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6 Animal Encounters to Add to Your Bucket List

There's no bigger thrill than seeing one of your favorite marine animals in person ... in their actual habitat.

Erika Lopez Named 2024 Sea Hero of the Year

The activist and conservation champion plans to use the award money for critical tools to combat illegal fishing in the protected waters around Malpelo, Colombia.

The Future of Diving With Great White Sharks

Cage diving with great white sharks has come under fire in recent years.

Recent Articles

Expedia Stops Selling Vacation Experiences with Captive Whales and Dolphins

The online ticket-booking service joins a growing list of tourism companies to cease selling tourism experiences with companies like SeaWorld that feature animal performances.

Chainmail and Lasers — Welcome to Shark Diving in the Bahamas

A Florida diver’s lifelong dream to encounter sharks up close brings her to the Bahamas for a conservation liveaboard and chainmail diving.

Researchers Find Fossil of 400-Million-Year-Old, Dog-Sized Sea Scorpion

A recently uncovered fossil shows that scorpions the size of Labrador retrievers roamed the prehistoric seas.

"My Octopus Teacher" Director Pippa Ehrlich Earns Sea Hero Honors

Ehrlich's feature film debut, "My Octopus Teacher," ignited love for our oceans around the world. For her powerful storytelling, she is our November 2021 Sea Hero.

How I Became a Reef Rescuer in the Caribbean

Dive guests at Windjammer Landing can help the locals protect coral reefs through three-day Environmental Dive Package, which includes certification as a PADI Reef Rescue Diver.

How Insurance is Protecting the Mesoamerican Reef

Quintana Roo, in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, insured about 100 miles of coastline to protect the reef, which generates about $6.2 billion a year in regional economic activity.

VIDEO: Divers Save Oceanic Manta Entangled in Fishing Line

Divemaster Rugene "Spider" Marinus of Toucan Diving and Phyllis Mihalas cut cluster of line, hooks and rope off the trapped creature.