Skin Diver magazine summary: 1977

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month,
year 		vol,
num 		front
cover 		cover text | articles
(E = Editorial) 		# of
pages 		cover
price
January
1977 		26,
1 		TRY A WRECK DIVING HOLIDAY IN BERMUDA
A SNEAK PREVIEW OF U.S. DIVER'S STARTLING
CALYPSO COMPENSATOR
U/W PHOTOGRAPHY IN 12 EASY LESSONS
Enroll this issue!
THE WETPHONE - new scuba hardware for u/w communications
FOCUS IN ON THE WEIRD WORLD OF "ULTRA MACRO"
E. Staying Fit for Scuba Safety
  1. Pycnopodia: The Beast from Inner Space
  2. Skin Diver Guide for Underwater Photography
  3. Ultra Macro Photography
  4. Worm Rock Reefs
  5. The Calypso Compensator
  6. The Wetphone Underwater Communication System
  7. The Gosford: A Lady in Distress
  8. Wreck Diving in Bermuda
104 $1.25
February
1977 		26,
2 		Watch Out For Another Government Rip Off!
What You Should Know About Air Compressors
SCUBA CANADA: B.C.'s Galiano Island
PRODUCT REVIEWS: Maritime Digital Watch
Oceanic 2000 Strobe & Slave
E. Let's Put Watermanship Back Into Scuba
  1. The Oceanic Strobe 2000
  2. What Every Diver Should Know About Compressors
  3. Maritime Digital Watch
  4. Algae Come in Colors
  5. British Columbia's Galiano Island
  6. The Dingle-Johnson Disaster
  7. William H. Brown
  8. Pinpointing Dive Sites
  9. Skin Diver Guide for Underwater Photography
  10. The Batfish
114 $1.25
March
1977 		26,
3 		FILTERING THE AIR YOU BREATHE
WW II PRISONERS DIVER FOR SILVER
FT. LAUDERDALE'S OFF-BEACH REEFS
DIVE GUIDE TO ST. THOMAS
TIPS ON TAKING YOUR FIRST U/W PICTURES
SDM REPORT ON THE TOSHIBA STROBE
E. Give Your Gear A Spring Checkup
  1. Diving as a Guest of the Emperor
  2. What Every Diver Should Know About Compressors
  3. Comdive
  4. The Toshiba TM-1
  5. Ft. Lauderdale's Reefs
  6. St. Thomas: The Happy Virgin
  7. Underwater Photography in 12 Easy Lessons
  8. California's Sea Cucumbers and Carrots
96 $1.25
April
1977 		26,
4 		MEET "FAT MAN"...OUR NAVY'S NEWEST DIVER
EXCLUSIVE SDM PREMIERE OF NEW DIVE GEAR
SHOWN AT DEMA SHOW
VISIT SAN SALVADOR...
A BOOMING RESORT FOR SCUBA
SDM REPORTS ON:
An Inexpensive U/W Movie Camera
A Constant Volume Dry Suit
WAR PRISONERS DIVE FOR TREASURE--PART 2
E. Get Your Regulator Retuned
  1. Diving as a Guest of the Emperor
  2. The Viking Variable Volume Suit
  3. The Fujika Marine-8 AX100
  4. New Products Unveiled at DEMA
  5. The Cuttlefish
  6. U/W Photography in 12 Easy Lessons
  7. Project Quick Find
  8. It's An Angel
  9. San Salvador Island
106 $1.25
May
1977 		26,
5 		HOLLYWOOD FILMS "THE DEEP"
U/W ARCHAEOLOGY BY AN EXPERT
SDM TECHNICAL REPORTS:
o A New 35mm SLR Housing
o A Tour Of A Wet Suit Plant
o A Wraparound BC
o Air Fill Stations
SCUBA U.S.A.:
o Alaska
o Texas
E. Emergency Ascents: Which Way to Safety?
  1. U/W Photography in 12 Easy Lessons
  2. Alaskan Delight
  3. Diving a Texas-sized Aquarium
  4. What Every Diver Should Know About Compressors
  5. Scubapro's Stabilizing Jacket
  6. Ikelite's New 35mm SLR Housing
  7. Parkway
  8. Profile of a Professional Diving School
  9. The Deep Goes to the British Virgin Islands
124 $1.50
June
1977 		26,
6 		VISIT THE WORLD'S LARGEST U/W MOVIE SET
POLLUTION SCANDAL HITS EAST COAST
SDM REPORTS:
o FENZY BC Vest
o SUBSEA Strobe
o WETTAPE Recorder
o DACOR Automatic BC
o WATERGILL Automatic Regulator
E. Constant Pressure
  1. The Wettape
  2. The Subsea R-150
  3. Dacor's Nautilus
  4. The Fenzy M6 BC
  5. The Watergill FSDS-100
  6. Commercial Diving
  7. The Day the Ocean Died
  8. U/W Photography in 12 Easy Lessons
  9. The Ocean in Miniature
  10. Filming The Deep in Bermuda
104 $1.50
July
1977 		26,
7 		SHARK FILMING IN AUSTRALIA WITH THE DEEP
WHAT MAKES GRAND CAYMAN SO GREAT FOR DIVING?
