Alert Diver Issue: Q3 2016

Continuing a Tradition of Ocean Stewardship

August 1, 2016  David Helvarg

After helping to establish the world’s first shark sanctuary in his nation’s waters in 2009, President Tommy Remengesau Jr. of the Republic of Palau signed legislation last year that set aside 80 percent of his small west Pacific island nation’s ocean as a fully protected marine sanctuary.

Arial view of Palau's Rock Islands

Cashes Ledge

August 1, 2016  Evan Kovacs

Tucked in New England is an underwater landscape that is different from surrounding areas. An underwater mountain range called Cashes Ledge is a great place for divers.

A diver swims over a ledge full of lobsters and kelp

Thanks to Scuba, the World Really is My Oyster

August 1, 2016  Cody Unser

Cody Unser became paralyzed at age 12. When she began diving a few years later she became a passionate advocate for the sport and for the benefits it can offer people with disabilities.

Group of people as part of the Cody Unser Foundation