Embarrassment of Riches: Ritzy Fort Lauderdale is easy on the eyes--above water and below.

Scuba Diving's exclusive guide to Southern California's big animal encounters. For more USA local dive sites, visit scubadiving.com

Diving without a boat can be as easy as a day at the beach if you know how to do it like a California native. Here's how West Coast divers handle the surf.

You're captain, divemaster and diver all rolled into one when you make your dives from a kayak. Here are the gear and skills you'll need, and the best sites.

If you haven't yet dived the Great Barrier Reef, here's your dive vacation planner. For more on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, visit scubadiving.com

Ever dive a missile silo? How about a volcanic crater or a lead mine? Where do we find this stuff? Off the highways and byways of the U.S.A.

Where the Desert Meets the Sea: Baja's Pacific Pelagics

Thinking about participating in Florida's mini season for hunting lobsters? Prepare yourself with these expert tips on finding, catching and cooking lobsters — or go home hungry.

Along Florida's Gulf of Mexico coast is a seascape of wrecks, towers and ledges, all brimming with supersized fish.