Troy Bodden is working to keep Utila a natural paradise by improving the lives of its residents.

Seacology plants a kindergarten for coral in the middle of a blossoming Raja Ampat no-take zone.

St. Croix-native Kemit-Amon Lewis is working to conserve and grow coral reefs in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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These human-assisted habitats act like defibrillation paddles, revving up struggling reefs and reviving declining fish populations from Florida to Indonesia and beyond.

The Living Oceans Foundation's Global Reef Expedition aims to discover how coral reefs across the world are faring in today’s changing ocean climate, and what can be done to help corals survive in the warmer, more acidic oceans of the future.

Dive Tribe founder Gwyn Mills agging sharks, placing mooring balls and sinking artificial reefs in his beloved Thailand keeps our May 2013 Sea Hero busy.

Photographer and surveyor Jonathan Lavan was recognized this spring as the [REEF](http://reef.org/) 2012 Volunteer of the Year for his work surveying fish and teaching REEF’s online webinars, called [fishinars](http://reef.org/resources/fishinars).

Getting mantas protected under [CITES](http://www.projectaware.org/update/we-did-it-celebrating-historic-decisions-sharks-and-rays) was a historic milestone for manta conservation, but Project AWARE isn't stopping there. Check out Project AWARE’s infographic, _Manta and Devil Rays at Risk_, learn more and find out what you can do to help.