CONTENTS
8 SCUBA HUB
All the latest BSAC and diving news
16 Critter Confidential
Exploring the diversity of Cornwall’ s Manacles reef system
20 Kirsty Andrews
Where the crawfish never stop growing
22 Yo-Han Cha
A welcome return to the Isles of Scilly
25 Ocean Science
Karen Boswarva on electromagnetic fields in the sea
26 Two Sophies
National Diving Officer Sophie Rennie and Head of Diving Sophie Heptonstall explain how BSAC courses are continually refined
28 Diving for All
Bradford BSAC member Max Holliday-Rutherford describes his scuba journey as an autistic teenager
31 Club Focus
Kristina Pedder meets Aberdeen SAC
36 A Dive to Remember part 4 More ripping yarns from our writing competition, featuring Plymouth’ s James Eagan Layne; Stoney Cove; Rockall; Lundy Island; HMS Port Napier in western Scotland; Hive beach in Dorset; Isles of Scilly
44 Here comes the fun
Six university clubs tell the stories behind their Spring Break dive trips
50 Volunteer Life
Featuring BSAC’ s University Coordinator, Joseph Westnedge
52 Protect Our Seas
Katherine Knight’ s first column as BSAC Environment Chair + Kerry MacKay on sewage solutions + Shark Photographer of the Year + HMS Nottingham discovered + More bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef
58 Travel Special
Jake Davies joins a liveaboard trip across Raja Ampat and Triton Bay, in the heart of the Coral Triangle
64 Snorkelling
Andy Torbet on the art of the drift snorkel
66 Crossword
Another cryptic conundrum from the desk of Charles Wheeldon
52 Protect
Our Seas
Shark Photographer of the Year
PHOTO: JULIAN HEBENSTREIT
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