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The Best Locations for Scuba Diving with Big Animals

Where to go scuba diving with big animals like sharks and manta rays according to our readers in *Scuba Diving's* 2020 Readers Choice Awards.

How Hurricane Irma Radically Shifted South Florida Wrecks

Dive-site map makers were able to see how Hurricane Irma affected shipwrecks underwater off the coast of Florida.

Diver Discovers Anicent Native American Burial Site off Florida Coast

A scuba diver discovered a 7,000-year-old Native American ancestral burial site off the coast of Venice, Florida in the Gulf of Mexico.

REEF Offers $40,000 in Prizes at 2018 Lionfish Derbies throughout Florida

REEF is hosting several lionfish derbies throughout Florida to help reduce the population of invasive lionfish in the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic.

25 Reasons to Love Scuba Diving in Florida

For scuba divers, the pool’s always open in the sunshine state.

OCEARCH to Tag Great White Sharks in the U.S. Southeast

A team of shark researchers will begin their expedition off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida.

Diving in Dye in Florida's Freshwater Springs

Scientists use fluorescent dye to learn about water flow in Florida.

Mermaids Are Real — And They Swim with Manatees in Florida Springs

What do manatees and mermaids have in common? They both love the Florida Springs!

Port of Pirates for Divers

The dive packages are all-inclusive and provide dive equipment, boat dives, meals and lodging, and local transportation in and around Panama City.