Palau's excellent scuba diving earned it a number awards in our annual Top 100 Readers Choice Awards.

Dive into the bizarre and beautiful world of nudibranchs with this amazing photo gallery compiled from Scuba Diving Magazine's 2014 Photo Contest submissions!

Have you heard about marine conservation in New Zealand? New Zealand's Subantarctic Islands are now being protected from fishing, mining and drilling through new marine reserves. Learn why this parliament decision is so important, and find more articles at scubadiving.com.

Bridges, piers and oil platforms are prime real estate for attracting marine life, from tiny critters to oceangoing giants. Here are some of the world's best.

Thinking about diving in Indonesia? Want to see more fish, nudibranchs and other weird creatures than ever? Then read about underwater photographer Judy G's experience on the Wallace Line! Want more underwater pictures? Go to scubadiving.com.

Bored with your "normal" scuba diving routine? Here are 10 of our favorite wacky and wild ways to play and work underwater.

Are you ready for your next — or first — big-animal encounter? Do you dream of scuba diving with sharks, manta rays, sea lions and dolphins?

A diver has an unnerving experience during a dive off Maui's Nakalele Point. Watch the video and you be the judge: did he take the ride intentionally?

An east Lombok, Indonesia, fish market — Tanjung Luar — is a butcher shop for sharks and mantas — what can be done? Conservationists are working hard to shine a light on the illegal fishery here and recently had reason to celebrate — Indonesia announced that it is creating a sanctuary for manta rays, banning fishing for these animals within the country’s exclusive economic zone.