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?
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.
Here’s everything you should know about sea turtles, including how long they live, how fast they can swim and where they lay their eggs.
The international trade of nearly 100 shark and ray species—including those most commonly used in shark fin soup—can now be regulated after a landmark global vote in Panama.
Rules put forth by the state’s Department of Land and Natural Resources aim to address overcrowding and safety concerns that it says are due to the current lack of regulations.
Fun facts about the siphonophore: its size, its species, the longest siphonophore on record and more!
Micro-nekton caught in benthic geography are supporting a food chain in a never-before-seen environs more than 1,600 feet deep.
Peer inside seaweed, seashells, coral reefs, algae and eels with this collection of books about the ocean.