Wrecks Steve Reynolds 89 - Sthn Waters Steve Reynolds 90 - Dive Boat Directory 92 - Your Shot

07 - Mike Ball Expeditions

Spoilsport

10 - DAN News 12 - PNG Resort Listings 15 - Diving Medicine Dr Simon Mitchell 20 - NudiNotes - David Mullins 31 - Counter Strike -David Strike 51 - Historical Diving Des Williams 62 - WOW - Dr Yolanda Waters-

95- Parting Shot 96 - ADEX SYDNEY

by Dr Sally Gregory

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