The Florida Keys Dive Guide (Abbeville Dive Guide)

Described as "an excellent investment for divers" in the press, Abbeville's exciting scuba diving travel books combine the best in underwater photography with the most complete, in-depth, and practical information on the world's most popular diving sites.

Three-dimensional maps in full color illustrate twenty-seven of the most spectacular dives in the Florida Keys. These maps offer what no book has ever before provided: the information needed to plan your dive down to the last detail. You can review the exact layout of each site--including depths, sizes, and distances between reefs and wrecks or any hazards--and even the lighting conditions for optimum underwater photography. The short chapters covering each dive provide crucial data about depths, currents, weather variables, and plant and animal life. The book ends with a full-color visual encyclopedia of the most common fish that inhabit the area.

New to this updated edition is coverage of the Spiegel Grove, the world's largest artificial reef, sunk off of Key Largo and opened to divers in June 2002.

The experts' lively text has been vetted by Diving Science and Technology Corp. (DSAT), which is a corporate affiliate of Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), making these the most reliable guides for the expert as well as the first-time diver.

Other Details: Full color throughout.

Stephen Frink's photographs have appeared in Newsweek, Esquire, and National Geographic, as well as dive journals and travel magazines; his company, Stephen Frink Photographic, is the largest underwater photo facility in the Florida Keys. William Harrigan has a degree in marine biology from Yale and was manager of the Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary in the 1980s before heading the National Marine Sanctuary Program.