Having only learned to swim after being admitted to a marine science program, our June Sea Hero has since dedicated his life to coral reefs and their preservation.
Conservation
On April 5, 2024, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium responded to rescue a distressed smalltooth sawfish after someone called the sawfish
Spearing lionfish and feeding them to non-native predators has long been touted as a conservation-friendly solution to the invasive lionfish problem, but it can have serious consequences for divers
Recent Articles
Lionfish use venom as a protective mechanism. When divers come in direct contact with their spines or fins, venom is injected into the skin through needlelike bristles located along the dorsal, pelvic and anal fins.
Photojournalist Jill Heinerth surveys the fragile marine habitat in the Arctic, where melting sea ice has an ecosystem hanging in the balance.
Conservation organizations are urging people to stay away from seal pups on the beach.
Scuba divers captured the experience of a lifetime on video when a great white shark visited the group on an Australia dive.
Palau has plenty to offer traveling scuba divers, including bumphead parrotfish spawning and night diving experiences.
Zack Rago, of the ocean documentary *Chasing Coral*, is honored as a Sea Hero by *Scuba Diving* magazine and Seiko watches.
Scientists found microplastic particles in 93 percent of the bottled water they tested, prompting a review of the health effects on humans by the United Nations.