TABLE OF CONTENTS SCUBA DIVING INDUSTRY™ MAGAZINE • FEBRUARY 2026
FROM THE PUBLISHER 05 The Year Retailers Build What Lasts / William Cline SAFETY
ADVERTISERS 2 Divers Alert Network (DAN) 3 Aggressor Adventures 7 Bahamas Ministry of Tourism 8 The Dive Shop @ Cape Eleuthera 9 Books by Dan Orr/Best Publishing 11 All Star Liveaboards 13 Fort Young Dive Resort Dominica 15 Explorer Ventures Liveaboards 17 Blue Force Fleet Liveaboards 18 X-Ray Magazine 19 Barefoot Cay Resort, Roatan 20 Sea Experience, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 21 Fog-X Mask Defogging Film 23 Dive BVI’s 50th Anniversary 25 Visit Cayman Islands | ISDHF 26 Lita’s All Natural Insect Repellant 29 Deep Blue Adventures Travel 33 Diveplanit Travel Planners 34 2026 NOGI Awards Gala @ DEMA 35 Dive Industry Young Professionals 35 NAUI’s Eco-Friendly Packaging 36 Beneath The Sea Dive Show 37 ScubaRadio 39 Clear Story Coach 39 Alex Brylske’s Book by Reef Smart 47 Win A Sta ff Pizza Party 50 SSI/Scuba Schools International 51 Scuba Show 2026 West & East 52 Explore Our NEW Issue HUB! 53 Neal Watson’s Bimini Scuba BACK COVER DEMA 55 Level Up, Marketing Minutes & From Behind the Counter Podcasts 56 Article Index
06 Recreational Diving Fatalities & Underlying Health Issues / Dan Orr 12 Don’t Let Perceived Unwelcome Advances Hurt Your Business’ Reputation / Al Hornsby RETAILING 14 Now is the Time to Make Time for Training / Je ff Cinciripino 16 The Phygital Dive Center: Blending Digital Convenience with Real - World Experience / Cathryn Castle Garcia TRAINING 20 Part 1: Why Dive Centers Need Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) / Je ff McNutt 23 The Captain’s Real Job: Leadership, Not Just Navigation / William Cline 26 Working with ‘Golden’ Divers / Margo Peyton 28 Fitness Insights Pt 2: Transforming Observation into a Pro fi t Center / Gretchen M. Ashton TRAVEL 29 A Retailers Guide to Selling Adventure, Not Disasters / Jennetta Adams 31 A Group Dive Guide to Dominica - the “Nature Island” / David Prichard & Lily Mak 36 A Group Travel Guide to The Florida Keys / Michael Salvarezza & Christopher P. Weaver BUSINESS EDU 40 2026 Boot Show Report: More Than a Consumer Expo / Peter Symes ECO PRO 41 The Great Coral Gamble: Is the Future of the Caribbean Written in the Indo-Paci fi c? / Alex Brylske, Ph.D. 43 The Barrier of Blue: How Fear of the Water Endangers Both Youth and the Ocean / Kramer Wimberley 46 Part V: How to “Blue” Your Business and Make More Green - The CORAL Interview / Gil Zeimer RESEARCH 48 From Stabilization to Execution: What Q4 Revealed and What’s Next in Q1 2026 / William Cline
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