A proposal is set in motion to ban the trade of shark fins in Texas.

In this dramatic video, divers with Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas remove a rope that had entangled a shark — after the shark appears to ask them for help.

Who loves turtles? You do! And we do too. Turtle lovers can dive with their favorite ocean friends all over the world;

Check in with the winners of Scuba Diving's Sea Hero of the Year Awards, and nominate your own Sea Hero for 2015!

Washed Ashore is making art out of the marine debris that threatens our oceans.

Only about 1% of the world's oceans are protected in reserves, but this number is steadily growing thanks in part to the United Kingdom. Tucked inside the UK's recent budget announcement was the bid to protect 322,000 square miles (830,000 square kilometers) around the Pitcairn islands in the South Pacific ocean from overfishing and seafloor mining.

Study the Maldives’ most exciting residents— manta rays and whale sharks

_Scuba Diving_ magazine had a chance to catch up with August 2014 Sea Hero Lad Akins at DEMA Las Vegas to discuss his marine conservation work and his involvement with lionfish populations across the globe for Reef.org.

Cordell Bank and Gulf of the Farallones national marine sanctuaries off northern California will both more than double in size following a final rule released today by NOAA. The expansion will help to protect the region’s marine and coastal habitats, biological resources and special ecological features.