A lack of regulations makes it shockingly easy for manta and devil rays to fall prey to the demands of a global trade market. Here's what's being done to put a stop to it.

In this edition of “Ask a Marine Biologist,” Dr. David Shiffman discusses the importance of predator conservation.

Follow along as a diver slips into the water alongside sharks in Guadalupe Island, Mexico, for the first time, shedding years of Hollywood-fueled fear.

A dead manta washed ashore in South Florida, allowing researchers to confirm a new species. Named the Atlantic manta ray, it shares traits with other mantas, and its discovery is crucial for conservation efforts and protecting coastal habitats.

In Timor-Leste sea turtles are not only endangered by natural enemies, but to the greater extend by humans. ‘Lenuk Tasi’, a local group of motivated students, is acting against this.

In the latest "Organizations Divers Should Know," David Shiffman, Ph.D. explores Project Seahorse, a collaboration of researchers and conservationists working to study and protect threatened seahorses, sea dragons and pipefish.

There's a lot of mystery surrounding humpback whales and their birthing patterns. New research aims to find answers.

The latest "Ask a Marine Biologist" by Dr. David Shiffman discusses the hows and whys of cephalopod color change.

What happens when a loggerhead turtle is presented with a tasty snack? According to a study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, they'll do a little dance.