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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.

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Billion Oyster Project Dive Teacher Zoë Greenberg Named Sea Hero

The Billion Oyster Project's Assistant Dive Safety Officer is teaches teenage divers to outplant oyster reefs in NYC's harbor.

New Deep-Sea Discoveries: Blood-Red Jellyfish, "Ugly" Shark

The new jelly was spotted off Rhode Island while the shark was discovered between Antarctica and Africa.

How Many Large, Undiscovered Species Are Still Out There?

In this edition of Ask a Marine Biologist, Dr. David Shiffman answers a question about what’s still lurking in the deep.

How to Swim with Whale Sharks in Isla Mujeres, Mexico

The endangered whale shark is as mysterious as it is enormous. Here’s how you can swim with whale sharks in Mexico.

What It's Like to Dive Australia's Cuttlefish Aggregation

The flamboyant aggregation of cuttlefish in Whyalla, Australia draws divers down under year after year. This is what it's like to experience it yourself.

New Electric Robot Can Clean Up Beach Litter

The solar-powered BeBot can pick up litter up to 30 times faster than traditional clean ups, including plastic fragments as small as 1 centimeter.

How Scientists are Reducing Bycatch Around the World

Scientists are building new tools to banish bycatch that don't harm fiserhmens' livelihood, from flashing lights to underwater pings.