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A diver documenting an aquarium trade wildlife collection operation on a Hawaiian reef off the Kona Coast as part of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s Operation Reef Defense was nearly killed by a reef fish collector in an unprovoked and highly dangerous attack on Thursday, May 8th.

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Want to do something new for Easter? Adopt a whale, dolphin or sea turtle from the Pacific Whale Foundation.

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The Bonaire Reef Pilot Project is a model for the Caribbean. Check out the work of the Coral Restoration Foundation at Buddy Dive Resort's house reef.

Do you want to help protect coral reefs in Florida? Signing up to be a volunteer diver for the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School Rescue-A-Reef research program would be a great place to start.

An east Lombok, Indonesia, fish market — Tanjung Luar — is a butcher shop for sharks and mantas — what can be done? Conservationists are working hard to shine a light on the illegal fishery here and recently had reason to celebrate — Indonesia announced that it is creating a sanctuary for manta rays, banning fishing for these animals within the country’s exclusive economic zone.