Sublime drop-offs and macabre wrecks make Palau and Truk Lagoon a glorious study in contrasts.

In an area of the Pacific known as the heart of the world's marine biodiversity, one island group stands out for its jaw-dropping abundance of life.

There's more to this romantic South Seas island than meets the eye.

Finally, we know why French Impressionist Paul Gauguin ended his search for paradise in French Polynesia.

There's more to diving here than soft coral, white sand and a bilo shell filled to high tide.

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

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

Stepping out of Grand Cayman's shadow, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman earn top honors from readers for great diving, laid-back resorts and "to-die-for desserts."

Stephen Frink shares his experiences capturing images of the ocean's most famous predators in this Nov. 7 - 14, 2003, week in review.