Dive into the remarkable underwater vistas of Canada through this series on Scuba Diving Magazine.
From the Arctic to the Pacific, Atlantic, and Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway, Canada has the longest coastline in the world. Eight percent of the landscape is covered by lakes, greater than any other country. I’ll never be able to experience more than a drop in the bucket of diving opportunities, but last year, I completed my goal to take a plunge in every province and territory. This five-part web series offers a peek into what gets Canadian divers excited about their home waters.
Traveling to the polar regions is not easy, and that makes diving in the Arctic a rare privilege. With a warming planet, Canada’s Arctic landscape is experiencing transformative change, but there are still ways to have the dive of a lifetime, frolicking with belugas, narwhals, bowhead whales, and seals. You might even get a chance to see a polar bear swimming with cubs. Even if you don’t have a special encounter with the charismatic megafauna, you will be electrified by the colorful marine invertebrates and blown away by the transcendent beauty of the ice itself… READ MORE