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IUCN Red List Update: Tuna on the Rise, Sharks and Rays Sparse

Tuna, historically overfished, are on the road to recovery, but more sharks and rays are now listed as threatened with extinction, according to this month's IUCN Red List Update.

Dates Announced for PADI's 2021 AWARE Week

The fourth annual PADI Aware Week will be September 18 to 26, 2021, giving divers and operators the opportunity to advance ocean conservation.

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.

These Dive Pro Courses Put Ocean Conservation First

Marine sustainability is at the top of the agenda of these scuba diving job trainings.

For The Love Of Sharks: What I Learned During a Week at ‘Shark School’

During a six-day shark Field School in Miami, learning how to perform a shark biopsy and draw its blood (for science) turns this diver into a stronger ocean advocate.

Snorkeling with Baja’s Mobula Rays

Mobula ray populations are declining worldwide. Here’s how to leverage your tourist dollars and join a citizen science expedition to help save the rays.

This Florida Art Nonprofit Will Make You a 3D Reef Sculpture for Any Occasion

Anyone can commission a statute from the Ocean Rescue Alliance, which will sink it off the Florida coast to aid reef restoration.

Austin Gallagher Receives Sea Hero Honors for Shark Conservation Work

Dr. Austin Gallagher has shaped global shark conservation for more than a decade. For his efforts, he has been named our July 2021 Sea Hero.