You can sense the striving order and intricate balance of a healthy reef ecosystem. On my first dive in Papua New Guinea, I was instantly impressed…. An abundance of marine life danced around the colorful structures of the diverse array of architecturally complex soft and hard corals reaching out to catch as much sunlight as […]

I only had a few weeks in the states but I was determined to make my way to West Palm Beach in Florida. I was hoping for  a chance of meeting conservationist and film maker Jim Abernethy to learn about the latest shark science and just what goes on during his famous research expeditions in […]

I knelt down on one knee and leant in close beside the wheelchair of Dr. Lee Somers to catch a few words of advice from the soft voice of one of this year’s DEMA “Reaching out award” recipients and founding member of the OWUSS. These words may not only be the key to his successful career […]

If she didn’t have to come up for air, I think she would stay down there. That’s why Cristina Zenato’s life above the water involves doing everything she can to protect the ocean she loves so much. Cristina runs the dive operations at UNEXSO in Freeport, Bahamas and has devoted her life to protect our […]

I always get a huge thrill when I experience for the first time the presence a new species. Earlier this year I saw my first ever Frogfish, in Indonesia I had many encounters with unique species such as the pigmy seahorse and the ‘walking’ epaulette shark…but I wasn’t expecting that within a few hours of my arrival […]