Because the islands lie at this junction of tropical and temperate water, and because they have been isolated from the mainland for so long, they boast an impressive array of flora and fauna both above and below the waves, some of which is found nowhere else.
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Since their glory days serving as film props, these wrecks have become a haven for a wonderful array of marine life, from colonies of beautiful, but invasive, lionfish to turtles, barracuda and shoals of Technicolor reef fish.
Riding out of Boynton Inlet I can already see that it’s going to be an epic day of diving — it’s one of those late summer days in Florida, when the sun is out but it’s not too hot.
Cold, dark water is unappealing to most divers, but there are quite a few hearty souls in the Pacific Northwest, as well as the Northern Atlantic regions of the U.S., who relish jumping into our local waters to see what’s below the surface.
A University of Southern Denmark research team has created a new material that’s being hailed by some as a potential game-changer for scuba.
A dilemma that every new diver will encounter is choosing a knowledgeable instructor.
With another Shark Week come and gone, you may be feeling rather inundated with shark facts — and almost certainly with quite a bit of shark fiction.
Plane wrecks are some of the most breathtaking sights to see under the sea. Whether they’ve been purposely sunk as artificial reefs or sunk accidentally, these wrecks are among the best sites to dive.
On September 30th, the Indonesian government announced a series of arrests made between August 22nd and September 26th after the perpetrators in question were caught illegally trading in manta parts.
Ever wanted to sleep with the fishes? Not in the mob-boss sort of way, but literally — sleep with a view of the fish right outside your window?
A fish head floats in front of my mask as the feeding frenzy enters its climax. Thirty sharks each take their turn sinking their teeth into the frozen ball of bait, filled with anything the dolphins wouldn’t eat.
Lundy is a unique place, made so not only by its seal colonies, but also by the natural splendor in which they live.
Constructed of concrete specifically blended to promote the adhesion and growth of coral species, the statues have become a literal metaphor for the connection between mankind and the ocean.
The deep end of the pool just got a whole lot deeper with the opening of the Y-40 Deep Joy in September.
On September 18th, Egyptian diver Ahmed Gabr embarked on a world-record breaking scuba-diving attempt, meant to take him deeper than anyone had ever dived.
Where can a person dive along unspoiled reefs in the morning, canoe up a foreboding river, spend a rainy afternoon playing dominoes with locals and then polish it all off with a night dive next to an old British fort?