The Belize Barrier Reef is 10,000 years old, and it’s the second-largest barrier reef in the world and the longest barrier reef system in the Northern Hemisphere. It extends the full length of the ...

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Like any “best” list, you can ask ten scuba divers where to go for the world’s ultimate diving and they might give you ten different answers. That’s the great thing about scuba diving—each experience ...

My obsession with the ocean started early, in the days when I was so little that my very tall father could hoist me on his shoulder and jump waves near the Santa Monica Pier. I learned to swim in the ...

According to Travel + Leisure magazine, Costa Rica has one of the best places in the world to practice diving: Cocos Island. “Costa Rica’s Cocos Islands lie more than 340 miles off the country’s ...

Encountering a Black marine biologist, marine scientist, and even Black certified scuba divers is rare, even in 2024. Zippia data shows that only three percent of all marine biologists identify as ...

Thriving reefs, colorful fish, mysterious shipwrecks, coral-crusted swim-through caves and an unlimited array of stunning underwater topography. With its year-round sun and excellent visibility, the ...