Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary is known for its healthy reef communities and abundant marine life. Having discovered nine additional coral reef banks in the surrounding area, NOAA hopes to expand the sanctuary’s boundaries to further protect them.

_Scuba Diving_ magazine had a chance to catch up with July 2014 Sea Hero Keller Laros at DEMA Las Vegas to discuss the conservation work for which he was nominated for and it's importance for manta rays in Hawaii.

A short film by Sandro Bocci shows the wonderful underwater world of marine animals as they are shown at high magnification, during a long time span through the timelapse.

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_Scuba Diving_ magazine had a chance to catch up with May 2014 Sea Hero Mary O'Malley at DEMA Las Vegas to discuss the conservation work for which she was nominated for and the importance of protecting manta rays in Indonesia.

Ocean explorer and environmental conservationist Sylvia Earle - also known as "Her Deepness" - was recognized in 2014 with a Lifetime Leadership award by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Watch this short video detailing her work as a Champion of the Earth, and listen to her acceptance speech as she discusses the importance of studying our planet and the continued respect for our oceans.

Our Top 100 Gold List: Readers vote for their favorite dive resorts, operators, liveaboards and more. Results were determined by popular vote.

Gulen Dive Resort and ScubaPixel invite nudibranch lovers, divers and underwater photographers to join the annual Nudibranch Safari in March 2015. During the Nudibranch Safari the participants will learn more about nudibranch identification, biology, behavior, food habits, reproduction and other aspects of nudibranch life – including how to photograph them under water.

In this epic freediving video, Matthias Misof and his friends take us on their one-breath adventures alongside turtles, manta rays, huge schools of fish and amazing coral heads.