Not many people can say they've been diving out of a cage with great white sharks. These divers had a special encounter with one while diving off Catalina Island, California.

Underwater kelp forests stretch along thousands of miles of coastlines worldwide. Teeming with marine life, these destinations are home to the best kelp-diving experiences.

Get insider advice from locals, tips for timing seasonal experiences and the scoop on under-the-radar dives you won’t want to miss.

Dive clubs are a great way to expand your dive community, skills and experience. Follow along with one diver as she joins one of the world's largest dive clubs for an excursion off the coast of Baja California Sur.

One diver's plans to become a scientific research diver shift to harvesting urchins for a boutique market

Learning how to snag the perfect underwater photo is a challenge, but it can open you up to a whole new world of diving possibilities.

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, often described as the “Galapagos of North America,” is home to incredible marine wildlife, kelp forests, and maritime heritage artifacts, and contains waters that sustained Chumash people since time immemorial.

A team of hammer-wielding divers cull urchins off the coast of California in an effort to restore kelp forests.

Best places to have an epic dive encounter with sharks, manta rays and whales across the globe