Advice on Diving in Jamaica

...Many of Jamaica's shallow reefs are close to shore with short boat rides to many sites - perfect for beginners and novices. For the more experienced diver, the alluring Cayman Trench runs past the north coast, allowing deeper diving opportunities on the thrilling wall dives. The historical sunken site of Port Royale, purpose-sunk shipwrecks, and intriguing cave systems offer an alternative underwater experience to the coral reefs. Jamaica established two marine parks in the 1990's, in an effort to restore and preserve the fragile underwater ecosystem of the fringing reefs along the north and ...