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© Lawson Wood, 2012
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Acknowledgements
Many thanks to the many people and organizations who made this project possible and in particular: Lesley Orson; Jo Hemmings; Helmut Debelius; Dr. Elizabeth Wood; Professor Alexandre Meinesz and the University of Nice; Mark Busuttil and St. Andrews Divers Cove, Gozo; George Vella and Calypso Diving Centre, Gozo; Ian Pitchfork and Aquaventure, Malta; Mike & Agnes Upton at Maltaqua, Malta; Mike Mandale, Ramon Sileceo and Xaloc Dive Centre, Estartit, Spain; Mark & Diana Davies, Valbonne, France; Pantxoa and Madame Gabi at Aqua Pro Dive International, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France; Igor Indjein from Golf Juan, France; Michèle Tourrette of Telemaque Plon-gee, Roquebrune, France; Fred Short and Rock Marine, Gibraltar; Photos Socratous and Cydive, Cyprus; Guido Schwengersbauer and Posejdon Croatia Diving Club, Croatia; Eurodivers, Zakynthos, Greece; Loisirs de Tabarka Dive Centre, Tunisia; Alf Chappell and the European Diving Centre, Turkey; Mansour and the Extreme Team Diving Club in the Lebanon; Hugh and Sardinia Scuba Tours, Sardinia; Marine Conservation Society; The Shark Group; Sea & Sea Ltd; Alan James Photography; Ocean Optics; Eastern Photovisual; Harlequin Worldwide Travel; Snooba Travel; British Airways; Air Malta; Go; Ryanair and Easyjet.