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Chairman Lim Geok Khoon EDITOR’S NOTE PUBLISHER John Thet | [email protected] EDITORIAL Senior Editor Alice Grainger | [email protected] Associate Editor Ian Bongso-Seldrup | [email protected] Contributing Editor Hastings Forman | [email protected] 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 | [email protected] Contributing Designer Justin (tin htwe) | [email protected] Web/IT Dutch Catalon | [email protected] “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 | [email protected] Operations & Admin Executive Kaero Teo | [email protected] INTERNS Design Zhou Youchen | [email protected] MEDIA CORRESPONDENTS [email protected] Indonesia Cipto Aji Gunawan Japan Keiichi Arantani Russia Andrey Bizyukin North America Matt Weiss Germany Dietmar W. Fuchs CONTACT INFORMATION Editorial Submissions | [email protected] Photo Submissions | [email protected] Subscriptions | [email protected] Advertising | [email protected] MEDIA PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE AWARDS Designer of the Year 2015 Zoey LIM Special Interest Media of the Year 2014 ASIAN DIVER ADVERTISING/MARKETING & ADEX (ASIA DIVE EXPO) Account Managers (Regional) Anne Low | [email protected] Ace W.M | [email protected] PR & Marketing Manager Cassandra Dragon | [email protected] Events & Marketing Manager Berri Tay | [email protected] Events & Marketing Assistant Manager Karter Lee | [email protected] Events & Marketing Executive Spencer Nah | [email protected] 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 NEWSSTAND DISTRIBUTION ASIAN Geographic can be found in the following countries. If you have difficulty finding us on newsstands, please contact our distributors: Australia Gordon & Gotch Australia Pty Ltd; HONG KONG Times Publishing (HK) Ltd; INDONESIA Java Books; Malaysia Pansing Marketing Sdn Bhd; Singapore MPH Distributor (S) Pte Ltd; THAILAND Asia Books Co Ltd; USA Source Interlink WRITE TO US [email protected] Asian Geographic Magazines Pte Ltd 20 Bedok South Road, Singapore 469277 SUBSCRIBE TO ASIAN DIVER For a free subsciption to our quarterly eMag and to access recent issues, go to uw360.asia PPS 1112/08/2012 (022817) ISSN 0218-3064 MCI (P) 014/05/2017 Asian Diver can be found on-board and for your reading pleasure at: