Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)

**·**Conservation status: IUCN\* listed as ‘Near Threatened’

**·**Their common name comes from their distinct dorsal fins with black or dark brown tips.

Located between the islands of Sumbubwa and Flores, Komodo National Park consists of Komodo, Rinca & Padar islands and many smaller islands in between.

Test your knowledge of dive geography using three clues to determine the name of a mystery dive spot.

Peter Hughes knows a thing or two about live-aboards, and he has a spot in the DEMA Hall of Fame to prove it. In 2011, Hughes received the DEMA Reaching Out Award for helping to evolve the live-aboard diving industry over the past three decades. That same year, after spending more than 25 years building his former live-aboard company, Peter Hughes Diving, Inc., the 40-year scuba diving veteran threw all of his expertise and energy into a new live-aboard venture, the DivEncounters Alliance

For thousands of years sea monsters have appeared on maps as both warnings to travelers and as decorations. Chet Van Duzer explores these monsters in his new book _Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps _and gives readers a better understanding of their place and purpose in history.

Marine photographer and conservationist Bryant Austin has recently released a new photo book entitled Beautiful Whale, which seeks to capture the wonder and mystery of some of the largest creatures ever to roam this Earth.

Test your knowledge of dive geography using three clues to determine the name of a mystery dive spot.

Statia aims to make a big impact in increasing its numbers of baby green and hawksbill sea turtles, common specimens at the island’s many dive sites.