Dive: The Ultimate Guide: 70 of the World's Top Dive Destinations

This color-illustrated guide to the 70 best scuba diving locations around the world describes 300 diving sites in six oceans and seas around the world. The guide opens with introductory material on facts about the ocean, the world of diving, and protecting the aquatic environment. Entries provide descriptions of dive sites and give information on visibility, water temperatures, and marine life. They also offer information on getting there, visa requirements, and currency, and give contact information for key support facilities at each dive site, including dive centers, organizations, recompression chambers, hospitals, and conservations societies. There is also information on nearby activities and places of interest for rest days and non-divers. Most of this supplemental information is contained in margin boxes. Notes on safety, a list of diving organizations, and a glossary are included. This second edition adds 15 new destinations, and contains color photos on every page. It also contains full pages ads. Halls is a diving expedition leader and television personality. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Monty Halls is a marine biologist and expert diver. A former Royal Marines officer, he leads diving adventure expeditions around the world.