What ’ s BSAC all about ?
57 Travel Special
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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 !
JOIN BSAC TODAY : bsac . com / joinus FIND YOUR LOCAL BSAC CLUB : bsac . com / findaclub or call + 44 ( 0 ) 151 350 6201
8 SCUBA HUB
All the latest BSAC and diving news
18 Critter Confidential
Can fish possibly possess unique personalities ?
20 Kirsty Andrews
In search of the perfect buddy match-up
22 Yo-Han Cha
Trying to dive the South Coast in winter
24 Becky Hitchin
The science of rewilding seagrass beds
27 SCUBA Chat
Your letters , tributes and announcements
30 Three Amigos
Meet three veteran divers from Potteries Divers
36 Operation Oyster – a loch cause
Lisa Shafe joins the team surveying sites in Western Scotland
42 The Time Tourist
Duncan Ross ’ s online mission to dive the UK ’ s key historic sites
48 BSAC Courses
Plan your learning curve with our timetable of BSAC training events
50 Protect Our Seas
Ghost nets and sea turtles + Kerry MacKay on plastic in the food chain + Advice on wreck projects ; + 3D model solves U-boat debate + hammerhead nursery + new species of pygmy seahorse
57 Travel Special : Cebu
SCUBA Editor Simon Rogerson reports from two different locations at either end of the Philippine island – Malapascua and Moalboal
68 Test Centre
Garmin Descent MK3i 51mm + SeacSub Propulsion Fins
72 Snorkelling
Selecting a site for this shivery season
74 Crossword
Charles Wheeldon is back to test your grey cells
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