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The general physical training of an underwater shooter differs to some extent from that in all other underwater sports. In the system of general physical training sessions, training and auxiliary…

An explanation of the mechanics and physiology of breath-holding.In this article I'll try to explain the mechanics and physiology of breath-holding and tell you why diving is a very complex and…

Why do people drown?As the great Cousteau used to say, accidents on the water happen because people fail to follow basic safety rules. He's partly right, and what's more, I'm not going to argue with…

A CLASSIFICATION OF SPEARFISHERSAllow me to offer for your judgment a tongue-in-cheek classification of spearfishers as I see them. So, not in order of importance, just as they came to mind:"The…

Spearfishing in the Caspian Sea©SAMOVARI'm from Yekaterinburg myself, but it just so happened that I got into spearfishing far from home, on the Caspian sea-lake, in Kazakhstan, in the city of Aktau…

Mullet huntingMullet is one of the few commercial fish of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. People catch it in different ways — with nets, on sea worms, with dynamite, but those methods aren't for…

Mysteries of the Caspian Sea (Mikhailov V.N., 2000), EARTH SCIENCESThe Caspian Sea has an unstable hydrological regime. In the 20th century the sea level experienced both a rapid fall and a sharp…

The first mentions of the Caspian Sea are found on ancient clay tablets (9th century BC) discovered during excavations of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria. There it is called the "great eastern sea".…

James AldridgeUNDERWATER HUNTINGTranslated from the English by YURI SMIRNOVFinal editing by L. MAKAROVFOREWORD Lately a great many books and colour films about underwater hunting have appeared.…

MSTISLAV MIKRYUKOVWITH A SPEARGUN INTO THE DEPTHSCOMPETITIVE SPEARFISHING DOSAAF PUBLISHING HOUSE MOSCOW-1973General editor: Captain 1st Rank G. P. OsinovFOREWORDMore than 70 percent of our planet's…