These 17,000-plus islands are the stuff of dreams for divers of all levels.

The past year served up some epic underwater footage — take a look at our favorite underwater videos of 2017 here.

See what it's like to snorkel with jellyfish in this underwater video, taken in Indonesia at Lake Kakaban.

See what it's like to scuba dive with four gigantic whale sharks off the Derawan Islands in Indonesia in this video.

In the last ten years the diving world has blossomed, in a way even its ambitious pioneer Jacques Cousteau might not have predicted.

Scuba diving with whale sharks is a bucket-list item for many divers, and in some places irresponsible whale shark watching is on the rise.

The UNESCO world heritage list comprises more than 1,000 spots — and these 13 are diveable.

Looking for awesome, unknown dive sites? Here are some of the best underwater wonderlands we've found here at Scuba Diving magazine.

Destroyed area of Dampier Strait, off West Papua, could take 100 years to recover.