TABLE OF CONTENTS SCUBA DIVING INDUSTRY ® MAGAZINE • OCTOBER 2026
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ADVERTISERS Page# Advertiser 3 Aggressor Adventures 12 Alex Brylske’s Book by Reef Smart 19 All Star Liveaboards 20 Anthony’s Key Resort, Roatán 13 Bahamas Ministry of Tourism 23 Barefoot Cay Resort, Roatán 22 Blue Force Fleet, Maldives 6 Books by Dan Orr/Best Publishing 7 Cape Eleuthera Dive Resort, Bahamas 21 Caradonna Dive Adventures 40 Clear Story Coach 11 Coltri Compressors 25 Deep Blue Adventures 68 DEMA & DEMA Show 42 Dive Academy & Viani Bay Resort Fiji 67 Dive BVI 65 Dive Industry Young Professionals 59 Diveplanit Travel 26 DiveSight Planning Software 2 Divers Alert Network (DAN) 63 Dive Marketing Media 45 Dream Weaver Travel 27 Explorer Ventures 34 Family Divers/Kids Sea Camp 30 Fantasy Island, Roatán/ScubaCo 18 Fog-X 8 Fort Young Dive Resort, Dominica 32-33 Florida Keys & Key West 39 Koro Sun Resort, Fiji 50 Lita’s All Natural Insect Repellent 15 HEAD/apeks/AQUA LUNG/mares/SSI 41 Meri Yoga/SeaCalm Scuba Retreats 57 NAUI Worldwide 37 Neal Watson’s Bimini Scuba 31 Ocean Encounters Curaçao 17 Ocean Frontiers Cayman 38 OneDive.ai Software 36 Quest Dive Adventures 53 SasSea Wraps 46 Sau Bay Resort & Spa, Fiji 47 Scuba Do Rag 51 Scuba Educators International/SEI 65 Scuba Storyteller by Gil Zeimer 62 ScubaRadio 28 Sea Experience Florida 49 Visit Cayman Islands & ISDHF 35 Volivoli Beach Resort, Fiji
FROM THE PUBLISHER 5
Before You Sell, Start a Conversation / William Cline
SAFETY 6
Cognitive Issues for the Older Diver: Clear Minds, Safe Dives / Dan Orr 14 The Anatomy of a Lawsuit Part One: The First Critical Hours / Al Hornsby & William Cline ECO PRO 20 The Eco-Compliant Partner Program: Raising the Bar for Manatee Tours / Alex Brylske, Ph.D. RETAILING 26 Why Every Industry Stakeholder Should Be Concerned When A Retailer Closes / James R. McMullin 29 Classi fi ed Destination, Adventure Guaranteed: Black Ops Dive Travel / Gil Zeimer TRAINING 34 Multigenerational Marketing: How To Sell to Families / Margo Peyton 38 Is It Time To Reconsider How We Teach Scuba Diving? / Harry Truitt BUSINESS EDU 40 From DEMA Inspiration to Business Results / Cathryn Castle Garcia 43 Designing Demand: Is Your Website Helping or Hurting? / Burcu Mahmuto ğ lu 45 Lights! Camera! Action! Underwater Film Festival Success Tips / Christopher P. Weaver & Michael Salvarezza 51 Strong Dive Stores Build a Stronger Industry / Suuz Martines INDUSTRY NEWS 53 ISDHF: Diving’s Legacy, Cayman’s Future / Amber Wagenknecht TRAVEL 56 Cayman’s West End: The Wild Side of Grand Cayman special advertising section / Mark B. Hatter 60 The 7 Best Whale Encounters in the South Paci fi c / Deborah Dickson-Smith PHOTO PRO 62 The Art of Muck in the Philippines / Steven Lopez, MSc RESEARCH 65 Positive Q3 Survey Results and a Hopeful Forecast / William Cline ARTICLE INDEX 70 List of all Articles Published
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