For her ingenuity and perseverance, Rose Huizenga is our February 2023 Sea Hero.

Antarctica and its ocean have long-intrigued explorers, scientists, fishermen and those bitten by the extreme environments travel bug. Still, with another summer season opening the Southern Ocean up for visits, there’s a lingering concern: are we too loud for the locals?

In Dec. 2022, NASA and its international space agency partners launched a new, satellite that will survey and map the planet’s oceans, rivers, lakes and reservoirs.

Join PADI Club for frequent live and virtual events, from our virtual Speaker Series and Filmmaker Series to cocktail events and get-togethers in a city near you.

We as a dive community are stewards of this coming ocean, and how we tend to these rebounding resources now will dictate what version of the ocean we will be leaving for the next generation of divers.

New scientific evidence suggests that fish like to play in the same way that puppies, humans and other species do. Further studies are needed to confirm the hypothesis.

Founder of Sanriku Volunteer Divers, Hiroshi Sato is committed to cleaning natural-disaster debris, leading seaweed restoration efforts and training the next generation of mission-driven divers.

Observations and photos donated by visiting scuba divers helped researchers estimate the record population around Isla de la Plata.

History Channel documentary divers and crew searching for WWII-era aircraft wreckage found the debris in May. NASA has confirmed it is a part of the Challenger space shuttle.