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Media Kit 2018/2019

The longest-established scuba magazine in North America Over 44 years of dive publishing

Averaging 25,000 readers per issue Over 52% of our readership is in the USA, 46% Canada, 2% international New quarterly format has more pages, making these are our biggest issues ever! Established in 1974. Experience counts, earns respect, and proves our passion for success Digital edition available through Magzter - online, iOS, and Android devices Hugely respected in the dive industry with an advisory board including: , , Jean-Michel Cousteau, , Michael AW, and 70% of readers share their copies with three other divers Nearly all keep their copies indefinitely for repeated reference Nearly 70% told us DIVER influences their travel plans Over 80% say they have acted directly on advertising in DIVER More than 70% dive year-round Increasingly popular and growing online website New quarterly format offers increased advert exposure time The USD to CAD dollar exchange rate makes this the best time ever to buy an ad!

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We have an incredible group of contributors, and we can’t wait to share their knowledge every issue.

Jill Heinerth - Underwater Video columnist and regular feature writer Jean-Michel Cousteau - Conservation columnist Michael Menduno - Tech Diving History columnist and regular feature writer - Tech Diving columnist Michel Gilbert & Danielle Alary - columnists and regular feature writers Kirk Krack - Freediving columnist - Safety diving columnist Margo and Tom Peyton - Kids in diving columnist Natalie Gibb - Diving columnist

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