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Alert Diver is the dive industry’s leading publication. Featuring DAN’s core content of dive safety, research, education and medical information, each issue is a must-read reference, archived and shared by passionate scuba enthusiasts. In addition, Alert Diver showcases fascinating dive destinations and marine environmental topics through images from the world’s greatest underwater photographers and stories from the most experienced and eloquent dive journalists in the business.

September 2025 Features

Page 118 -Sipadan An Iconic Dive Destination
TRAVEL| Text by Adam Sokolski

Page 24 - A Ball of Gold
LOCAL DIVING
| Text by Linda Ness

Page 82 - Decompression & Dive Safety
RESEARCH| Text by Frauke Tillmans

Page 58 - Questions to Ask a New Dive Buddy
EDUCATION| Text by Ryan Gan

Page 71 - Alternobaric Vertigo & Diving
RESSEARCH | Text by Dr Frans Cronjé
Page 76 - Marine Action Research
RESEARCH | Text by Emily Eaton

Page 100 - Reboot Your Dive Business
 
RISK MITIGATION | Text byBarry Coleman

Page 109 - Diving Into the Bazaruto Blue
DIVE TRAVEL| Text by Evan Hamlyn

Page 93 - Mapping Reefs For Ocean Stewardship
RESEARCH| Text by Serena Lucrezi

On the Cover - Photo donated to DAN by Adam Sokolski

Equipment Used: OM System OM-1 with 90 mm macro lens in Nauticam housing with 2 x INON Z240 strobes.
Location: 
Malaysia, Si Amil Island

This photo was taken during our trip to Si Amil Island, not far from Mabul and Sipadan. The place is famous for encounters with mobula rays, but this time the shot of an anemonefish turned out to be the highlight of our dive.

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