Aqua Cat Cruises offer the ultimate luxury dive vacations aboard the 102-foot yacht, Aqua Cat. Each week, the Aqua Cat embarks from Nassau, Bahamas, to the remote islands of the Exumas — specifically Exuma Cay’s Land and Sea Park — the most pristine area in all the Bahamas.

New shark conservation legislation passed in the Bahamas creates permanent shark sanctuary and bans shark products

Dr. Guy Harvey, world-renowned scientist and marine wildlife artist, has joined the growing ranks of individuals and organizations calling for strict regulations to ban the commercial fishing of all sharks in The Bahamas.

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These five destinations allow you to dive with some of the ocean’s most playful creatures.

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The Bahamas are a marquee live-aboard destination, with a variety of boats and itineraries to choose from.

Historically, sharks left the area when scuba divers entered the water. The bubbles from the regulators scare them off. Since shark dives started in the Bahamas many of the sharks have lost their fear of these bubbles.

With 700 islands, 2,500 tiny cays, and 100,000 square miles of ocean containing it all, the Bahamas collectively comprise a massive scuba and snorkel paradise.