Asian Diver and Scuba Diver Issue 02-2018 (112) | Page 8

N O .112 I S S U E 2/2018
ERRATUM
In the ADEX Special
Edition, Diveaholic,
the image of a
shrimp larva on the
right (page 4) was
incorrectly credited
to William Tan. The
actual photographer
is Steven Ko.
We apologise for
this error.
ADEX Special Edition
360
CONTENTS
48
BLUEGREEN360 AWARDS
SUSTAINABILITY
GOES A LONG WAY
54
DIVING WITH A
SORE BACK
106
RESEARCH, EDUCATION & MEDICINE
ALERT DIVER
By DAN Asia-Pacific
By Kathryn Curzon
106
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6 | SDAA
SCUBA 101
FROM THE EDITOR
For centuries, our waters have been seen as a limitless bounty of food. Day
and night, fishers go out to sea hoping for a good catch, but as divers, we
value the ocean as something much more than a means of sustenance: Our
sanctuary is often found beneath the surface, where marine life thrives. But
in the last century, the demand for seafood has skyrocketed, and fishers
have resorted to unsustainable practices. Today, over 60 percent of the
world’s fish stocks are fully fished, and 40 percent of recorded marine
species have decreased in the last 40 years.
In response, conservationists, scientists, and governments have been in
continuous dialogue with local communities to protect the world’s most
precious underwater ecosystems. While protected areas have been popping
up more rapidly in recent years, 90 percent of marine protected areas are
still open to fishing, and sufficient enforcement is still lacking.
This World Oceans Day, let’s rally together to spread the beauty of the blue,
for a sanctuary exists only as long as its dwellers do.
On the cover
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A school of long-snouted
spinner dolphins swimming
close to the surface of Dampier
Strait Street, Raja Ampat
Image © Tobias Friedrich