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CONTENTS
DIVING DESTINATIONS
42 Sailing Sudan
Into a Virgin Red Sea
58 Who Said August Was too Hot?
64 In the blue
With the Blue Shark
68 lembeh straits
72 The Red Sea Or NOt The Red Sea
That is the Question
75 Similan Islands & Richelieu Rock
Thailand
HEALTH
76 decompression illness in a
vegetarian diver
A Case Report
77 In The Chamber
How Does a 60 Meter Dive on Air Really Feel?
As the summer is stubbornly starting to
subside, it is my great pleasure to present to
you our September issue of ‘Divers for the
Environment’. As always, I am overjoyed with
the support, not only on our diving campaigns
and clean ups, but also the quality and quantity
of articles we regularly receive from our loyal
readers, fellow divers and friends; including
those from various diving sites around the
world who send in their experiences or
advice to other divers and keep us updated on
international diving and marine environment
and conservation events.
EDA DIRECTOR’S NOTE
Summer time Diving
can to keep our oceans as clean as possible.
The campaign is organized in collaboration
with the Ocean Conservancy who will start
the global campaign this September. Looking
forward to seeing you all there and a big thank
you in advance to all our clean up volunteers
and of course, sponsors.
Finally, I want to remind you to follow us on
twitter http://twitter.com/EDA_UAE and send
us your tweets! Like us on Facebook and
share your thoughts, stories, experiences and
photography!
Ibrahim N. Al-Zu’bi
EDA Executive Director
It has been a busy summer so far for the
EDA team – we’ve been working with local
authorities to promote for diving among
the younger generation, in the hope to
encourage them to become passionate about
marine conservation from a young age. In
collaboration with the General Authority
of Sports and Youth Welfare, 24 students
obtained their PADI Open Water certification
and we’re delighted to welcome our new
members to the EDA family. What better
way for students to spend the summer than
in cool waters exploring the treasures of the
underwater life.
In other EDA news, this summer saw our events
coordinator, Ally head to Sudan to explore
diving in the Red Sea. This was EDA’s first
time to visit Sudan, to report and experience
the diving there, so be sure to keep an eye
out for her fascinating article. This issue also
sees EDA’s member Philippe Lecomte realize
one of his dreams of diving alongside the Blue
Shark in the Azores Islands, Portugal – amazing
photography to accompany his fantastic
recollection. A very big thank you to our
good friend Simone Caprodossi, underwater
photography enthusiasts will be reading all
about tips and tricks of how to capture the
perfect underwater snaps. Simone has been a
fantastic and active member enriching EDA’s
photography library, so make sure to read
the article so that you’re ready for our 2014
Digital Online Awards!
As some of you may know, EDA is a Reef
Check (RC) Training Facility with a resident
RC Course Director and more than 70
certified RC divers. The Global Diving and
RC movement use tools such as ‘Divers for
the Environment’ to promote and share their
work, so I am sure you will enjoy reading our
Reef Check news and finding out what your
fellow divers are up to in other countries.
EDA’s annual 18 th Clean up Arabia will be on
the 22 nd and 23 rd of November this year, and I
am sure you are all excited to join us all over
the Gulf region to ensure we do the best we
I hope you have all managed to have a diving
holiday and explored somewhere new this
summer. It’s a wonderful world, so if you
haven’t managed to go off exploring just yet
then make sure you get a chance in October
for the Eid break. Eid Adha Mubarak in
advance, and as always happy eco diving.
Dive Safe!
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