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N o. 408 NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE : Issue 409 DEC 2024 Advert bookings 1st Nov Artwork due 15th Nov Editorial material : 7th Nov OCTOBER 2024 EDITOR Mike Scotland | mike@divelog.net.au Production Editor/Designer Vikki Ryan | divelog@divelog.net.au PUBLISHER Mike Scotland | mike@divelog.net.au ADVERTISING Mike Scotland | 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 publishers or its editors. 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.

Features

016 Go Dive Show latest news 023 Turtle Detective - Mike Scotland

034 Explore Cave Diving Indonesia - Anita Futterer 040 Freediving Surface to Depth - Vadim Belakhov 044 Mystery of Turtles - John Magee 048 Frolicking with Sharks & Fishes of Palau- Nigel Marsh 055 Octopus Underwater Wonders by Sharee Marris - Review 058 DIVE Talk Show News 070 SPOTLIGHT Photographer - Cherie Cummins 074 Night Diving House Reef Wakatobi - Mke Scotland 088 MB Fish ID Shark Reproduction Techniques- M Scotland 100 Nautilus S/C Cairns Underwater Photography winners

Regulars

68 - In Deep - Simon Pridmore 72 - Historical Diving Society - Des Williams 82 - Sthrn Waters & Wrecks - Steve Reynolds 84 - WOW - - Dr Sally Gregory 87 - Lynne Tuck’s Red Indian hunt 108 - Your Shot 110 - Boat Directory

07 - Mike Ball Expeditions Spoilsport update 10 - DAN News 12 - PNG Resort Listings 14 - Diving Medicine - Simon Mitchell 20 - NudiNotes - David Mullins 33 - Go Dive Show Speaker Mike Scotland

56 - Paul Watson Foundation News 65 - Counter Strike -David Strike 66 - SDFSA - Heather Creech 67 - Dive 2000 - Kevin Deacon

112- Parting Shot 114 - ADEX Japan

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DIVE LOG Australasia #408 - October ‘24

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