Increased great white shark sightings in Florida highlight conservation success, with juvenile sharks thriving thanks to protections and research efforts.

Once on the verge of extinction due to decades of rampant exploitation, the black sea turtle is making a comeback. Here's how these turtles came back from the brink.

Off the coast of Miami, divers are gearing up for a lionfish derby, organized for the first time by Diver’s Paradise, to help protect Florida’s marine ecosystems.

Discover how to ethically (and legally) swim with wild dolphins. Learn about respecting their space and behavior and choosing responsible tour operators to ensure both your safety and the well-being of these marine mammals.

Nova Southeastern University’s adaptive techniques diving program helps veterans and students with disabilities, offering healing, connection and inclusion through scuba diving

From year-round diving and a diversity of habitats, Florida has everything you need to learn to dive and advance your skills. With some luck, you could even glimpse a whale shark.

Dive Centre Manly’s efforts to remove plastic waste from the harbor led to the creation of Divers Against Debris and a partnership with PADI AWARE, sparking a global movement against plastic pollution. Richard Nicholls's initiatives have inspired worldwide action and significant policy changes.

In the months leading to the 2024 Olympics, conservationists have raised alarms about the construction of a new judges' tower and its potential to harm local reefs. Here's how locals are mobilizing to protect it.

On April 5, 2024, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium responded to rescue a distressed smalltooth sawfish after someone called the sawfish hotline; the animal was seen swimming in circles in a Cudjoe Bay canal in the Florida Keys.