Asian Diver — October 2017

01 1,000 WORDS

16 BLACK IS THE NEW BLUE

96 NARKED

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SEAFOOD GUIDE

26 IS FARMED SEAFOOD GOOD

FOR THE ENVIRONMENT?

From WWF

If you think that eating farmed seafood is better for the environment

than eating wild caught seafood, you need to read this

32 INDONESIA’S CENOTES

Text & Images by Imran Ahmad Bin Rayat Ahmad

Discover Sulawesi’s best-kept secret – magical

freshwater diving that might have you thinking

you just slipped into another dimension

36 MUCKING ABOUT ON KOH TAO

Text & Images by Alex Tyrrell

Get away from the crowds on a muck-tastic,

critter-filled adventure in one of the busiest dive

destinations in the world!

40 MALAPASCUA: MORE THAN

THRESHERS

Text & Images by Henley Spiers

Between the thresher sharks, get out and dive the

other world-class sites that this iconic destination

has to offer

44 PORT OF PLENTY

Text by Roni Ben-Aharon

Images by various contributors

Wrecks, muck, wild topography – with

something for everyone, Puerto Galera

has it all

50 UNEXPECTED ASIA

By various contributors

Asia’s top dive destinations can still surprise and

delight. Jump into unexpected “worlds within

worlds” in this revealing expose

72 THE FRENCH CONNECTION

Interview conducted by Sophie Greuil,

and translated by Anna White

Images courtesy of Nicolas Bigourdan

An underwater archaeologist uncovers both an unexpected

French maritime influence in Australia, as well as a

surprising and intimate family history

76 THE MANY FACETS OF TEK

By various contributors

Technical diving can take you to all sorts of unexpected

places, beneath metres of shifting ice, into turtle

graveyards, and face-to-face with mysterious predators

82 MERMAIDS IN TRUK LAGOON

Text & Images by Arturo J. Telle

Sometimes combining the most unexpected locations with

the most unlikely subjects can lead to stunning images, as

Arturo Telle masterfully demonstrates

90 PREP FOR THE UNEXPECTED

Don’t let the unexpected catch you unprepared. When you

drop beneath the waves, make sure you’re ready

for anything

28 THE PEACE OF RESTORATION

Text & Images by Liz Cunningham

A little village in Sulawesi has restored their mangroves and is now

reaping the rewards, showing the world that we really can make a

change before it’s too late

68 NOT A PREDATOR IN SIGHT

Text by Chetana Purushotham

Images by Umeed Mistry

In the game of eat or be eaten, predators harness the power of the

unexpected, using different types of camouflage to ambush their prey

89 SEARCH & RECOVERY

If the unexpected finds you (or your sunglasses!) increase the chances

of a successful underwater search with these exciting courses

Alex Tyrrell^36

Imran Ahmad Bin Rayat Ahmad^32

Arturo J. Telle

MAN & SEA

COURSES

SCIENCE

FEATURES HISTORY

GONE TEK

FREEDIVING

DOS AND DON’TS

CONTENTS