_Scuba Diving_ magazine had a chance to catch up with May 2014 Sea Hero Mary O'Malley at DEMA Las Vegas to discuss the conservation work for which she was nominated for and the importance of protecting manta rays in Indonesia.

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.

Our Top 100 Gold List: Readers vote for their favorite dive resorts, operators, liveaboards and more. Results were determined by popular vote.

Gulen Dive Resort and ScubaPixel invite nudibranch lovers, divers and underwater photographers to join the annual Nudibranch Safari in March 2015. During the Nudibranch Safari the participants will learn more about nudibranch identification, biology, behavior, food habits, reproduction and other aspects of nudibranch life – including how to photograph them under water.

In this epic freediving video, Matthias Misof and his friends take us on their one-breath adventures alongside turtles, manta rays, huge schools of fish and amazing coral heads.

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.

Here are the winners of the world's best and healthiest marine environments in our Top 100 Readers Choice Awards.

The results of our Top 100 Readers Choice Awards are in! You voted on the world's best destinations for underwater photography, and here are the winners!