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Diver Finds Gold Coin Worth $98,000 on Wreck Off Key West

Zach Moore, a diver and engineer at Mel Fisher’s Treasures, found a gold coin in about 30 feet of seawater on the wreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha.

Tec Diving Key Largo's Iconic Wrecks

For those who think they’ve seen all the Florida Keys wrecks have to offer at the recreational level, tec diving can open up a whole new realm of possibilities.

Eight Big Cities with Great Scuba Diving

Believe it or not, there's scuba diving in Los Angeles, Lisbon, Miami and more.

For The Love Of Sharks: What I Learned During a Week at ‘Shark School’

During a six-day shark Field School in Miami, learning how to perform a shark biopsy and draw its blood (for science) turns this diver into a stronger ocean advocate.

What it Takes to Make a Shipwreck Playground

Volunteers scout and procure funding to continually add wrecks to Shipwreck Park, a five-square-mile underwater playground in Pompano Beach.

This Florida Art Nonprofit Will Make You a 3D Reef Sculpture for Any Occasion

Anyone can commission a statute from the Ocean Rescue Alliance, which will sink it off the Florida coast to aid reef restoration.

Real Life Mermaids or Manatees and Dugongs?

How to tell the difference between a manatee and a dugong and where to dive with these underwater creatures.

Two Florida Divers Discover Mammoth Bones from Ice Age

A portion of the Columbian Mammoth leg was recovered from the Peace River in Florida by two local fossil divers.

Reef Smart Releases New Dive Guide Book to Northwest Florida

Divers will find site briefings for 121 sites across six panhandle counties. Sixty scuba sites include in-depth access information, and 48 have original, 3D maps.