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Chairman
Lim Geok Khoon
EDITOR’S NOTE

PUBLISHER
John Thet | [e-mail]
EDITORIAL
Senior Editor
Alice Grainger | [e-mail]
Associate Editor
Ian Bongso-Seldrup | [e-mail]
Contributing Editor
Hastings Forman | [e-mail]
Editorial Consultant
Gao Qiang (China)
Field Editors
Dr Rachel Einav (Israel)
Wu Li Xin (China)
Dharshana Jayawardena (Indian Subcontinent)
Tim Ho (Philippines)
Shafraz Naeem (Maldives)
William Tan (Singapore)
DESIGN
Graphic Designer
Chong Khai Liang | [e-mail]
Contributing Designer
Justin (tin htwe) | [e-mail]
Web/IT
Dutch Catalon | [e-mail]
“Knowledge of the oceans is more than a matter of curiosity. Our very survival may hinge upon it.”
– President John F. Kennedy, March 1961
It has been famously stated that we know more about the surface of the Moon than our oceans,
and yet it is becoming ever more vital that we deepen our understanding of the importance of
life in our seas: We are locked in a race against ourselves to learn about the environment that
covers 70 percent of the planet, before we destroy it. Thankfully, there are plenty of people out
there doing just that.
From adventurous technical dives that uncover vast, unexpected ecosystems, to scientific
dives from which divers return with knowledge of new species, to hard-core explorations of
freshwater systems, these pages are full of inspiring tales of discovery.
But you don’t need to head to 70 metres, or have a PhD, to discover exciting new elements
of the underwater world. One of the most wonderful things about diving is that you can find
something that is new to you every time you descend, if you know what you’re looking at.
The oceans are vast, diverse, and fascinating, and a little education can go a long way to
enriching the experience. Even a dive site that you think you know well will offer up startling
secrets if you look in the right places...
Your editor,
mpas
Publisher of the Year 2014, 2015
John THET
Editor of the Year 2015
Alice GRAINGER
ASIA DIVE ACADEMY AWARDS
CIRCULATIONS/PRODUCTION
Traffic/Production/Circulation Senior Manager
Victor Ow | [e-mail]
Operations & Admin Executive
Kaero Teo | [e-mail]
INTERNS
Design
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Indonesia Cipto Aji Gunawan
Japan Keiichi Arantani
Russia Andrey Bizyukin
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Germany Dietmar W. Fuchs
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MEDIA PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION OF
SINGAPORE AWARDS
Designer of the Year 2015
Zoey LIM
Special Interest Media of the Year 2014
ASIAN DIVER
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ADEX (ASIA DIVE EXPO)
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On the cover
A diver discovers a fantasy
world of giant jellyfish
Image @ 123rf
Silent Hero of Marine Conservation 2014
Dive Industry Publisher of the Year 2015
John THET
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