Outline of recreational dive sites

Tropical waters of high biodiversity and colourful sea life are popular recreational diving tourism destinations.

South-east Asia, the Caribbean islands, the Red Sea and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia are regions where the clear, warm, waters, reasonably predictable conditions and colourful and diverse sea life have made recreational diving an economically important tourist industry.

Recreational divers may accept a relatively high level of risk to dive at a site perceived to be of special interest.

They are generally found where more interesting and pleasant diving is not locally available, or may only be accessible when weather or water conditions permit.

No special equipment is needed for most reef dive sites, but sufficient skill in buoyancy and depth control is desirable so that the diver does not harm the ecosystem by clumsy impacts with the bottom or stirring up sediment.

Recreational diver over a coral reef in the Red Sea
Satellite image of part of the Great Barrier Reef
Wreck of the Fujikawa Maru
USNS Vandenberg in 2015.
Wreck of the RMS Rhone
The wreck of the tugboat MV Rozi rests on the seabed at 35 meters
The wreck of Salem Express in 2010, 19 years after she sank.
Bow of the Spiegel Grove
Anti-aircraft gun on the stern of the Thistlegorm
Deck of the Um Al Faroud
Entrance to the cave system at Dos Ojos
Diving at Piccaninnie ponds
Wazee Lake near Black River Falls, Wisconsin is a former iron mining quarry now used for scuba diving and other uses.
Recreational dive sites of the greater Cape Town region. Most are in the Table Mountain National Par Marine Protected Area
NASA image [1] showing locations of significant coral reefs , which are often sought out by divers for their abundant, diverse life forms.
The Great Blue Hole , located near Ambergris Caye , Belize
Dean's Blue Hole , Long Island, Bahamas
Diving at Stoney Cove
Divers at the wreck of the SS Carnatic