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01 1,000 WORDS 08 FOREWORD
By Dr Clive Wilkinson 12 ADEX AMBASSADOR
Joyce Tang 96 NARKED
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14 CLIMATE CHANGE BASICS 18 OCEANS ON THE FRONT LINE 88 DOS & DON’ TS
Power to the People 90 COME FLY WITH ME!
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Sterling Zumbrunn / Conservation International
MAN & SEA
26 A CULTURE ON THE CUSP
By Tommy Schultz
A glimpse into the world of the Bajau people, whose livelihoods and culture depend on the ocean.
80 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM
By Luke Gordon
The low-lying islands of Fiji are some of the first to see the effects of a changing climate; community-based conservation efforts are fighting to preserve these precious reefs.
SCIENCE
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30 AN UNBEARABLY WARM ARCTIC
By Jon Aars, Norwegian Polar Institute
Reduced sea ice poses challenges to the carnivorous inhabitants of the now-less-frozen North
64 50 REEFS TO SAVE AN ECOSYSTEM
By The Ocean Agency
An ambitious collaborative project is going to“ triage” the planet’ s reefs, targeting those we need to protect to better avoid the total extinction of this invaluable ecosystem
72 RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME
By Karsten Shein
Making reef restoration even more efficient by planting corals in the places they are most likely to thrive
74 PARASITES: PROFITING FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
By Dr Paul Sikkel
At least in the short term, some species look set to benefit from our changing climate. But what does this mean for the rest of the ecosystem?
76 CHECKING ON CHUUK
By Simon Lorenz
One of the biggest research expeditions ever launched in the world’ s most famous wreckdiving location is helping local people to protect their reefs
84 DIVERS CAN BATTLE BLEACHING
By The Reef World Foundation It ' s time to mobilise, and make your diving a force for good
34 TASMANIA AND ITS VANISHING FORESTS
By Dr Richard Smith
As currents shift and temperatures change, ecosystems like kelp forests, the“ redwoods of the oceans”, are slowly disappearing
40 STRIPPED TO THE BONE
By Liz Cunningham
How does it feel to see your favourite dive site die within a week? Liz Cunningham shares her story
46 RETREAT TO THE SOUTH
By Peter De Maagt
As the southern pole warms, divers now have access to previously unexplored parts of Antarctica. But how long will these ecosystems survive in such a rapidly changing world?
52 DIVING INTO OUR CLIMATE FUTURE
By The Ocean Agency
The XL Catlin Seaview Survey has been documenting the 3rd Global Bleaching Event. The extent of the damage is shocking
66 THE KEY TO SURVIVAL?
By Dr Mark Erdmann, Conservation International
A ray of hope in Raja Ampat, where healthy, well-managed reefs provide scientists with some conservation optimism.