Reef Smart Guides Florida: Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach: Scuba Dive. Snorkel. Surf. (Best Diving Spots in Florida)

by Peter McDougall, Ian Popple, Otto Wagner

Overview

The Definitive Guide to Scuba Diving and Snorkeling in Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach

"This is what divers want. A mapping style and key information presented in a way that really prepares you for each dive site. I expect this book will be the tool that dive shops give to their new divemasters to learn all of the top dive sites quickly." Ocean Frontiers

#1 New Release in Travel South Atlantic

For  Lonely Planet fans comes a unique and essential scuba, snorkel, and surf travel guide.

A great travel gift. The ultimate guide for beach and marine activities in Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach. The detailed descriptions and illustrations of beaches, coral reefs, shipwrecks, and other dive spots are ideal for divers, snorkelers, kitesurfers and windsurfers. Make the most of your time in the city and in the water.

Detailed descriptions and map art. With the help of Reef Smart’s unique 3D-mapping technology, learn all you need to know about the regions' top dive and snorkel sites. These maps provide useful information such as depths, currents, waves, suggested routes, potential hazards, unique structures and species information.

Don’t go diving without it. This indispensable resource will help you plan and execute dives without a hitch. Make sure to pack this unique guidebook with the rest of your scuba gear.

This guidebook provides:

• The best locations for diving, snorkeling and surfing, and how to access them
• Detailed 3D maps, graphics and information to help you plan your time in and out of the water
• Species guide to help you identify and understand the marine creatures you’ll encounter
• And much more!

A unique and comprehensive SCUBA diving book. Also look for Reef Smart Guides Florida: Palm Beach; Reef Smart Guides Barbados; and the best selling Reef Smart Guides Bonaire.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781633539761
Publisher:	Mango Media
Publication date:	11/20/2018
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Born and raised in Canada, Peter received his

undergraduate and Master’s degrees from McGill

University. His focus on behavioral ecology and

coral reef ecology led him to two field seasons at

Bellairs Research Institute in Barbados, in 1999

and again in 2002. After graduating in 2003,

Peter moved to the United States and began a

career in science communication and writing,

publishing in both peer-reviewed academic

journals and the popular press. He has written on

a variety of coastal ecosystem issues, including

extensive work surrounding the science of ocean

acidification. He is a PADI Rescue Diver with over

300 dives in 19 years of experience.

Born and raised in the U.K., Ian earned his

undergraduate degree in oceanography from the

University of Plymouth in 1994. He worked for five

years at Bellairs Research Institute in Barbados,

supporting research projects across the region,

before completing his Master’s in marine biology

at McGill Universityin 2004. He co-founded a

marine biology education company, Beautiful

Oceans, before founding Reef Smart in 2015 to

raise awareness and encourage people to explore

the underwater world. Ian has published in both

the scientific and mainstream media, including

National Geographic, Scuba Diver Magazine and

the Globe and Mail. He is a PADI Dive Master with

over 3,000 dives in 25 years of diving experience.

Born and raised in Romania, Otto graduated from

the University of Art and Design in Cluj, Romania

in 1991. He moved to Canada in 1999 where he

studied Film Animation at Concordia University

in Montreal. In 2006, Otto turned to underwater

cartography and pioneered new techniques in

3D visual mapping. He co-founded Art to Media

and began mapping underwater habitats around

the world. Throughout his 25-year career, Otto

has received numerous awards and international

recognition for his work, including the Prize of

Excellence in Design from the Salon International

du Design de Montréal. He has also illustrated

seven books. Otto is a PADI Advanced Diver with

over 500 dives in 15 years of diving experience.