Americas & Caribbean

The Domincan Republic will be joining only a handful of other countries to have committed to conserving 30 per cent of its ocean water.

A submerged tropical island the size of Iceland has been discovered deep under the water off the coast of Brazil.

The Caribbean island of Saint Lucia is a picture-perfect, scuba diving paradise, with plenty to see and do - both above and below the surface

Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire has announced it is to expand its network of resilient coral nurseries and Bonaire and Klein Bonaire

There are thousands of shipwrecks across the Florida Keys - here are some of the best to dive to complete the official Florida Keys reck Trek'

Dive operators in Curaçao are calling for the island's authorities to adopt the Reef-World Foundation's Green Fins program nationwide

Exploring the vibrant coral reefs, many wrecks and conservation programmes of the Florida Keys and their exceptional scuba diving

Ecuador's president has declared a 60-day national emergency, but is it still safe to travel to Ecuador and onwards to the Galapagos Islands?

The Caribbean’s all-inclusive Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts become the first to attain a portfolio-wide Green Fins membership

Probably fewer than 1,000 of the bulky but graceful manatees survive in Mexican waters but divers are sometimes lucky with a sea cow encounter

Just north of Vancouver is 'The Skook', the world's fastest tidal rapids. The Underwater Photography Guide's editor-in-chief Nirupam Nigam took the plunge

OceanShot coral restoration founders join PADI's CEO to announce new projects during an underwater panel at the recent Global Citizen Forum

Dominica has announced that the world’s first marine reserve for sperm whales will be established in the Caribbean island nation’s waters

One of the world’s best cold-water sites, diving Vancouver Island means clear water, miles of coastline – and massive marine life

Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire announces a new partnership of three coral restoration organisations with a new coral breeding project

MMF is offering scuba diving citizen scientists the chance to join an expedition to the Revillagigedo Archipelago in January 2024

The coast of North Carolina is littered with wrecks. Timo Dersch dives some of the most impressive, where sand tiger sharks regularly gather

With its mix of European and Caribbean charm, beautiful weather and stunining coral reefs, Curaçao is a must-visit scuba diving destination