The basking shark is the second-largest fish in the ocean. Learn where you can encounter this unique shark and other fun facts!

A bassist performs alongside live humpbacks off Baja California, creating an unforgettable ocean symphony that inspires awe and highlights the importance of protecting these extraordinary marine ecosystems.

Bipartisan legislation would ban the practice of feeding sharks off Florida’s coast, which supporters say will keep people safer and reduce conflict with recreational anglers. But the scientific evidence is mixed, and so are reactions from the dive community. 

A lack of regulations makes it shockingly easy for manta and devil rays to fall prey to the demands of a global trade market. Here's what's being done to put a stop to it.

In this edition of “Ask a Marine Biologist,” Dr. David Shiffman discusses the importance of predator conservation.

Follow along as a diver slips into the water alongside sharks in Guadalupe Island, Mexico, for the first time, shedding years of Hollywood-fueled fear.

A dead manta washed ashore in South Florida, allowing researchers to confirm a new species. Named the Atlantic manta ray, it shares traits with other mantas, and its discovery is crucial for conservation efforts and protecting coastal habitats.

In Timor-Leste sea turtles are not only endangered by natural enemies, but to the greater extend by humans. ‘Lenuk Tasi’, a local group of motivated students, is acting against this.

In the latest "Organizations Divers Should Know," David Shiffman, Ph.D. explores Project Seahorse, a collaboration of researchers and conservationists working to study and protect threatened seahorses, sea dragons and pipefish.