TABLE OF CONTENTS SCUBA DIVING INDUSTRY® MAGAZINE • JULY 2026
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ADVERTISERS 2 Divers Alert Network (DAN) 3 Aggressor Adventures 6 Books by Dan Orr/Best Publishing 7 Bahamas Ministry of Tourism 8 The Dive Shop @ Cape Eleuthera 10 Barefoot Cay Resort, Roatan 11 All Star Liveaboards 12 Alex Brylske’s Book by Reef Smart 13 Visit Cayman Islands | ISDHF 14 Fog-X Mask Defogging Film 15 Explorer Ventures Liveaboards 16 Clear Story Coach 17 Dive BVI 17 Blue Force Fleet Liveaboards 18 Sea Experience, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 20 Sau Bay Resort & Spa, Fiji 21 NAUI 21 Deep Blue Adventures Travel 23 Scuba Do Rag Apparel 25 Stream2Sea Reef Smart Products 27 Lita’s All Natural Insect Repellent 31 Quest Dive Adventures 33 Dive Madeira Islands 34 Meri Yoga Retreats 37 Caradonna Adventures 39 CORAL Reef Alliance 39 SEI/Scuba Educators International 41 Volivoli Beach Resort, Fiji 42 Family Divers/Kids Sea Camps 43 Aqaba Blue: Ocean Future Show 45 Cline Group Advertising Services 46 ScubaRadio 48 Scuba Storyteller by Gil Zeimer 48 SSI/Scuba Schools International 49 Dive Industry Young Professionals 50 2026 NOGI Awards Gala @ DEMA BACK COVER DEMA 28 Neal Watson’s Bimini Scuba 29 Diveplanit Travel Planners
A Culture That Supports Judgment / William Cline SAFETY 6 A Common-Sense Approach to Snorkeling Safety for Older Adults / Dan Orr RETAILING 15 The Two AIs Every Dive Center Needs / Cathryn Castle Garcia 19 Your DEMA Game Plan Starts Now / William Cline 20 Thinking Big: ScubaBros’ Dive Trip With 135 Customers / Gil Zeimer 23 The Accessory Advantage: Small Things Can Make Big Pro fi ts / Suuz Martines 26 A Retailer in Business for 70 Years: Their Secret Sauce for Success / Candice Landau TRAVEL 30 Madeira & Porto Santo: Portugal’s Fresh Group Travel Destination / Amber Wagenknecht 34 The Rise of the Wellness Diver: A Changing Audience / Meredith Calvert, Ph.D. 36 One Destination, Two Dive Worlds: Chuuk/Truk Lagoon / David Prichard & Lily Mak ECO PRO 39 What the New UN Ocean Assessment Means for the Dive Industry / Alex Brylske, Ph.D. TRAINING 42 Beyond the Minimum Safety Standards for Teaching Young Divers / Margo Peyton BUSINESS EDU 47 The Key to a Great Dive: The Dive Brie fi ng / Christopher P. Weaver & Michael Salvarezza 50 Dive Pirates – Bringing the Entire Scuba Industry Together / Je ff Cinciripino
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