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If you love diving and want to benefit from great training and an international community of scuba divers and snorkellers , you should get to know BSAC .
What ’ s BSAC all about ?
BSAC stands for British Sub-Aqua Club , and we are the UK National Governing Body of scuba diving and snorkelling . We have clubs , centres , and members worldwide who are all as passionate as we are about the underwater world .
We are Britain ’ s biggest dive club , with hundreds of local clubs run by committed divers and snorkellers on a non-profit basis . With us , you can learn to dive from the age of 10 and snorkel from the age of six .
If you ’ re already a diver , that ’ s great ! All divers are welcome at BSAC . You could further your training or just join us on some great diving . Or both !
As well as developing safety and training standards and supporting our community , we are also focused on the environment and underwater heritage to help protect the waters we love to dive and the earth we live in .
Have a look at this magazine to get a real feel for what we ’ re about — we think you ’ ll love what you read . To get involved , head to bsac . com , email us at hello @ bsac . com or call 0151 350 6201 . We ’ d love to hear from you !
CONTENTS
8 Fisheye
A nudibranch ’ s perspective
10 SCUBA HUB
All the latest BSAC and diving news
19 Critter Confidential
Don ’ t fear the Weever
21 Kirsty Andrews
... volunteers for dark duties
23 Yo-Han Cha
... is back in the game
25 Michelle Haywood
... on the shellfish gene
27 Anatomy of a Diver
Dr Megan Evans on Stroke and its implications
28 SCUBA Chat
Your letters and announcements
30 Club Focus
Cardigan Baywatch with a fun club
36 Protect Our Seas
Seagrass survey , basking shark etiquette and marine grains
40 Sustainable sunscreen How our choices can make a difference
42 Great British Marine Animals
Paul Naylor on life as an underwater naturalist
48 The Forgotten Sub
Discovering HMS D1 , with Steve Mortimer
52 Celebrate the summer
Plymouth Sound ’ s mass shore dive
56
All That Fall
Saying goodbye to Darwin ’ s Arch
58 Know the Shore
Anita Sherwood dives two sites in North East England
60 Test Centre
Fourth Element Xenos 7mm wetsuit , tunic boots ; Lomo multitool ; V4 Dry gloves ; AP Diving Rebreather Safety Mouthpiece . Tried and tested .
64 Snorkelling
Andy Torbet scuttles off to the Lizard Peninsula
66 Crossword
Another puzzle from the desk of Charles Wheeldon
60 Test Centre
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