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<br /> The Official Magazine of Britain's Biggest Diving Club<br /> FALMOUTH<br /> NIGHTLIFE<br /> Out and about with Cornwall's<br /> new dive club<br /> BENEATH BELL ISLAND<br /> Technical diver Jill Heinerth's<br /> Canadian adventure<br /> PORTUGAL'S<br /> WRECK REVIVAL<br /> Explore the Algarve's<br /> artificial reefs<br /> KITTED-UP<br /> THE LATEST<br /> HOUSINGS,<br /> STROBES AND<br /> LENSES<br /> K-Class: Submarine wrecks from the `battle' of May Island<br /> Northern Soul: East Cheshire Sub-Aqua Club's success story<br /> Ocean Diver companion: Indispensable advice for ODs in training<br /> Issue 57 August 2016 £3.99<br /> <br /> Welcome<br /> I am grateful to the many SCUBA readers who write in with their observations of the underwater world. Our<br /> Chat pages work best when you are acting as the world's eyes underwater, reporting al<a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=1"> The Official Magazine of Britain's Biggest Diving</a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=2"> </a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=3"> Welcome I am grateful to the many SCUBA readers w</a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=4"> Published by: TRMG Ltd Winchester Court, 1 Forum</a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=5"> Issue 57 August 2016 CONTENTS 32 Club Focus </a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=6"> BSACCONTACTS Be part of it - WANT TO LEARN T</a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=7"> </a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=8"> SCUBAHUB</a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=9"> 9</a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=10"> Bass Dicentrarchus labrax They are the mos</a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=11"> SCUBAHUB </a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=12"> </a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=13"> </a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=14"> SCUBAHub Big names for BSAC Conference THE 2016 </a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=15"> SCUBAHUB Beach Clean “needs more help” THE Marine</a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=16"> SCUBAHUB The `Everest' of wreck diving Andy Torb</a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=17"> </a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=18"> </a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=19"> SCUBAHUB MBE for Scarborough's veteran volunteer </a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=20"> SCUBABLOKE String theory explained We should not </a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=21"> </a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=22"> </a> <a title="iSCUBA 57 - August 2016 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1d520927?page=23"> SCUBAWOMAN Too much Face time? 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