Shark Angels founder and shark activist Julie Andersen shares why you should do as she says — and not as she has done.

Divers are drawn to Cocos Island as if on a pilgrimmage, but this teeming biodiversity hotspot is threatened by illegal fishing. Learn what you can do to help.

Facts and information about lemon sharks: habitat, conservation status, diet, where to see them and more.

For centuries, the waters off the Outer Banks of North Carolina have claimed hundreds of vessels. Here are the best shipwrecks for divers in the Tarheel State.

Where can you dive or snorkel with big animals in the Caribbean? Here are some of the best encounters with sharks, whales, and a host of other pelagics.

Duuuun-dun. Duuuun-dun. Here comes Shark Week! The Discovery Channel's [Shark Week](http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/shark-week/) is an annual August event that shark lovers crave. Ahead of this year's Shark Week festivities, we've pulled together a list collection of shark videos and other shark stuff from _Scuba Diving_ and our partners.

Julie Andersen believes all divers can develop the communication and advocacy skills to become guardians for sharks.

Great white shark diving brings you face-to-face with the ocean’s apex predator. Here’s where you can make it happen.

This August, the staff of Monterey Bay Aquarium collected a juvenile great white shark near Malibu, California. As the sixth great white collected by the aquarium, the 4’ 7”, 43-pound male was put on display in the aquarium's million-gallon Open Sea exhibit on August 31st. Check out this video of the young white shark's journey to its new home at the aquarium.