Dive Atlas of the World. Jack Jackson

Introduction and map

       Mexico

       Yucatán Peninsula, Cancún, Cozumel, Mujeres, Contoy, cenotes

       Western Caribbean

       Belize – Turneffe Atoll, Lighthouse Reef and the Blue Hole Honduras – Bay Islands Utila, Roatan, Guanaja and Cayos Cochinos

       Cuba

       Havana, Varadero, Cayo Coco, Santa Lucía, Guardalavaca, María la Gorda, Isla de la Juventud, Cayo Largo, Playa Girón, Cienfuegos, Guajimico and Trinidad, Los Jardines de la Reina, Santiago de Cuba

       Cayman Islands

       Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac, Atlantis submersible

       Reef Species Distribution

       Puerto Rico

       Mona Island, Desecheo Island, La Parguera, Vieques and Culebra Islands

       Dominica

       The North, The Middle, The South

       Dutch Antilles

       Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao

       Virgin Islands

       British Virgin Islands, The United States Virgin Islands

       Bahamas

       Walker Cay, Grand Bahama Island, Bimini, New Providence (Nassau), Eleuthera, Exumas, Cat Island, San Salvador, Conception Island, Long Island

       Appendix

       Destination profiles and travel information

       Index

       Glossary

       Contributors

       Photographic Acknowledgements

      The Red-tipped Sea Star (Fromia monilis) is one of the commonest species of Fromia in the western Pacific and one of the most striking.

      DIVE ATLAS OF THE WORLD

      INTRODUCTION

      by Jack Jackson

      TROPICAL ISLANDS, BEACHES, TURQUOISE SEAS AND COLOURFUL reefs attract non-divers, divers and snorkellers alike, but experienced divers also enjoy deep walls in open sea, interaction with marine animals, the bounty of cold waters and the atmosphere of shipwrecks.

      Remaining shallow maximizes divers’ time in the water, but some divers favour short deep ‘bounces’, hoping to encounter sharks. While most divers prefer relaxing dives, some seek heart-thumping, shark feeding-frenzies or the adrenaline rush of high-voltage drift dives. Some divers prefer clear, warm water while others are happy with limited visibility or cold water. Wreck fanatics