Portugal has created the largest marine protected area in Europe, a 1,034 square mile reserve around the Selvagens Islands, an Atlantic volcanic archipelago.
The diving fishermen in Thoothukudi and Kovalam are fighting the pressures of the modern world to keep their way-of-life—and connection to the sea—alive.
The Scuba Magician PADI Distinctive Specialty aims to keep students engaged and entertained while offering instructors a new way to teach diving.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute filmed to giant phantom jellyfish — which has 10-foot arms — more than 3,000 feet deep off the California coast.
MT *Haven*, the Mediterranean's largest wreck, is popular with fish and divers alike. Local divers are pushing the government to make it an MPA.
Fifty-one countries and the European Union have agreed on a two-year ban on the catch and retainment of shortfin makos.
Branching and boulder corals releasing billions of new coral larvae onto the Great Barrier Reef, which has battled bleaching in recent years.