The island nation of the UK has a coastline that comes to over 11,000 miles long when combined with the rest of Ireland, so it stands to reason that scuba diving is a popular and interesting pastime. With such a varied landscape in the UK, each of the dives sites are equally as unique, with unusual and interesting marine life to discover, and exciting histories to explore.
The United Kingdom may not be large, but it has a surprising number of cetacean species - whales, dolphins and harbour porpoises - living in or regularly visiting its coastal waters. The marine research charity Sea Watch Foundation has been studying them for more than 20 years and is looking to harness the help of scuba divers to record and send in their sightings.