For her ingenuity and perseverance, Rose Huizenga is our February 2023 Sea Hero.

We as a dive community are stewards of this coming ocean, and how we tend to these rebounding resources now will dictate what version of the ocean we will be leaving for the next generation of divers.

Founder of Sanriku Volunteer Divers, Hiroshi Sato is committed to cleaning natural-disaster debris, leading seaweed restoration efforts and training the next generation of mission-driven divers.

Shark diving drives conservation in Fiji’s Shark Reef Marine Reserve, where locals show tourists and neighbors alike what to love about this apex predator.

The conservationist secured local government grants to tackle marine pollution locally and championed a Hope Spot at Fish Rock, one of her favorite dive sites—all at age 15.

We polled thousands of divers—they say these places have the best diving in the world.

In the wake of Florida reopening its goliath grouper fishery, the co-owner of Pura Vida Divers secured protections for its aggregation sites.

Islamorada Dive Center and Florida Keys Dive Center led 25 PADI Club divers through a permitted Dive Against Debris event during the group’s inaugural trip.

The impact this style of fishing has on the ocean depends greatly on what seafloor environment is subjected to the tactic.