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The familiar cackling sound of northern elephant seals and soft “mah, mah” vocalizations of harbor seals mark their return to local beach rookeries to give birth to their pups. With …

Text and Photography by Michael Salvarezza and Christopher Weaver (Eco-Photo Explorers) Stretching from Martin County on the Atlantic Coast to the Dry Tortugas, the coral reef system off Florida’s coast is …

Global Event Invites Divers and Ocean Advocates to Join Citizen-Science Program Collecting Critical Data on Underwater Marine Debris and Other Efforts to Protect Ocean Health RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. (September 8, 2021)— PADI® …

What diver doesn’t marvel at the sight of a massive school of Barracuda hovering over a tropical reef? Or become mesmerized by a mammoth sized Whale Shark emerging from the …

The Underwater Photography Guide has just announced the winners of their “Safe Under The Sea” underwater photography contest. “Photographers from 79 countries entered images into the competition. The quality of …

Colonia, Yap. May 9, 2020. Diving into the warm waters of a tropical island surrounded by gentle manta rays and colorful reef fish may sound like the makings of a …

New Suffolk is a sleepy little hamlet tucked into a corner of the North Fork of New York’s Long Island and situated on the shores of the Peconic Bay. Historic …

There’s a Maldivian legend that describes how God, after he made the world, was overcome with emotion at the beauty of his creation and that he shed a few tears …

This year marked the 8th annual Bluewater Photo shootout, with a record-breaking number of prizes and dollar values given away to the winners.  Diving conditions varied considerably this year, making …

Many abalone divers on California’s North coast were angry and disappointed with the closing of the abalone fishery in Sonoma and Mendocino counties this year. Others supported the closure to …