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An Unforgettable Dive: the Reef that Transformed Me

Scuba divers love to share their favorite tips and tails from dive trips. This column highlights some of those. Science writer and author Juli Berwald was forever changed by a thriving reef in Tela, Honduras.

Names for Groups of Marine Life That Are Sure to Make You Laugh

From “shivers” of sharks to “armies” of herring, the marine world is full of interesting and unique ways to refer to groups of animals.

 

“Kelping” the Earth

Lobstermen in New England are pivoting to climate-friendly kelp farming—to sustain themselves and the planet.

An Unforgettable Dive: A Cry for Corals

Scuba divers love to share their favorite tips and tales from dive trips. This column highlights some of those. Coral lover JD Reinbott recalls a haunting dive on a bleaching coral reef during the 2023 mass bleaching event.

Unprecedented Mass-Bleaching and Significant Coral Mortality in the Florida Keys

An unprecedented marine heat wave has triggered a catastrophic mass-bleaching event on the Florida Reef Tract. The Keys’ coral reef ecosystem is suffering intense, quick bleaching and/or dieoff of corals, sponges, anemones and other marine life.

An Unforgettable Dive: From Chemical Streaks to Clean Oceans

Scuba divers love to share their favorite tips and tails from dive trips. This column highlights some of those. “Mad chemist” and ocean advocate Autumn Blum recalls the dive that changed her life, inspiring her to create products that are safe for people and the ocean.

A Wreck Like No Other: Diving Into the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Kamau Sadiki describes the “intense” experience of diving on the last known slave ship to bring captured Africans into the United States, entering the spaces they lived and suffered in. He helps share their stories over a century later.

An Unforgettable Dive: Dancing While Diving

Scuba divers love to share their favorite tips and tails from dive trips. This column highlights some of those. Black in Marine Science founder Dr. Tiara Moore shares a time she felt like she was dancing while diving.

You Can Help Us “Triumph Over Trash”

Marine debris and plastic pollution are huge challenges for our coastlines and ocean. We’re spotlighting some ways to help – whether you’re a diver or not.