Advice on Diving in United States

...he faint of heart. California's Pacific Ocean is deep, cold, dark and swift. The kelp beds that rise from the seafloor offer an underwater jungle where sea lions, schools of anchovies and sharks make their home. The Channel Islands off the pretty city of Santa Barbara offers some of the best kelp forest diving in the Pacific. Heading north up California's coast you find the surfing and diving mecca of Monterey. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is arguably the most famous marine aquarium and marine conservation center in the United States. The entire town seems to hold an appreciation for marine prese...