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Scuba Confidential :: Dive Fitness :: Portfolio – Marionette Taboniar North Sea Dogger Bank Moby-Dick's GLOBAL EDITION Sperm Whales July 2014 Number 61 Bali Tulamben Wrecks U-2511 Tech Checklists UW Photo Modeling Tips ITALY'S Shark Art Ponza Island Wolfgang Leander COVER1 X-RAY PHOTO MAG :BY 61 FRANCO : 2014 BANFI DIRECTORY X-RAY MAG is published by AquaScope Media ApS Frederiksberg, Denmark www.xray-mag.com PUBLISHER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF SENIOR EDITOR Peter Symes Michael Symes, PhD - Science Diver with giant rockfish, Ponza Island, Italy. Photo by Franco Banfi [email protected] SECTION EDITORS contents PUBLISHER, MANAGING EDITOR Michael Arvedlund, PhD - Ecology & CREATIVE DIRECTOR Scott Bennett - Travel, Sharks Gunild Symes Andrey Bizyukin, PhD - Features [email protected] Larry Cohen - Photo & Video Kelly LaClaire - Marine Mammals ASSOCIATE EDITORS Catherine Lim - News, Books Scott Bennett, Toronto Roz Lunn - Equipment News [email protected] Bonnie McKenna - Turtles Catherine GS Lim, Singapore Michael Menduno - Tech [email protected] Robert Osborne - Features, Profiles Michael Menduno, Berkeley Ila France Porcher - Sharks [email protected] Don Silcock - Photo & Video Barb Roy, Vancouver [email protected] COLUMNISTS Gretchen Ashton - Dive Fitness Russia - Moscow Pascal Bernabé - Tech Talk Andrey Bizyukin, PhD Leigh Cunningham - Tech Talk [email protected] Andy Murch - Shark Tales Svetlana Murashkina, PhD Mark Powell - Tech Talk [email protected] Cindy Ross - GirlDiver Cedric Verdier - Tech Talk ASSISTANT EDITORS Lawson Wood - UW Photography Roz Lunn, London [email protected] CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE Robert Osborne, Toronto Kurt Amsler [email protected] Gretchen M. Ashton Don Silcock, Sydney Franco Banfi [email protected] Scott Bennett Sabrina Bellon USA Áthila Bertoncini Larry Cohen, New York City Maíra Borgonha [email protected] Fred Buyle Kelly LaClaire, Portland Sang Hak Choi [email protected] Lyn Boyun Chung Bonnie McKenna, Houston Andreas Gruber [email protected] Ki Joon Kim Cor Kuyvenhoven ADVERTISING Wolfgang Leander UNITED KINGDOM Steve Lewis 8 18 20 30 41 plus... Rosemary E Lunn, London Christian Loader OPERATION DEADLIGHT RON AKESON: ITALY'S PONZA ISLAND BALI'S TULAMBEN PROFILE: EDITORIAL 3 [email protected] Gareth Lock U-2511, IRELAND MISSION WELL DONE BY SABRINA BELLON INDONESIA WRECKERS NEWS 4 Michael Menduno BY IC ERLINDEN BY ARB OY PHOTOS BY RANCO ANFI BY ICK HALLCROSS BY ICHAEL ENDUNO USA & INTERNATIONAL Jeong Kweon Park V V B R F B N S M M WRECK RAP 14 Susan Kochan, Key West Ila France Porcher TRAVEL NEWS 15 [email protected] Simon Pridmore Matthew Meier, San Diego Barb Roy 48 60 66 73 86 EQUIPMENT NEWS 39 [email protected] Nick Shallcross THE DROWNED LANDS LOOKING FOR THE ART OF OPINION: BRAZIL COMPETITION BOOKS & MEDIA 56 Don Silcock Contacts page: Xray-Mag.com Oh Yong Sung OF DOGGERLAND MOBY DICK WOLFGANG LEANDER CHECKLISTS BY À. BERTONCINI & MARINE MAMMALS 65 Gunild Symes BY PETER SYMES BY KURT AMSLER BY ILA FRANCE PORCHER BY GARETH LOCK M. 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X-RAY MAG International Edition in English is FREE SCUBA CONFIDENTIAL: DIVE FITNESS: UW PHOTO: PORTFOLIO: To subscribe, go to: www.xray-mag.com WATER IN THE TANK LEG STRONG MODELING TIPS MARIONETTE TABONIAR COVER PHOTO: Eye of giant rockfish, Ponza Island, Italy BY SIMON PRIDMORE BY GRETCHEN ASHTON BY LYN BOYUN CHUNG EDITED BY GUNILD SYMES Photo by Franco Banfi 2 X-RAY MAG : 61 : 2014 Amsterdam Barcelona Cape Town Copenhagen Kuala Lumpur London Moscow Orlando Oslo Paris Singapore Tacoma Toronto Vancouver Warsaw — Editorial editorial On life and death SEE IT In this issue there is an obitu- to the highest levels, introduc- and making the most of it rary. ing others to the wondrous while we have it. realm underwater, opening As long as I have been their eyes to a new world full Losing Ron made me sad and DEMA EXPERIENCE IT involved with making this pub- of adventure and excitement. pensive, but it did not shake lication and the one before For that, many of his past stu- my interest or belief in diving. this one, it has been my policy dents are eternally grateful. SHOW and principle not to delve into While his passing did serve deaths and accidents. After After spending more than two as a somber reminder never all, would a classic car maga- decades in this line of work, I to compromise on safety, it zine go on about all those have unfortunately lost a num- rather reaffirmed my belief in killed in traffic accidents, or ber of friends and colleagues diving. 