CONTENTS
8 SCUBA HUB
All the latest BSAC and diving news
16 Critter Confidential
Paul Naylor does the conger
18 Kirsty Andrews
Reporting from Torbay BSAC ’ s annual splash-in
20 Yo-Han Cha
The trick to essential field repairs
22 SCUBA Chat
Your letters , tributes and announcements
25 Club Focus
Kristina Pedder meets Phoenix NW of Skelmersdale
31 Stalkers of the South Coast Stunning photography from Ryan and Sandra Stalker of Isle of Purbeck BSAC
40 Dudley Nautilus
Celebrate 50 years of club diving with founding member Ray Kirton
43 Learning Curve
Nick Stevens reports from an Advanced Snorkel Instructor course
44 Volunteer Life
An interview with National Diving Officer Sophie Rennie
48 Protect Our Seas
Kerry MacKay on data in conservation + Jane Maddocks recommendations for citizen science training + Cocaine sharks + Marine Conservation Society ’ s five-point plan
53 Travel Special
Neil Hope visits Elite Diving , a BSAC Centre in Sharm El Sheikh
60 Test Centre
Oceanic + Dive Housing for iPhone + OMS Black Slipstream Monoprene Fins + O ’ Three Limited Edition 35th Anniversary clobber
64 Snorkelling
How shallow can you get ? Andy Torbet makes a point in a German forest
66 Crossword
Charles Wheeldon exercises your little grey cells
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