Asian Diver and Scuba Diver No. 3/2016 Volume 142

CONTENTS 01 06 08 20 22 24 26 96 1,000 WORDS WHAT’S BUBBLING? WHAT BUBBLED ADEX AMBASSADOR DIVING BY NUMBERS UW360.ASIA SCUBA360 NARKED 30 SEAFOOD GUIDE Mercury in Seafood By World Wildlife Fund Choosing to eat fish from lower down the food chain is not only good for the oceans, but it’s better for your health as well 32 MAN & SEA Superstition and Schooners in Sulawesi Scott "Gutsy" Tuason Text by Jo Marlow Images by Ricard Buxo Ricard Buxo Discover the strange and supernatural traditions responsible for ferrying you to Indonesia's underwater paradises 42 FEATURES 36 THE STRANGE RUINS OF YONAGUNI: JAPAN’S ATLANTIS? Text by Bonnie Waycott Images by various co ntributors Umeed Mistry 32 Somebody get Indiana Jones a scuba set! Just off the coast of Japan a mysterious stone structure could be evidence of an ancient civilisation 42 THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT By Scott “Gutsy” Tuason Drifting in the dark abyss of the open ocean at night is not for the faint of heart, but it will get you a sneak peek into the lives of the creatures (mostly unknown to science!) that drift into shallower waters when the sun goes down… 68 68 SCIENCE Gender Benders Text by Chetana Purushotham Images by Umeed Mistry It’s strange but it’s true: Underwater, gender is more often than not a shifting phenomenon. Get the low-down on the how and why sex is fluid in the sea 86 COURSES Freediving Free yourself of your scuba gear and immerse yourself in a silent world of strange Zen-like sensations 48 IN PRAISE OF PARASITES By Richard Smith Blood-sucking, flesh-fixating marine life forms crop up in the wildest of places, and they might be strangely creepy, but they are also surprisingly common 56 MUCKALICIOUS: 25 OF THE BEST MUCK DIVES IN ASIA By various contributors Wacky, freaky, spooky, ugly, hairy, scary, crazy, comic, cryptic, mystic, weird, wonderful, and wild: Muck diving wins the prize for the best way to meet some of the strangest critters on the planet. Here’s where you need to go to get your strange on 72 HISTORY Roman Remains Text by Oliver Jarvis Images by various contributors Divers stumble on an extraordinary find in Israel – a Roman shipwreck loaded with artefacts! 76 GONE TEK Stealth in Paradise By SB Monella Images by Franco Banfi Rebreather diving in the Maldives opens up this iconic destination like never before, with wildlife encounters that will blow your mind 82 FREEDIVING The Secret, Silent World By Pepe Arcos Leave your bubbles behind and trust your biology, and enter another universe while never leaving this planet 88 DOS AND DON’TS Mucking Around Dive into the territory of the weird and wonderful and make sure you have a great time, while you the creatures as happy as you found them! 90 GEAR Freedom Reigns! Freediving kit has never been so sleek and sexy

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