2014 a travel magazine about the to the deep. As some of these SHARE IT crime and corruption in the were explorers operating at Diving makes me feel alive various cities and countries it and often pushing the bound- and appreciative of the natu- covers? aries, it is what happens some- ral beauty and wonders of our AT DEMA SHOW 2014 IN LAS VEGAS! times. blue planet. Diving is about joy, life and providing pleasurable adven- It also happens that we lose Ron, by living his passion and NOVEMBER 19–22, 2014 | LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | WWW.DEMASHOW.COM tures and enriching experi- loved ones due to accidents teaching by example, remind- ences. in traffic or in the work place ed me of this feeling, and I or because they succumb to have all good intentions to And that is how we are going illness. keep following his lead. I don’t THE WORLD’S ONLY INTERNATIONAL TRADE-ONLY EVENT FOR DIVING, ACTION WATERSPORTS AND TRAVEL PROFESSIONALS! to keep looking at it going for- think he would approve if I did ward. It doesn’t matter what we do. otherwise, and getting wet is the best hommage I can pay. FIND OUT MORE AND REGISTER NOW AT Our friend and associate Ron There is always a risk. We WWW.DEMASHOW.COM Akeson died while he was could keel over while playing Keep the adventures going! doing what he loved. tennis or while shopping at the local supermarket. —X-RAY MAG Diving was his passion, calling and profession, and he took it What matters is living our life LAS VEGAS facebook.com/demashow | twitter.com/dema_show | linkedin.com/company/dema-org | youtube.com/user/DEMAAssn | pinterest.com/demashow 3 X-RAY MAG : 61 : 2014 EDITORIAL FEATURES TRAVEL NEWS WRECKS EQUIPMENT BOOKS SCIENCE & ECOLOGY TECH EDUCATION PROFILES PHOTO & VIDEO PORTFOLIO from the deep News edited by Peter Symes NEWS US to create world's largest marine park President Barack Obama has announced our children in the eye and tell them that, plans to create the world’s largest marine yes, we did our part, we took action, and park in the Pacific Ocean by expanding we led the way toward a safer, more stable the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National world,” adding that while protecting the Monument. Environmentalists are hailing the oceans is a task requiring the cooperation move, which aims to protect fragile marine of many countries working together, the life, as a step in the right direction. United States must take the lead in conserv- In a video message, Obama said: “Let’s ing fragile marine ecosystems. make sure that years from now we can look Detractors say the newly expanded park NOAA Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (center of map) is to be expanded significantly to create the world's largest marine park will have little impact as there is what his predecessor, President not much commercial fishing or George W. Bush, set aside for the drilling in the area since it is so far Pacific Remote Islands Marine away from ports. national monument in 2009, However, conservationists said according to a geographic analy- proactive steps now will pro- sis by the Pew Charitable Trusts. tect ecosystems in the future. In addition to expanding the Lance Morgan of the Marine marine park, Obama launched Conservation Institute said, “These a task force to curb illegal fishing are fairly long distances from any and fraud in the seafood indus- ports, and they’re very expensive try, preventing mislabelling to to get to,” but added, “Still, we hide a product’s origin. The White don’t know what all the future House said that one-fifth of wild uses are going to be.” fish caught each year are sold on Using the 1906 Antiquities Act, the black market, which costs the Obama could protect up to legal fishing trade US$23 billion. ■ USFWS 780,000 square miles, or nine times SOURCE: WASHINGTON POST Palmira Atoll National Wildlife Refuge 4 X-RAY MAG : 61 : 2014 EDITORIAL FEATURES TRAVEL NEWS WRECKS EQUIPMENT BOOKS SCIENCE & ECOLOGY TECH EDUCATION PROFILES PHOTO & VIDEO PORTFOLIO Entrance to Akaroa news Harbour New Zealand opens new marine park On World Oceans Day, New Zealand sharks; birds like penguins formally opened its newest marine and shags and marine reserve in Akaroa Harbour. With this mammals like fur seals and measure, the marine life of the area is Hector's dolphins.” protected and fishing is not permitted Visitors flock to this iconic PHILLIP CAPPER / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS in the reserve. harbour for its incredible Conservation Minister Nick Smith scenery of volcanic cliffs and odd nity,” she said. bed mining," said Forest & Bird advo- said, "Some of the hundreds of spe- sea stacks as well as the various rec- While conservationists applaud the cacy manager Kevin Hackwell.