PINNACLE DIVING OFF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
EXPLORING WISCONSIN'S NORTHERN LAKES
SDM EQUIPMENT REPORTS:
o IKELITE'S POWER PAC
o TEKNA'S U/W LIGHT
o FARALLON'S HYDROCOM
o SPORTSWAYS' OCTOPUS RIG
PLUS...PHOTO TIPS ON USING STROBES UNDERWATER
E. Don't knock it if you haven't tried it!
  1. U/W Photography in 12 Easy Lessons
  2. The Tekna-Lite
  3. The Sportsways W-600-0 Hydronaut Octopus System
  4. The Ikelite SST System
  5. The Farallon Hydrocom
  6. The Deep in Australia
  7. Pinnacles in the Sea
  8. What Makes Grand Cayman So Great
  9. Wisconsin's Northern Lakes
  10. What is Underwater Archaeology
  11. Shrimp
78 $1.50
August
1977 		26,
8 		UNDERWATER STAMPS YOU CAN COLLECT
VISIT PENNEKAMP PARK'S CORAL WONDERLAND
A CLOSE-UP LOOK AT THE CALIFORNIA CABEZON
TIPS ON INFLATABLE BOAT SEAMANSHIP
PONDER THE MYSTERY OF MEXICO'S SLEEPING SHARKS
SDM REVIEWS:
o PELICAN'S Marker Buoy
o SUNPAK'S Super Strobe
o CAVALERO'S Deep Seat Regulator
E. Dropouts...Who's Dropping Who?
  1. The Shark Caves of Isla Mujeres
  2. The Pelican Float
  3. Inflatable Seamanship
  4. Cavalero's New High Pressure Regulator
  5. The Sunpak Marine 28
  6. California Cabezon
  7. U/W Photography in 12 Easy Lessons
  8. U/W Stamps of the World
  9. Intact at 140 Feet!
  10. Pennekamp Park
104 $1.50
September
1977 		26,
9 		MAKE A DIVE!
NEW HAMPSHIRE
CRYSTAL RIVER PUGET SOUND
DISCOVER ST. CROIX
EAST COAST LOBSTERS
LEARN HOW TO SKIN AN AB
NEW GEAR Dacor's BC Metal Detectors
Sherwood's Regulator
E. Bring a Friend to Scuba Class
  1. Skinning an Abalone
  2. Machines for Detecting Millions
  3. Dacor's Double Action BC
  4. Introducing the Sherwood 2000
  5. East Coast Lobster
  6. Angelfishes
  7. New Hampshire's Lake of Lost Ships
  8. Crystal River's Mythical Mermaid
  9. Edmonds Underwater Park
  10. St. Croix...Sleeping Giant of the Caribbean
98 $1.50
October
1977 		26,
10 		BUGGED OVER BUG DIVING?
Grotto Diving Florida Style
Shopping Tips On Spearguns
New York's Secret Sub Dive
Halfway Rock--Offshore Playground of the Northeast
E. Why Advanced Diver Training?
  1. Snapper
  2. Parrotfishes
  3. Choose Your Weapon
  4. The Parabolic Mask
  5. Power Puffer
  6. Confessions of a Lobster Freak
  7. Sylvia Earle
  8. River Diving Devices
  9. Halfway Rock
  10. The Secret of the USS Bass
  11. Blue Grotto
96 $1.50
November
1977 		26,
11 		CANADA'S SUPERB WEST COAST DIVING
HOW TO BUY A WET SUIT
SURF ENTRIES AND EXITS
TIPS ON FISH FEEDING
SUPER 8 MOVIE GEAR FOR U/W
MEET THE PIED PIPER OF DIVING
E. Instructor Insensitivity
  1. Choosing and Using a Wet Suit
  2. The Divers Edge from Wenoka
  3. They'd Rather Switch!
  4. Up Close with Dacor
  5. Farming Abalone
  6. The Gentle Art of Fish Feeding
  7. Navigate the Surf
  8. U/W Photography in 12 Easy Lessons
  9. Freshwater Diving
  10. Meet Pop Taylor
  11. Rendezvous off Vancouver Island
98 $1.50
December
1977 		26,
12 		o WORLD'S FINEST SHIPWRECK DIVE
o LAGUNA'S SECRET PLANE WRECK
o HALIBUT FILLETS IN 60 SECONDS
o PLUS: HAWAII o MINNESOTA
o FLORIDA'S GULF COAST
HOW TO RESTORE A BRASS PORTHOLE
E. Winterize Yourself for Scuba
  1. Halibut Fillets--The Easy Way
  2. Brass Artifact Restoration
  3. Florida's Gulf Coast
  4. Minnesota--Lake-locked and Loving It!
  5. The Kohala Coast
  6. Laguna's Secret Plane Wreck
  7. Grunts
  8. U/W Photography in 12 Easy Lessons
  9. Sea Symbols
  10. Seastrobe K and Sea Link Connector System
  11. RMS Rhone--Pride of the BVI
96 $1.50

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