Alexandra Gillespie is a freelance writer that specializes in water and travel. Previously a digital editor of Scuba Diving magazine, her writing has appeared in Outside, NPR, National Geographic, and other national outlets.
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Based on a successful project in the Seychelles, the Nature Conservancy aims to use debt-for-nature swaps to increase the amount of ocean protected by 15 percent, helping 20 countries establish marine protected areas.
Here are ways you can travel that don't hurt—and can even help!—the planet.
Shark Guardian is promoting a new petition to curb fin trading. Activists say Brexit makes the change possible, but World Trade Organization obligations present hurdles.
Wuhan Diving, a PADI dive store in the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, resumed operations earlier this month.
Coral restoration programs around the world improved coral complexity and hard coral cover, a step toward improving reef resiliency.
Check out some of the most incredible dive resorts in the world—think hanging out on a decommissioned oil rig, or a “liveaboard rock” with its own helipad!
Diving with blacktip reef sharks takes place all oer
DIY your scuba diving fins to stand out topside or along the reef!
Jacques Cousteau inspired thousands of globe-trotters through his famous ocean exploration documentaries. Sites he discovered or praised over 50 years ago remain diving meccas, from Mexico to Thailand. Here’s how to experience the places that impressed even the biggest name in diving.