Flooded Forests
Mangrove forests are a vital part in the aquatic ecosystem. Learn more about mangrove forests and how divers can explore them.
Alert Diver Category: Water Planet
When Garbage Doesn’t Die
Garbage, especially plastics, can be found all over the world in all kinds of bodies of water. Read more about what is being done and what divers can do help clean it all up.
Renewed Hope for the Reefs of the Coral Triangle
The Coral Triangle, a particular section of the Western Pacific, is on the path of comprehensive conservation. Read more.
Extinct for Soup?
Are sharks really facing extinction for an Asian delicacy? Learn more about shark populations and conservation efforts.
The Problem with Overfishing
Overfishing can cause irreversible damage to local ecosystems. Learn more about overfishing and how to combat it.
The Case of Catastrophic Kelp Loss
For more than five years, divers and scientists along the U.S. West Coast have watched a disaster play out before their eyes. Sunflower sea stars fell victim to a wasting disease, which wiped out roughly 90 percent of the global population in 2013. Seven years later, scientists see no signs of recovery. Without the sea stars, the population of purple urchins that sea stars eat has exploded and mowed down entire forests of bull kelp. The West Coast experienced intense ocean warming from 2014 to 2017, and by 2015 divers began seeing urchin barrens — vast swaths covered in piles of spiny creatures and little else.
Celebrating Seagrass
The benefits of protecting seagrass cannot be overstated. Seagrass purifies the water, helps protect against coastal erosion, helps sustain small-scale fisheries that support communities, and increases fish populations and biodiversity. It sequesters much more carbon per area than terrestrial forests and reduces ocean acidification. Healthy seagrass means a healthier ocean.
Chasing Weeds
How many times have you noticed the line of weeds out of the corner of your eye and driven past, around, or through it without a second glance on your […]
Bonaire Inspires Hope for the Future of Coral
DESCENDING THE LIMESTONE STAIRS OF BONAIRE’S famous 1,000 Steps dive site in full scuba gear is challenging. It’s just 64 steps down, but it feels like many more. Once you make it down, you’re rewarded with a Caribbean reef teeming with life …
Ocean Advocacy in America
Legislation was proposed that could lead to the degradation of marine environments through overfishing and limiting transparency. Read more about how divers can help save the oceans.