Free admission to John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is available Saturday, Dec. 11, during a special 50th birthday celebration planned for that day. The golden anniversary of the park at mile marker 102.5 on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway offers a variety of events beginning at 9 a.m. the culmination of 12 days of events in Key Largo honoring America's first undersea preserve.

At these seven sites, taking a walk off a pier might be the best move you’ll ever make. Some of the best diving on the planet is literally under your feet.

In Trondheim, Norway, divers brave dark, bone-chilling waters to enter an alien world full of pristine wrecks and a unique reef found nowhere else on Earth/

Cressi’s new Air Travel BC is lightweight and packs easily making it a great option for jet setting divers. It features the same convenient carry bag as the Travelight BC, folding up effortlessly into a compact package.

Nauticam’s innovative new housing for the Sony NEX-5 digital camera is compact, but boasts big performance. Despite its small size, this high quality aluminum housing is depth rated to 100 meters, and has Nauticam’s acclaimed ergonomics and patented port locking system.

The new Cressi Eyes Evolution Crystal Mask comes with all of the great features of the Big Eyes Evolution Crystal mask, but in a smaller size that’s perfect for women and smaller faces. Crystal Silicone is an exclusive Cressi material that’s so clear the mask’s skirt is virtually invisible when diving.

The Neptune Space G.Divers full-face mask, equipped with a GSM G.Divers underwater transceiver, is OCEAN REEF’s entry-level comm kit for recreational diving. Hook up the single channel Push-To-Talk G.Divers communication unit, and divers can talk to their buddies or to the dive boat using separate comm units.

One of the founders of Body Glove — and one of only three men inducted into both the surfing and diving halls of fame — reflects back on a lifetime of diving.