Once bordering on extinction, California's black sea bass are staging a big comeback.

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.

Between Cozumel and Belize there's an atoll that's made for divers--and you've never heard of it. Got your attention?

In the shadow of Mt. Fuji, temperate waters offer up a tapestry of marine life as colorful as a new kimono.

With neighbors like Fiji, Australia and Papua New Guinea, you might think the Solomon Islands would have some pretty good diving. And you'd be right

From the forests of north Florida flow a network of freshwater springs with unlimited visibility and untapped dive potential.

A visual tour above and below.

Why fly halfway around the world when you can find feisty great whites just south of the border--and just off California.

Wanted: A few good divers to explore virgin reefs, deep wrecks and abundant marine life. Tourists need not apply.