There's no bigger thrill than seeing one of your favorite marine animals in person ... in their actual habitat.
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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.
Cage diving with great white sharks has come under fire in recent years.
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Lionfish use venom as a protective mechanism. When divers come in direct contact with their spines or fins, venom is injected into the skin through needlelike bristles located along the dorsal, pelvic and anal fins.
Photojournalist Jill Heinerth surveys the fragile marine habitat in the Arctic, where melting sea ice has an ecosystem hanging in the balance.
Conservation organizations are urging people to stay away from seal pups on the beach.
Scuba divers captured the experience of a lifetime on video when a great white shark visited the group on an Australia dive.