Mary L. Peachin is an advanced open water certified scuba diver with 35 years of experience exploring the top diving destination around the world. She is also an award-winning freelance adventure writer and photographer. She is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sharks, Sharks: The Sleek and the Savage, Scuba Caribbean, Sport Fishing in the Caribbean, Underwater Encounters: What you Should Know about Sharks, and Caribbean Sport Fishing. She has also written freelance articles for numerous magazines and newspapers.