St. Croix-native Kemit-Amon Lewis is working to conserve and grow coral reefs in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Diving with Great Hammerhead sharks was something photographer Steve Hinczynski dreamed about for years. During his five-day trip in Bimini, he had the diving experience of a lifetime.

The judging for our 2013 Underwater Photography Contest has come to a close: Here are our finalists, from sharks to coral to sea turtles.

Magnificent eating machine hoovers victims like a seafloor vacuum.

The islands of the Bahamas are a wide-angle paradise. Dolphins, goliath groupers, sea turtles and other hard-to-miss attractions regularly cruise up from the depths to feed in the shallows.

When marine creatures converge for the sake of their species, the results can be a kaleidoscope of a dive.

Up close with a Caribbean Octopus and his hungry entourage during a feeding.

With all the buzz of the Sharknado film, we couldn't help but be a little inspired. From Bonaire to North Carolina and every dive site along the way, our readers have submitted some incredible images for our [2013 Scuba Diving Photo Contest](http://scubaphotocontest.bonniercorp.com/photo_contest/65/submit). While they're not our winners just yet, here are 10 of our favorite shark images ... so far.

Ever since I first saw a photo of a longhorn blenny, the rare little Caribbean fish with cirri like a pair of telephone communication towers has been on my wish list of must-see animals.