Ocean explorer and environmental conservationist Sylvia Earle - also known as "Her Deepness" - was recognized in 2014 with a Lifetime Leadership award by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Watch this short video detailing her work as a Champion of the Earth, and listen to her acceptance speech as she discusses the importance of studying our planet and the continued respect for our oceans.

Scuba Diving magazine had a chance to catch up with 2013 Sea Hero of the Year Rick MacPherson at DEMA Las Vegas to discuss his past year since winning the award, and his plans for the future.

How do use Florida's reefs? Take the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative's survey.

How will your kids be spending their summer vacation? The Whale Shark and Oceanic Research Center at Utila Lodge is offering a marine conservation program for parents, grandparents and children in June and July 2015 that hopes to teach kids about preserving the environment.

Participants who attend the annual coral spawning event will learn about coral reef ecology and conservation through a series of interactive lectures and workshops run by marine biologists.

Embark on whale shark snorkel trips at the WSORC program, where where you will have the opportunity to help researchers collect valuable data on this enigmatic gentle giant.

An ancient forest is discovered by a diver in the United Kingdom.

Artist Jason de Caires Taylor's 60-ton concrete sculpture "Ocean Atlas" was sunk off the shallow coast of the Bahamas earlier this year. Watch the video!

The first detailed, high-resolution 3-D maps of Antarctic sea ice have been developed using an underwater robot. Scientists from the UK, USA and Australia say the new technology provides accurate ice thickness measurements from areas that were previously too difficult to access.