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106 Africa
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Wild About Life FLASHY INDEED !
By Anna DeLoach
Swimming amongst the rare and recently discovered flasher wrasse at the little-known Flasher Beach
What It Feels Like … TO DEDICATE YOUR LIFE TO SAVING SHARKS
By Madison Stewart
The “ Shark Girl ” lets us in on the passion that drives her , and tells us why it is time we all need to stand up for the ocean ’ s inhabitants
Ellen Cuylaerts
FEATURE
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THE HALLMARK OF ADVENTURE
By Michelle Hall
Responsible for bringing the oceans to the IMAX screen , Michelle Hall charts her journey to becoming part of one of the world ’ s most famous underwater filmmaking teams
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WOMEN IN SCIENCE : STEMMING THE TIDE OF GENDER INEQUALITY
By Dr Andrea Marshall
The “ Queen of the Mantas ” explores the reasons behind the enduring underrepresentation of women in the sciences , and the opportunities for redressing the balance
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WONDERFUL WOMEN AT ADEX
Meet the extraordinary speakers gracing the ADEX stages : the sisters doing it for the sea !
Ocean Planet
108 Phototips
IMAGES ALL ROUND !
By Siaorse Berney
102 Americas
WHALES AND WALLS
By Amanda Smith
How becoming captain of a luxury liveaboard in the Turks and Caicos brought one woman a ticket to a lifetime of adventure
104 Europe
NORWAY NEVERLAND
By Catherine “ Dimpy ” Jacobs
An Indonesian marine biologist jets off to explore Norway ’ s underwater world as part of a unique underwater photography competition
106 Africa
MAKING CHANGE IN MADAGASCAR
By Emma Gibbons
The co-director of a radical little NGO has proven everyone wrong and changed the game for turtle conservation , through extraordinary dedication in the face of overwhelming challenges
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Oceans ’ 12 BADASS WOMEN IN DIVING