Scuba diving in Costa Rica off Guanacaste Province offers visitors everything from enormous schools of pufferfish (yes, really) to encounters with mantas and burly bull sharks.
In the Water
Nonprofit organization Dive into the Pink will hold its second annual online auction to benefit the Young Survival Coalition (YSC).
In an ongoing series, we’ll chat with prominent and up-and-coming underwater photographers. Today we sit down with Mario Chow.
Now that you’ve achieved the divemaster certification, you’ve got lots of options, from employment to volunteering or continuing education.
The protocols for ice diving are much like those for cave diving. And while frigid waters combined with an overhead environment aren’t for everyone, for many, ice diving is an exciting way to push their boundaries.
Reef World Foundation and its Green Fins members celebrate the third International Year of the Reef
National marine sanctuaries protect some of the most spectacular ocean and Great Lakes resources in the United States, including shipwrecks like the SS Winfield Scott.
There’s been a lot of discussion in the news lately about bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef. Local operator Mike Ball weighs in on the situation.
The flying gurnard is big-eyed, bottom-dwelling fish. What surprising feature makes divers seek them out (and explains their name)?
Help your non-diving friends appreciate the beauty of U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries with 360-degree photography and virtual reality technology.
In this series of articles, we’ll profile conservation organizations focused on ocean protection. Today we’re chatting with Silvia Raccagni from Parley for the Oceans.
The waters off Africa’s southernmost point offer some sensational diving. Here are our picks for the top five shark dives in South Africa.
When it comes to making a purchase, choosing the right BCD can be daunting. Which style is right for you?
Fiji is known as a soft-coral paradise; most dives will live up to your expectations and more. Here’s a sampling of some of the best scuba diving in Fiji.
Those who love rebreather diving continuously extoll its virtues. What’s so great about rebreather diving, and should you try it?
Perhaps you’ve long dreamed of going pro, or maybe you’re a new diver enchanted with the sport. Once you’ve decided to become a divemaster, what next?
A special-effects team working on a science-fiction movie would struggle to invent a creature as strange looking as the mola mola.
Snorkeling with salmon offers a unique view of the spectacle, as thousands of these fish migrate along rivers in Canada and Alaska each summer to spawn.