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South Australia Bans Plastic Straws and Cutlery

Plastic straws, cutlery, and stirrers will be banned in South Australia next summer. More single-use plastic bans are expected across the country in coming months.

Key Dives Hosts an Epic Day of Conservation with a Trash Trek and Turtle Release

Key Dives and volunteer divers removed over 500 pounds of trash from the reef in the Florida Keys in the first-ever, Dive Against Debris Trask Trek.

What It’s Like to be a Saturation Diver

Gavan Hennigan shares what it's like to be Saturation diver, living and working hundreds of feet below sea level for weeks at a time.

Erich Ritter, Conservationist and Founder of SharkSchool, Dies at Age 61

Shark advocate Dr. Erich Ritter passed away at age 61 in his Pensacola, Florida, home on Friday. Dedicated to understanding shark-human interactions, Ritter spent most of his life advocating for shark conservation.

John Weller Earns Sea Hero Honors for Antarctic Conservation

John Weller's photography of the Ross Sea galvanized support to designate it as the world's largest marine protected area.

Scuba Diving Magazine's 2020 Underwater Photo Contest Winners

See the winners of *Scuba Diving's* 16th annual Through Your Lens photo contest sponsored by Aggressor Liveaboards, SeaLife Underwater Cameras and Cressi.

How Technology Is Making Shark News More Ridiculous

No, sharks aren’t coming into shallow water any more than usual—but now everyone at the beach has a camera.

Scuba Divers Can Help Keys’ Ocean Ecosystem during REEF’s Upper Keys Lionfish Derby

The Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) 2020 Lionfish Derby is scheduled to take place Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 10-13.