Walt Stearns

Photography by Walt Stearns and Mike Bartick Blackwater Photography It’s well past sundown and we're several miles off the coast of Palm Beach, Florida, preparing to...

Since 1990 Florida’s beloved Goliath grouper have remained a federally protected species. That may all change as the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) Commission is once again considering the possibilities to open the fish for “limited harvest.”

Photographs by Walt Stearns A faint but growing glimmer of light in the passage ahead signals the end of our dive. We exit a realm...

An In-depth, hands on review detailing what Retra’s new Prime flash can provide in the way of performance for the serious wide-angle underwater photographer. In...

These inland seas of North America have claimed thousands of ships over hundreds of years from wooden schooners to steel freighters, and each has a unique story.

Shearwater Research Inc., manufacturer of the increasingly popular Perdix AI and Teric dive computers has launched a brand-new model called the Peregrine. With a retail...

Back in early May, Palm Beach County began allowing dive boats to operate once again provided that they fallow the guides set forth by...

For more than 25 years, Avalon Outdoors has provided a full range recreation diving and fishing excursions along Cuba's northern and southern coast. The most...

For many of us who grew up in South Florida, Cuba was seen as the forbidden fruit. We could only imagine what might await...

Today, the U-352 is one of North Carolina’s signature wreck sites. For divers making the journey to Morehead City, it stands near the top of the list. Even with the dive briefing fresh in your mind, seeing the U-352 materialize off the bottom, sitting with a 45-degree list to starboard, is an amazing sight. Located some 35 miles offshore, the U-352 lies within close proximity of the Gulf Stream, which often times rewards divers with visibility upwards of 100 feet.