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Marine Conservation

Seven Marine Protected Areas You Need to Dive

Marine protected areas you can dive, from California to Indonesia.

What is a PADI Dive Against Debris Speciality?

Learn about the damage of marine debris, how divers can be part of the solution and tips for establishing and conducting a Dive Against Debris survey with this PADI speciality.

Eight Dives You Can Do to Heal Coral Reefs

Power coral recovery when you dive with any of these reef restoration initiatives.

What It's Like to Dive British Columbia's Unique Glass Sponge Reefs

Scuba diving the glass sponge reefs in British Columbia, Canada, presents a unique opportunity for divers to see a very rare, ancient organic reef structure.

Mike Goldberg Earns Sea Hero Honors for Conservation Work in The Florida Keys

Mike Goldberg, owner of Key Dives in Islamoradais is honored as our latest Sea Hero for his thirty years of dedication to putting conservation before business.

Meet the Marine Biologist Making Urban Oceans a Climate Asset

Dr. Ayana Johnson is on an ever-evolving mission to use the oceans to improve society and heal our climate. Her next challenge: using urban coastlines to slow climate change.

Inside The Nature Conservancy’s Effort to Create Marine Protected Areas Around the World

Based on a successful project in the Seychelles, the Nature Conservancy aims to use debt-for-nature swaps to increase the amount of ocean protected by 15 percent, helping 20 countries establish marine protected areas.

Five Reasons We Love the Ocean

Why divers love the big blue - and why we need to protect it - in celebration of World Oceans Day.

20 Ways to Make Your Dive Trip More Eco-Friendly

Here are ways you can travel that don't hurt—and can even help!—the planet.