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

Dive with vivacious sea lions and other flora and fauna at this popular dive site in magical Monterey, California. Despite its remote location and challenging conditions, local divers say it is a rewarding experience.

it’s difficult to reconcile how the most beautiful things you have ever experienced can be the worst they’ve ever been. But the data is clear—we've lost more than we can imagine.

Sites stretch along the Golden Coast from Mendocino to Fort Ross.

These are some of the most beautiful dive sites in the world, accoridng to Scuba Diving magazine readers.

The California club has brought diversity to scuba for more than 30 years, diving proud locally and around the world.