We asked, and our readers told us: These three locations earned top marks for their healthy marine life, something every diver wants when they splash down.
Conservation
Increased great white shark sightings in Florida highlight conservation success, with juvenile sharks thriving thanks to protections and research efforts.
Since 2000, the National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow, Cornwall, has championed the European lobster by crafting creative ways to collaborate with locals to implement conservation efforts.
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Recreational divers team up with local scientists at Cape Research and Diver Development to survey oft-ignored shark species in False Bay.
Sharks, whales, manta rays and other pelagic delights abound from the Bahamas to Australia.
A marine biologist shares what degrees it takes to break into the field, where they work (it’s not always in the ocean!), how much you can make as a marine biologist and more.
Warming waters are pushing southern fish to increasingly expand to the Mediterranean’s northern waters. Divers across the region are supporting scientists with the data they need to study how climate change is transforming life distribution in the sea.
Bervoets, head of Bonaire's Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance, supports conservation across the region from managing MPAs to securing shark protection after a career in international marine work.
Scavengers eat animals that are already dead instead of hunting live prey. It's extremely important to keep ecosystems clean and healthy.
Marlins are big business in Mexico's Baja Sur, where local scientists and a dive shop are trying to protect the famed fish by swapping sport fishing for snorkel encounters.